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Acme/Interlake Riverdale BOF & Chicago BF Modeled in HO scale(1/87)

Acme/Interlake Riverdale BOF & Chicago BF Modeled in HO scale(1/87)

Progress of the HO scale-modeled Basic Oxygen Furnace and Blast Furnace formerly operated by Acme/Interlake/Arcelor-Mittal/Cleveland Cliffs.

 

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(Website last updated April 2026)




April 2026:

After a 7 year hiatus, I've started work back up on the blast furnace.

Adding the front lid porch and filling station tunnels....

 

 



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July 2025:

Cleveland Cliffs has indefinitely idled the Riverdale BOF/CSP mill.

See video of the Riverdale Bottle Train's last run at 137th Street. 6/20/2025 Click Here to view the video:


See video of the Riverdale Bottle Train's last run at Dolton Junction. 6/20/2025 Click Here to view the video:



The christmas star was lit for the last weekend of the mill's running(6/19/2025):

 


Some memoribilia:

Riverdale Family Day Tour 1981 brochure: