• This is an aerial photograph of the Lorain Pellet Terminal in Lorain, Ohio, which opened in 1980 to serve Republic Steel.
  • The image depicts industrial shipping infrastructure where Great Lakes freighters are loaded with iron ore pellets or coal directly from trains.
  • This image shows the SS Wilfred Sykes, a historic Great Lakes bulk freighter.
  • Built in 1949, it was the first new American-built freighter constructed after World War II.
  • The vessel is marked "INLAND STEEL" and was designed to carry iron ore, coal, and stone across the Great Lakes.
  • It is one of the last remaining steam-powered ships operating on the Great Lakes.
  • The vessel is a self-unloading freighter, identified by its long boom crane spanning the deck.
  • The surrounding industrial landscape includes extensive railway tracks for transporting bulk materials like pellets or coal.
  • A small lighthouse structure is visible in the water in the lower-left corner of the harbor.