Canadian National's Butler turn heads south through Branchton with an entirely Bessemer locomotive consist and only one car in tow. This train is operating on the old Bessemer and Lake Erie mainl... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC 867 is on the point as the crew backs the power set on to loaded iron ore cars and builds the southbound train in the Conneaut Harbor.

Locomotives:
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Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC #867 leads a southbound ore train as it comes around the bend and passes the searchlight signals at the MD South Control Point.

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The power set for the southbound Bessemer loaded ore train backs on to the first cut of cars and prepares to build the rest of its train in the Conneaut Harbor.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 SD3... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC #867 leads the southbound ore train past the Hartstown swamp. A family of geese rush into the water after narrowly avoiding the train while walking across the tracks. <... (more)

BLE 867 leads a southbound ore train as they depart the harbor in Conneaut and pass under the Norfolk Southern Lake Erie District bridge.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 SD38AC
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The Bessemer & Lake Erie builds the southbound iron ore train at the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio. The railroad passes through a "tunnel" alongside Conneaut Creek to get under the CSX mainline.
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With three different EMD locomotives on the point, a southbound Bessemer & Lake Erie iron ore train roars as it crosses over the high line trestle in Osgood, Pennsylvania.

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Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC 867 leads southbound iron ore as it passes by the Master Feed & Grain farm supply store in Conneautville.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 SD38AC
CN 5346 SD40-2W
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Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC 867 leads southbound iron ore as it passes under the classic signal cantilever at KY Junction, where the high and low line through Greenville come together.

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With both BLE 867 and 905 on the train, a Bessemer & Lake Erie (CN) loaded iron ore train heads south past fields of young corn plants in rural western Pennsylvania.

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With both BLE 867 and 905 on the train, a Bessemer & Lake Erie (CN) loaded iron ore train has departed the harbor in Conneaut and crossed into Pennsylvania, passing by farms in the rural countrysi... (more)

With a loaded iron ore train in tow, BLE 867 roars as it leads the charge up the grade departing from the harbor in Conneaut, OH.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 SD38AC
CN 5346 SD40-2W
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Bessemer & Lake Erie 868, the yard power used at Conneaut Harbor, sits in the yard as the power set that brought empties into the harbor pulls to a stop so the crew can take a lunch break. Nearly ... (more)

As I walked back from class, I heard the familiar sound of a BLE locomotive's horn blowing for the crossings in downtown Grove City, PA. I quickly grabbed my camera, rushed to my car, and drove 2... (more)