LTEX 854 is former B&LE 854. These two SD9's were scrapped Fall 2004.
This is the last set of Locomotives to run on the B&LE name. The following day they will become property of Canadian National.
This is my last photograph of a "real" B&LE train - the Bessemer is now in the hands of Canadian National as of 9:00 AM, May 10 2004.
These awesome locomotives were once SD45T's Remanufactured at Proctor into SD40T-3's. This is soon to be a fallen flag railroad with Canadian National soon to take over.
Nearing the final days of this trio operating together in western PA, B&LE F7's 728/721B/727 rest at the engine facility in Kaylor.
This is a loaded ore train that's on it way to the North Bessemer Yard where it will hand it over to the Union Railroad.
A trio of B&LE SD40T-3's preparing to depart with a short MISC. train for Butler.
A trio of B&LE SD40T-3's working at a snowy North Bessemer Yard.
Looking down onto a northbound XB Turn crossing the Allegheny River Bridge
A North Bessemer (XB) turn heads north across the Allegheny River, passing the Allegheny Valley interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Three SD9's get ready to pull a southbound freight towards Pittsburgh.
A northbound behind 2 SD38's & 2 SD18's is about to get a roll by inspection from the crew of a southbound hopper train in the siding at KO.
