The first section of the daily pair of U702 loaded ore trains thunders out of the valley at Conneaut with a trio of matched EMDs in the attractive orange and black BLE livery. Despite CN's acquisi... (more)
U702 fly's through Standard Junction with a loaded ore train for the URR.
Three BLE EMD's pull up to Kremis with a loaded ore train for a crew change before continuing south to North Bessemer to interchange with the URR.
A trio of BLE's pull up for a recrew on a beautiful Monday afternoon.
Loads of iron ore bound for Edgar Thompson thunder through Butler.
A heads up from a friend led us to North Bessemer to watch a southbound ore train arrive to interchange with the Union Railroad - an unexpected surprise was the northbound Union crew arriving with... (more)
A northbound empty ore train moves onto the single main at KAREN, north of SANDY where the old line and the high line diverge.
A rare five-unit consist on the B&LE leads an empty hopper train south into Conneautville.
901 heads southbound through Fredonia with ore on a warm March afternoon.
901 splits the signals at Sandy with empties bound for Conneaut. Nikon D5000 at 34mm, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 200
Northbound light power heads for Conneaut as this yellow ribbon on a roadside telephone pole signifies the welcome home of local Pennsylvania Army National Guard troops who just got back from Iraq... (more)
A southbound ore train passes the unique signals at the juction of the Conneaut and Erie Branches in Albion.