With snow flocked trees in the background the BLE 904 departs Fairlane with not a lick of CN in sight.
About the only color on this dark and snowy day was the B&LE 904 and it's orange nose rolling down the Missabe Sub at M.P. 51 with the 142 cars of steaming taconite pellets in tow bound for Procto... (more)
These two old girls have been together for a long time. 40 years ago they were created to serve in the tunnels out West, grinding out long trains on the Southern Pacific/SSW. In the '90s they were... (more)
Dashing through the snow with a 142 loads..... B&LE 904 heads south out of United Taconite with 142 loads of taconite pellets for Proctor, MN on a snowy Sunday afternoon
Looking like a Christmas card, Bessember 904 rolls through fresh show with a train of steaming iron ore pellets.
CN threw is a treat when they put a solid set of Bessember 900s together in the ore pool during late November. Unfortunately the set didn't last long.
A rebuilt 3000-hp prime mover has just been lowered into B&LE 907 as it moves through the rebuild process at the DM&IR's shop complex. The light green primer gives the locomotive an odd glow but s... (more)
Minntac empties pound the diamond at Ramshaw, heading for another load of taconite in the endless parade of trains on the old Missabe.
A matched set of Bessemer tunnel motors lead a steaming ore train bound for Two Harbors on a crisp +8F morning.
BLE 904-IC 6263-IC 6261 pull 135 loads of iron ore refined at Minntac into Two Harbours only seven miles from their destination.
Power for an empty ore train passes by a pair of ex-DM&IR SD38-2s switching the yard. In the distance is a Proctor Roadswitch preparing to move 138 loads to Dock 6 in Duluth after the light power ... (more)
Fresh from the paint shop after rebuilding at DM&IR's Proctor Shop, Bessember 907 comes face-to-face with Missabe sister 409. Both units continue to serve CN today.
Southbound B&LE ore train at Keepville, PA, just south of Albion.
After a hasty recrew at Kremis, the U70261 is back on the move and approaching the town of Fredonia. Motive power for the train consists of three matching tunnel motors of Southern Pacific herita... (more)
It's fall peak on the Bessemer, and what better way to view it than from this vantage point just outside of Adamsville? This southbound is just a moment away from knocking down a clear signal at ... (more)
BLE 902 and company knock down the signal as they roll alongside Angling Road, surrounded by the fantastic fall color near Pennside.
A herd of cows take a moment to check out the guys with cameras, while 9,000 horses roar through the valley below with an ore train bound for U.S.S. in Pittsburgh.
Three orange tunnel motors are in charge of hauling a heavy string of ore hoppers from the P&C Docks in Conneaut to North Bessemer Yard outside of Pittsburgh, passing many trademark scenes on the ... (more)
The orange nose of B&LE 904 blends in nicely to the all fall color of northern Minnesota.
Iron ore loads blast south behind three tunnel motors and through some early fall foliage.
BLE 902 and three sisters begin there journey to North Bessemer as they take a loaded ore train southbound out of Conneaut.
Coming down the hill north of Butler, three Bessemer workhorses have 70+ loads of iron ore at the drawbar as they come under an ancient searchlight cantilever.
Braking on this southbound ore train has been applied as it approaches KO Junction. Upon stopping at the south end of the siding, the train will be tied down and eventually recrewed before comple... (more)
After dropping the 862 at the harbor and adding the 866 to the consist, the 0900 morning crew out of Greenville prepares to assemble a loaded ore train bound for the URR at North Bessemer.
BLE 904 strains to hold back 135 loads of taconite as she races the sun down the Minntac Sub heading for Two Harbors.
All in the family. A pair of locomotive sets await their next call to duty.
After being skunked by the BLE and actually NS CSX and GE all day the Bessemer finally runs south in the late afternoon with a 5 unit light power move. The last 2 engines are a pair of CSX wide bo... (more)
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN OUT THE TRASH! While heading out to shoot the PC Heritage unit on 65J, we got a tip that the B&LE was at North Bessemer. We gave up on the PC and decided to shoot the B&LE cros... (more)
After delivering 76 loads of ore to the Union RR at North Bessemer, three B&LE Tunnelmotors shove a CN Boxcars over the Allegheny River Bridge for the Industrial Track.
A trio of Bessemer EMDs add a bright splash of color to an otherwise dreary day as they depart Conneaut with a loaded ore train.
