NS manifest freight 14M pulls out on to the trestle over Conneaut Creek in order to take headroom and work the yard in Conneaut. An empty iron ore train makes its way into the docks on the Besseme... (more)

A CN SD60 and two IC SD70's lead a northbound empty iron ore train on the Bessemer as it crosses over Conneaut Creek.

Locomotives:
CN 5422 SD60
IC 1022 SD70
IC 1038 SD70

Wearing the American Flag on the nose, CN 5422 leads the northbound empty hopper train into Conneaut harbor on Independence Day.

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)

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
CN 5346 SD40-2W<... (more)

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 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
BLE ... (more)

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)

On an absolutely gorgeous January day, southbound stone and taconite loads depart Conneaut, Ohio with glistening orange BLE SD38AC No. 867 leading the way. The trestle in the background is that of... (more)

January 26th, a friend and I found ourselves in Conneaut, with the expectation of 867 leading south in just about perfect light. Upon arrival to Conneaut, it was confirmed that the 867 would be le... (more)

The sun begins to break through the clouds as BLE 867 and company drag the last cut of empties from their train into the P&C Docks in Conneaut, Ohio on a cold winter day. After having lunch, the c... (more)

BNSF and CP GEs lead S392 through Conneaut.

Lake effect snow has hammered Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania throughout the past few weeks, but that hasn't stopped ore from moving on the former Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad. Here, BL... (more)

NS intermodal train 206 heads east as it crosses over Conneaut Creek and the tracks of the Bessemer & Lake Erie.

Locomotives:
NS 9784 C40-9W
NS 9548 C40-9W

Bessemer & Lake Erie #905 leads a southbound ore train as it departs the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio.

Locomotives:
BLE 905 SD40T-3
CN 5422 SD60
IC 1018 SD70