B&LE 907 switches the south end of Markham Yard.

BLE 907 works a pulldown in Homewood.

An opening in the sky allowed for a sunny shot of this BLE tunnel motor as it takes ore empties from Two Harbors to Mountain Iron past the old DMIR searchlights. The searchlights have since been r... (more)

Under warm evening sun an empty taconite trains heads back to the Minorca Taconite plant for another load. BLE 909, DMIR 406, CN 6013 and DMIR 408.

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie painted locos lead southbound local L518 over the CN owned Bessemer Sub, passing under the cantilever searchlight signals at the Oneida control point.

BLE 905 just departing the shops at Greenville bring loaded stone through the middle of Greenville PA.

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie locos have been reunited on home rails. BLE 867, 878, and 905 are leading the misc run as it departs from Greenville, Pennsylvania and crosses the diamond over the N... (more)

Naked and Unafraid

Bessemer & Lake Erie Texas type #643 has had a rocky history over the past couple decades. Restored to operating condition in the mid/late 1980s, it was all dresse... (more)

BLE 867, 868 and 905 bring old Bessemer hoppers south, splitting the town of Greenville PA.

CN L510 crosses over US-151 in Fond du Lac, WI with a colorful lashup led by BLE 901.

CN L510 passes through the small town of Byron, WI with BLE 901 in the lead.

The orange trio that has once again roamed the rails of the Bessemer and Lake Erie have just crossed Kimbles Viaduct as darkness consumes Northwestern Pennsylvania just outside of Mercer, PA.

A short southbound freight, headed by a still BLE painted motor, races through Culver.

BLE 904 races through towards Iron Junction with ore empties. It's to my knowledge that these searchlights fell quite recently as of this posting (9/25/19).

BLE 909 makes it's way to Proctor, MN through the scenic countryside with a short local in tow.