3 Tunnel motors pull north on the old North Bessemer mainline which is seldomly used these days.
Two SD40T-3's pull in North Bessemer with scrap brought down from Butler.
Builders Plate for the Proctor built EMD SD40T-3's. 900-906 were built by Boise 907-910 were built by Proctor. To see Boise builders plate go here http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=109959
A trio of tunnel motors make there way through North Bessemer to do a brake test.
Awaiting the engineers flip of the switch to pull forward to couple to the caboose.
4 MP15DC's shove a caboose past Universal Atlas Cement and make there way south towards the class yard.
A trio of SD40T-3's seen waiting for thier conductor so they can pull out of North Bessemer.
A trio of tunnel motors idle before they uncouple from a string of hoppers they have brought for the Union RR.
902, 910, and 901 pulls pass a green signal at the XB Interlocking as they pull a heavy ore train into North Bessemer.
URR pulls out of North Bessemer light power with the caboose trailing in the back.
URR cab man and B&LE brakeman exchange words at the south end of North Bessemer as both crews work the yard at the same time.
Three tunnel motors ready to pull out of North Bessemer with empty hoppers to take north.
B&LE 902 seen with 2 other tunnel motors behind pulling into North Bessemer with loaded ore.
Union Railroad makes its way down to the south end of North Bessemer to connect up to a string of empties and then later meets up with B&LE.
A very nice B&LE brakemen stands on the ladder of the SD40T-3 waiting to arrive at the switch.
