The trees may not be in bloom yet but there is plenty of spring colors at the Butler BPRR Terminal.

Southbound ore loads roll through the sweeping curve at Lyndora on the southwest side of Butler. This was once a much busier place on the Bessemer, but times have changed and the yard here is now ... (more)

Old Geeps still hanging in there.

A little of everything got a line of power getting ready to head out into the yard. Off to the right you have nice and shinny BPRR 2019 waiting for its decals and to the left you have the dead lin... (more)

1 of a hand full of SD45 left on BP.

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.

Something old, something new: Butler-Riker turn BTRI's power includes new arrival from the Ohio Central SD40-3 3328. To the right of the photo wearing KCS colors is another new arrival, SD4... (more)

BPRR 451 and 3331 sit at VO waiting for the PW-1 to clear up which has just passed before the BTNC can go about doubling up its trains. The last two V20 SD45's are close to seeing the end of their... (more)

458 creeps to a stop as they wait for permission into the yard.

BP 461 sits stored with 2 other SD45's and 2 leased HLCX SD40-2's. The SD45's that are stored will probably never run another revenue mile on the B&P. Out of the 7 Straight SD45's 4 of them are st... (more)

BPRR 3332 sits at the shops in Butler awaiting the night train, 3332 at the beginning of December was in the paint booth getting a new coat of G&W Orange and was the last ex-Alstom SD40-3 to be pa... (more)

Freshly out shopped 3020 sits at the tail end of a 5 units consist that includes a HLCX SD40-2, BPRR 922, 3807 and 807 as they sit out another cold night in Butler. The 3020 was a a straight GP40,... (more)

A trio of SD45's sit next to the shops in Butler awaiting their call to duty. The 463 might not be pretty but i am glad it is still wearing its SP bloody nose paint.

Lighting has now been added to the PS-2 display on the grounds of former Pullman Standard plant in Butler. This car was built here on these grounds in 1974, and the car was refurbished in its orig... (more)