This scene along Conneaut Creek is anything but peaceful as three Bessemer workhorses pull a loaded ore train out of the docks after bringing an empty train north earlier this morning. This was th... (more)

The surviving leaves in the aftermath of a series of severe storms have now hit their peak in the valley near Adamsville. The daily southbound Bessemer ore train makes its way through the interlo... (more)

Bessemer 910 and company lead a 73 car loaded ore train southbound past the aged cantilever at Oneida, just north of the city of Butler.

The morning clouds are starting to give way to afternoon sunshine as a southbound ore train makes its way through the valley. Special thanks to the guys that made this day of shooting possibl... (more)

Southbound ore behind the 910/867/905 roar under the signal bridge at Branchton on a perfect late October afternoon. Special thanks to the guys that made this day of shooting possible...you kno... (more)

The calendar says it's a little past fall peak in the valley, but the trees say otherwise. Here, southbound iron ore loads roar through Oneida with a Bessemer cantilever signal and ancient pole li... (more)

4 SD40T-3's and 2 SD38-2's lay over in Greenville on a wet September night.

Three classic EMD products are pulling for all their worth as they grind out of Conneaut with a heavy train of iron ore in tow.

From this elevated perspective, we see a loaded Bessemer iron ore train making quick work of Adamsville, Pennsylvania, and heading south towards Greenville and beyond. Some faint, yellow fall foli... (more)

A loaded Bessemer iron ore train heads south along Conneaut Creek, beginning it's near 150 mile journey to the Pittsburgh area.

Due to a series of strong wind and storms, much of the color around Lake Pymatuning has fallen to the ground. With the tail end of the storms just clearing up, BLE 867 and two tunnel motors take ... (more)

A Bessemer SD38AC and a pair of SD40T-3's lead a loaded ore train across the trestle just west of I-79 in Pardoe, PA. The cattle on the hill don't seem to be too concerned about the train roaring... (more)

The fall colors of NE Minnesota are represented with the reds, oranges and yellows and here comes B&LE 904 to brighten the railfans day and provide a chase south from United Taconite to Proctor, M... (more)

In 2005, when James Schultz and I both worked at the LSRM, he introduced me to railroad photography. A few years later he left for the IC&E, and now he is back in town, this time as one of the you... (more)

Young hogger James Schultz has 140 Uni-Tac loads thundering at track speed towards Alborn and a crew change.