900, 904, and 906 are ready to pull out of North Bessemer with a loaded scrap train for butler and empties to be sent up to conneaut.
A trio of SD40T-3's take a break at the south end of North Bessemer after a long journey down from Greenville. Thanks to Robert A. Shook for editing.
Boise builders plate for B&LE SD40T-3 902. 900-906 were made by Boise 907-910 were made by Proctor.
900, 904, and 906 gleam in the sunlight of North Bessemer as they get ready to reverse into a string of loaded coal hoppers.
Two B&LE crew members walk back up to the lead unit after attaching the fred light onto a string of lime cars URR had brought for them.
Nothing but smoke and sand dust as these 4 MP 15's struggle to get a 98 car ore train moving south to Edgar Thomson works.
906, 904, 900 take a break in the southend of North Bessemer after hauling a loaded ore train down from Greenville.
900, 904, and 906 idle on the slag hill for a minute before they advance forward to the switch then reverse into a long string of coal hoppers.
BLE 901, 910, and 905 wait for Union Railroad to finish making thier way through the North Bessemer tunnel and head into the yard with hoppers for them to take home.
BLE 901, 910, and 905 leave North Bessemer for the 3 hour trip to Greenville.
The crew takes a break while they wait for the Union Railroad to bring hoppers for the Bessemer to take North.
BLE 901, 910, 905 start there journey North back to Greenville.
905 is trailing in this pic as the trio heads back up the hill to switch tracks.
A trio of tunnel motors pull into North Bessemer, they later had a meet with Union Railroad in the yard while waiting for empties to take back up to Greenville. Note the old B&LE Shop sanding towe... (more)
BLE 908, 904, and 902 head north to the XB switch so they can reverse back into a string of coal hoppers.