Bessemer & Lake Erie tunnel motor BLE 905 leads ex. DMIR SD38 BLE 862 as they depart from Conneaut, Ohio and cross over Conneaut Creek with a few bad order ore cars in tow. The crew came north and... (more)

After switching out EMSCO and interchanging with NS at Wallace Junction in Girard, the CN Bessemer local returned to Cranesville, Pennsylvania. The train pulled south through the junction at CE, t... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie units 905 & 862 rest in the early afternoon sun of a cool March day. These two units were a nice treat while visiting the Greenville area. The Bessemer continues to fade more ... (more)

After working the EMSCO Plant and Wallace Junction, CN L523 heads south out of Girard, Pennsylvania and crosses the trestle high above Elk Creek. BLE 905 and 862 are split by a single covered hopp... (more)

After switching in Girard, the CN L523 on the Bessemer ran over to Conneaut, Ohio for additional work. The crew dropped off the hopper from EMSCO and then headed south with three ore cars and SD38... (more)

Amidst snow flurries moving into the area, ex SP Tunnel Motor leads an all orange consist of new ore jennies north with the dwarf siding signal on sentry.

Bessemer and Lake Erie locomotives 905 and 867 switch the yard in Butler, PA as one of the five new CN SD70M-2s sits in the yard awaiting a transfer run to Greenville.

The B&LE misc freight, also know as CN L51861, heads south into Butler with the 905 & 867 doing the honors today.

The Bessemer & Lake Erie "Misc" job has BLE SD40T-3 number 905 leading as it runs southbound past the SX South signal in Saxonburg.

The morning fog clears to reveal Bessemer & Laker Erie’s shops and roundhouse in Greenville, PA. Most of the buildings are abandoned and are rumored to be demolished in the future.

A pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie locos lead a train of empties north towards the docks in Conneaut, passing through West Springfield, Pennsylvania as the sun briefly breaks through the clouds that h... (more)

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

A rare afternoon NB train of empty ore hoppers head for the harbor in Conneaut as three different EMD units roar through Conneautville.

Still in Bessemer paint, SD40T-3 #905 leads an ore train southbound past the searchlight signals at MD South on a beautiful October day.

Locomotives:
BLE 905 SD40T-3
CN 5422 SD60more)

January 3rd brought a friend and I to the Bessemer in anticipation of seeing the 867 lead North. It had been in the power set for the ore train for a number of days, so chances seemed pretty good ... (more)