B&LE SD38-2 878 leads CN L512 East through East Chicago.

B&LE SD38-2 878 leads CN L512 East out of South Chicago.

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie EMD's roll through the fields of Adamsville, Pennsylvania as they lead ore loads south from Conneaut to North Bessemer. Owned by Canadian National since 2004, the su... (more)

Built in May of 1973, The BLE 878 still performs service for CN Rail. In 2004 CN acquired the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad and now the 878 has found its way onto The "J". The face of... (more)

B&LE SD38-2 878 leads CN L512 East through East Chicago.

CN sent me a nice birthday present this morning. A pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2's approach the Illinois International Port District in Chicago with the day's Lakefront Local.

A local heads south with a few loads to Butler pulled by two classic B&LE orange and black EMD engines.

On the evening of July 8th, BLE SD38-2 878, SD38AC 867, and SD40T-3 lead loaded ore train CN U702 as it speeds south past the vast Hartstown Swamp in Hartstown, Pennsylvania. The train is made up ... (more)

On a hot and sunny summer afternoon, a trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie EMD's roar through Conneautville, Pennsylvania with loaded ore train CN U702. The local coop complex, Master Feed & Grain, stand... (more)

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie locos speed south with a loaded iron ore train in tow, passing by the 120.7 searchlight signals alongside Angling Road in Springboro, Pennsylvania.

With a trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie EMD's on the point, CN U702 has entered CTC territory as it comes out of the RX siding in Albion, Pennsylvania and heads south with a heavy train of iron ore.

With SD38-2 BLE 878 on the point, a trio of Bessemer EMD's round the bend and pass the MD South searchlight signals with a loaded ore train in tow.

CN iron ore train U702 soars across the Osgood Viaduct in Osgood, Pennsylvania as a trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie EMD's bring the train south on the high line to bypass Greenville. The trestle cros... (more)

The roar of hard working EMD's fills the valley as a trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie locos bring a loaded ore train out of the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio along the banks of Conneaut Creek. After years ... (more)

A trio of Bessemer and Lake Erie EMD's are working on home rails as they bring loaded ore train U702 out of the siding in Albion, Pennsylvania and head south.