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.

Crew is OD @ 11:00 to take the Orange Trio North to Conneaut and pick up 50 Load of iron ore. Second loaded Train of the day!

BLE 904 and two EMD sisters pass a loaded ore train, waiting to be dumped at CN's Dock 6 in Duluth, as they lift limestone loads up the ramp from Missabe Juntion before attacking Proctor Hill in n... (more)

A rare sight has maroon and orange lashed together in the form of B&LE 906 and DM&IR 215 handling switching duties on CN's Proctor Yard E-Lead. Occasionally a tunnel motor will stand in for the us... (more)

BLE 903 spots her ore train for dumping into Dock 6 in Duluth, while Central Marine Logistics' Joseph L. Block unloads limestone into the hopper on the side of the dock. The limestone will eventua... (more)

A trio of "death star" SD70s have been common power on CN/BLE taconite trains running between Conneaut, Ohio and Pittsburgh, PA. The trio wastes little time getting the train underway as... (more)

Two tunnel motor, still in their B&LE paint, lead a pair of CN painted SD40 types and limestone loads up Proctor Hill in low late winter afternoon light, bound for Minnesota's Iron Range.

This was worth getting the drone up for. BLE 907 and BNSF 3196 are parked after arriving the day before on the L595. BLE 907 ended up going back to Gary later in the day after its short visit to J... (more)

A pair of Bessemer tunnel motors sandwich a widecab SD40-2 as they shove limestone loads through the hole track, under CN's Duluth ore docks, before they make the climb up Proctor Hill.

After getting signal indication to proceed south through CTC territory, CN ore train U702 heads through the RX control point in Albion, Pennsylvania behind a pair of SD38's still wearing their Bes... (more)

BLE 904 and two other CN EMDs grind their way up Proctor Hill leaving Duluth Minnesota behind. This train had just spent most of the afternoon off loading 137 ore cars at the docks in Duluth and a... (more)

Loaded iron ore train U702 accelerates past a clear signal alongside Angling Road south of Albion, Pennsylvania. The pair of BLE SD38's have no trouble moving the short train south in a classic we... (more)

The skies open and rain begins to pour down as loaded ore train CN U702 rounds the bend at the MD South control point near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. A pair of BLE SD38's are working hard bringi... (more)

The grain elevator at the Conneautville Farmer's Exchange stand in the background as southbound ore train CN U702 passes through Conneautville, Pennsylvania behind a pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie S... (more)