Bessemer & Lake Erie 868, the yard power used at Conneaut Harbor, sits in the yard as the power set that brought empties into the harbor pulls to a stop so the crew can take a lunch break. Nearly ... (more)

L510 drops down Byron Hill with a repainted BLE tunnel motor in charge.

The Oil Local switches Rowell Chemical with a Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 in charge. Trailing is the EJ&E 666, which now wears CN paint.

As I walked back from class, I heard the familiar sound of a BLE locomotive's horn blowing for the crossings in downtown Grove City, PA. I quickly grabbed my camera, rushed to my car, and drove 2... (more)

BLE 910 works a pulldown.

BLE 867 and company lead ore loads South through the area known as Pennside.

B&LE SD38-2 866 brings some steel loads from USS into Pine Yard. Although the unit is far from its former Pennsylvania home, it looks right at home pulling steel products on the rails of its forme... (more)

Along the shores of Lake Michigan, a Bessemer & Lake Erie tunnel motor and a Grand Trunk GP9R make their way west through East Chicago, IN with the Lakefront Local to South Chicago.

B&LE 910 leads the Lakefront local west along Lake Michigan.

After another snow storm blew through the area laying down a fresh 5 inches, a southbound ore train kicks up a cloud of snow as it accelerates through the outskirts of Grove City. Leading this CN... (more)

A rarer sight these days, a southbound ore train passes through downtown Grove City with not one but two ex. BLE units in the lash-up. After the Bessemer and Lake Erie was bought out by CN, many ... (more)

A BLE GP38-2 and GTW GP9R lead CN L516 south on the former EJ&E in Gary Indiana

Approaching the next crew change at Kremis, southbound loaded stone and ore rumbles across Osgood Trestle in Osgood, PA behind BLE 867. The train is crossing over the former Erie railroad on the r... (more)

On an absolutely gorgeous January day, southbound stone and taconite loads depart Conneaut, Ohio with glistening orange BLE SD38AC No. 867 leading the way. The trestle in the background is that of... (more)

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)