With a loaded iron ore train in tow, a pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38's are working hard to bring the train upgrade and out of the docks in Conneaut, Ohio. The unique sound of a pair of SD38's ... (more)

On a remarkable Sunday afternoon the BLE Misc run headed south from Greenville with the BLE trio in control. This train brought out a lot of people chasing and caused a bit of chaos here at Filer ... (more)

An afternoon extra ore run with a pair of BLE SD38s passes the searchlights at MD South on the Bessemer Subdivision.

A trio of BLE units are running once again on the Bessemer & Lake Erie in Grove City, Pennsylvania. A pair of SD38's and an SD40T bring L518 south on the line that has been under CN ownership sinc... (more)

WRIX 201 at Traver, CA.

A rare unit, EMD SD38AC 200, leads an SD40-3 and another SD38AC on a train of empty ore jennies from Proctor to the ore docks in Duluth. There were only 15 of this model built and DM&IR had eight ... (more)

A clean, rare EMD unit sits next to the B&LE roundhouse on a rainy Tuesday. There were only 15 of the SD38AC units built with an alternating current alternator instead of a generator. B&LE got six... (more)

A southbound Misc run with a trio of BLE power passes SX South on the CN Bessemer Sub. A friend and I chased this job all afternoon from Greenville to North Bessemer and back. It was one of the mo... (more)

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie painted locos lead southbound local L518 over the CN owned Bessemer Sub, passing under the cantilever searchlight signals at the Oneida control point.

A trio of Bessemer & Lake Erie locos have been reunited on home rails. BLE 867, 878, and 905 are leading the misc run as it departs from Greenville, Pennsylvania and crosses the diamond over the N... (more)

During a wintry mix, L535 rolls under Route 171 with a Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC in charge. GTW 5936 follows in the trailing position.

BLE 867 takes the ore south past the 20.7 signal, the approach signal to SX north.

I had a hunch that today's ore train would be led by a Bessemer locomotive, so I braved the ice storm and drove to the outskirts of Grove City to wait for the train. Certainly the train had an ea... (more)

Canadian National's Butler turn heads south through Branchton with an entirely Bessemer locomotive consist and only one car in tow. This train is operating on the old Bessemer and Lake Erie mainl... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC 867 is on the point as the crew backs the power set on to loaded iron ore cars and builds the southbound train in the Conneaut Harbor.

Locomotives:
BLE 867 S... (more)