The Bessemer & Lake Erie dieselized its road power with 28 F7A’s, 26 F7B’s, and a variety of six-axle power. The six-axle power won favor, and no more four-axle road power was ever added to th... (more)

The daily afternoon southbound train headed for North Bessemer Yard and interchange with the Union Railroad is lead by a ratty looking CN unit. Sure do miss the B&LE orange and black locomotives.

BLE 866 switches Joliet Yard on a nice afternoon.

Empty tac cars make their way east behind a recently repainted BLE 900

Bessemer Tuinnel motor 910 and SD38-2 878 lead a pulldown job on the west end of Kirk Yard. What a great looking duo!

BLE 839, 830 and SD7 803 pose for a portrait at their Albion, Pa. engine facility in May 1981. Their simplified scheme is virtually identical to Milwaukee Roads SD7 scheme dating back to 1952 or s... (more)

BLE EMD F7(A) sitting at Kaylor, PA which was the last remaining portion of the Western Allegheny Railroad. A Bob Yanosey, from my Collection.

A quartet of EMD SD40s lead this empty taconite train west through Biwabik before returning to Minntac for a fresh load of pellets bound for Two Harbors.

The BLE 878 is passing over Southfield Road as they head towards Flat Rock on the Dearborn Subdivision.

Bessemer & Lake Erie F7A and B #717 working on the Illinois Central. During periods of lower traffic volumes, the Bessemer leased some of these units to other carriers, on whose tracks they roam... (more)

A pair of SD18s along with some SD9s are at Albion, PA for servicing on the Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. BLE was still affiliated with U.S. Steel at this time along with the Union RR. and the Duluth M... (more)

AVR-1 returns from the NS yard at Island Avenue past the B&O signals at East Schenley. Unfortunately these signals are being readied for replacement as new foundations have been poured.