Electro Motive Diesel's SD40T-3 and International Harvester's 656 Hydro. Different technologies, both work horses and most likely built within a three hour drive of each other.

A feat that is considerable rare in this day of mega mergers and regional spin offs; BLE 908 utilizes a bridge built by the BLE 90 years ago to haul the same traffic to and from the Pittsburgh are... (more)

A northbound XB Turn hauls a loaded coal train over the Allegheny River Bridge on a beautiful spring morning.

The last Missabe painted Tunnel Motor leads Minntac loads for Two Harbors. This was the only time the sun came out this afternoon.

This photo tells the tale of two railroads heading in separate directions. The collections of switchers in the busy B&P yard are used to switch the AK Steel contract just recently stolen away from... (more)

Loaded ore passes the signal bridges at Rural Ridge. This railroad still has some character - not as much as years past, but there are lots of details still remaining.

Loaded ore from the stockpiles at Conneaut scream south under PA Rt 8 at Meharg. Love the snow we've had lately in Western PA!

A last-minute phone call tipped me off to head up towards Saxonburg to try to lens an oncoming southbound Bessemer ore train. I didn't make it as far as Saxonburg but I made do in the flying snow... (more)

BLE 909, DMIR 211 & 210 work the morning PRS on the docks.

1/30th Pan Shot of B&LE 909 coming into Fairlane at twilight with a loaded T-bird.

B&LE 909 and DM&IR 215 ready to depart Largo with a loaded T-bird for Fairlane. If you look hard enough, there still is some interesting (non-CN/IC) running around on the former Missabe.

CN 407 an ex Duluth Missabe & Iron Range sits at Proctor Yard. If you look closely you can see the crew inside eating lunch.

Duckin under the signals at Russellton, Pennsylvania.

Nobody's home. 910 waits at Filer South for a re-crew.

A sign every respectable railfan should obey. BLE 910 South awaits a re-crew at Filer South before continuing to North Bessemer and contributer Bryan Bell shooting it meeting with the Unio... (more)