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)

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)

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 morning sun breaks through the clouds at just the right moment as a trio of Illinois Central SD70's lift an ore train out of the harbor at Conneaut, Ohio. The CN's Bessemer Sub runs along the ... (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)

A summer day draws to an end as coke empties have just completed they're offload at TBTL and await a crew for the trip westward to Rainier, MN.

A pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38's lead a short ore train southbound along the banks of the Hartstown Swamp in Hartstown, Pennsylvania. Despite the rain, the matching pair of locomotives still ... (more)

A pair of Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38's speeds through Adamsville in western Pennsylvania with ore train CN U702 in tow. The differences between SD38AC 867 and SD38-2 878 are easily spotted in this ... (more)

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)

A meet of trains isn't very common on the north end of the Bessemer Sub these days, but with U702 returning light power out of the docks and U703 bringing a train of empties north, the two trains ... (more)

A trio of IC SD70's split the searchlight signals at the Karen control point in Adamsville, Pennsylvania with a long ore train in tow. Karen is the north end of this siding just north of the line ... (more)

A trio of IC SD70's lead southbound Bessemer ore train CN U702 through Conneautville, Pennsylvania and past the 113.7 searchlight signals just south of town.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's leads a southbound ore train over the CN Bessemer Sub through CE in Cranesville, Pennsylvania. While not a control point, CE is the location where the line splits... (more)

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 878 is on home rails as it crosses over PA Route 6N in West Springfield, Pennsylvania. After bringing empties up to Conneaut, BLE 878 & 905 are returning lite to Greenv... (more)