The Bessmer doesn't look much different than it did the day before the CN took over. Most changes have been made on paper. Here is 2 victims of new CN management, only 2 sets of power are used now... (more)
906 South runs over 'The Alternate Route' through Albion Yard with 74 cars to get a few weighed.
906 South departs P&C Docks with 74 cars in bound for the scales at Albion.
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)
After delivering loads to the Union an hour early, BLE 906 and two other tunnel motors take a train of empties back north to the docks in Conneaut. Get these shots while you can, rumor has it IC p... (more)
The absolute last light of the day greets a northbound B&LE train at Ivywood.
906 takes an empty hopper train north on a warm and hazy late summer evening.
Returning from the P&C docks at Conneaut, the engineer and conductor with #1 seniority on the RR will get re-crewed at KO Jct near Greenville. While they get a ride back home another crew will ha... (more)
3 tunnel motors drag a heavy tactonite ore train into North Bessemer on a beautiful winter day.
3 Tunnel motors pull north on the old North Bessemer mainline which is seldomly used these days.
A long wait of nearly four hours finally resulted in this southbound ore train at Butler. Photo taken at 8PM, by 8:10 the entire scene was in shadow. Many thanks to Pittsburgh Mike for the numer... (more)
Tunnel Motors lug a long and heavy limestone train into North Bessemer.
900, 904, and 906 gleam in the sunlight of North Bessemer as they get ready to reverse into a string of loaded coal hoppers.
906, 904, 900 take a break in the southend of North Bessemer after hauling a loaded ore train down from Greenville.