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Pictures of BLE 904
 
Owner: Bessemer & Lake Erie
Model:Rebuilt EMD SD40-3Built As:SSW 9269 (SD45T-2)
Serial Number:72625-9Order No:72625
Frame Number:72625-9Built:2/1973
Notes:nee SSW 9269 SD45T-2 2/73, SP 6816, BLE 904
Other locos with this serial:  BLE 904(SD40-3) SSW 9269(SD45T-2) SP 6816(SD45T-2R)
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Orange and Black Roar
Title:  Orange and Black Roar
Description:  The B&LE Trio roars north towards Keenan with a train of empty taconite hoppers in tow. This was worth the trip, and the timing for this was perfect in every imaginable way.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:36:15 PM
Location:  Alborn, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  385   Comments: 1
Arriving at the plant
Title:  Arriving at the plant
Description:  The 906 rounds the wye at Forbes as it slowly heads into the plant where it can get a load of pellets before heading back to Proctor.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:52:55 PM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
BLE 900
Title:  BLE 900
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2014  Upload Date: 6/5/2014 10:42:41 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Matthew Ginkel
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 900(SD40-3) CN 5318(SD40-2W) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  354   Comments: 1
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2014  Upload Date: 6/5/2014 10:42:53 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Matthew Ginkel
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
CN 6018
Title:  CN 6018
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2014  Upload Date: 6/5/2014 10:44:32 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Matthew Ginkel
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 6018(SD40-2Q) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 5318(SD40-2W) BLE 900(SD40-3)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
Bessemer & Lake Erie 904
Title:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 904
Description:  BLE 904 visiting for repairs
Photo Date:  2/19/2017  Upload Date: 4/30/2017 10:26:46 PM
Location:  Winnipeg, MB
Author:  Terry May
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/19/2017  Upload Date: 3/7/2017 11:30:45 PM
Location:  Winnipeg, MB
Author:  Terry May
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  176   Comments: 4
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/4/2017  Upload Date: 10/24/2017 8:24:26 PM
Location:  Ecorse, MI
Author:  Michigan Railfan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Empty iron ore train heads up to Minntac.
Photo Date:  7/26/2017  Upload Date: 12/25/2017 3:33:05 PM
Location:  Wolf, MN
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
Shoving onto the Ore Docks
Title:  Shoving onto the Ore Docks
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/2017  Upload Date: 9/27/2017 10:43:02 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  William Grimes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  246   Comments: 2
BLE 904 R92281-29
Title:  BLE 904 R92281-29
Description:  Tac empties are tied down just after sunset in Proctor.
Photo Date:  10/29/2017  Upload Date: 11/10/2017 11:31:57 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 409(SD40-3) DMIR 408(SD40-3)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
BLE 904 R92281-29 (2)
Title:  BLE 904 R92281-29 (2)
Description:  Moving lite at 1823.
Photo Date:  10/29/2017  Upload Date: 11/10/2017 11:31:40 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 409(SD40-3) DMIR 408(SD40-3)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Built February 1973 as SSW 9269.
Photo Date:  10/29/2017  Upload Date: 11/10/2017 11:31:50 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Nightfall Tie Down
Title:  Nightfall Tie Down
Description:  CN R92281 ties it's train down in Proctor Yard with BLE 904 in the lead
Photo Date:  10/29/2017  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 9:47:42 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 409(SD40-3) DMIR 408(SD40-3)
Views:  168   Comments: 1
Trio of SD40T-3s
Title:  Trio of SD40T-3s
Description:  DMIR SD40T-3 #408, DMIR SD40T-3 #409, and BLE SD40T-3 #904 lead an empty CN ore train away from the ore docks in Duluth, MN.
Photo Date:  10/30/2017  Upload Date: 11/7/2017 10:39:35 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Nick Johnson
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 408(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 409(SD40-3)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  BLE SD40T-3 #904 third out on an empty CN ore train in Duluth, MN.
Photo Date:  10/30/2017  Upload Date: 11/21/2017 10:39:16 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Nick Johnson
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
BLE 904 U72181-07
Title:  BLE 904 U72181-07
Description:  Limestone empties fling south back to Proctor at 1639.
Photo Date:  7/6/2018  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 5:58:38 PM
Location:  Payne, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 405(SD40-3)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
BLE 904 U72181-07 (2)
Title:  BLE 904 U72181-07 (2)
Description:  County 133 at 1639.
Photo Date:  7/6/2018  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 5:58:51 PM
Location:  Payne, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 405(SD40-3)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
DMIR 405
Title:  DMIR 405
Description:  Built July 1972 as SSW 9163.
Photo Date:  7/6/2018  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 5:58:59 PM
Location:  Payne, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 405(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
DMIR 405
Title:  DMIR 405
Description:  Some nice power sits on top of the Duluth docks.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 9/4/2018 10:43:02 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 405(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 5337(SD40-2W)
Views:  268   Comments: 2
IC 6254 R92481-04
Title:  IC 6254 R92481-04
Description:  Limestone empties follow -3s down to Collingwood at 0829.
Photo Date:  6/5/2019  Upload Date: 8/27/2019 11:40:50 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 6254(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 900(SD40-3)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Built February 1973 as SSW 9269.
Photo Date:  6/5/2019  Upload Date: 8/27/2019 11:40:53 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
DMIR 408
Title:  DMIR 408
Description:  Tac loads wait for a boat to unload into to show up.
Photo Date:  10/24/2019  Upload Date: 1/7/2020 8:24:30 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 408(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2015(C40-8)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
DMIR 404 U73082-22
Title:  DMIR 404 U73082-22
Description:  A T bird load approaches Mountain Iron Junction at 1219.
Photo Date:  2/22/2020  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 8:33:57 PM
Location:  Wolf, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2119(C40-8)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
IC 6260 R92181-31
Title:  IC 6260 R92181-31
Description:  The 0801 switch brings pellet empties up the hill at 1153.
Photo Date:  1/31/2021  Upload Date: 3/8/2021 10:35:34 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) IC 6260(SD40-3) IC 6255(SD40-3)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Built February 1973 as SSW 9269.
Photo Date:  1/31/2021  Upload Date: 3/8/2021 10:35:37 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
BLE 904 R92681-10
Title:  BLE 904 R92681-10
Description:  Pellets follow BLE 904 toward the docks at 1459.
Photo Date:  2/10/2021  Upload Date: 3/8/2021 11:09:24 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 6018(SD40-2Q) CN 5349(SD40-2W) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
BLE 904 R92681-10 (2)
Title:  BLE 904 R92681-10 (2)
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/10/2021  Upload Date: 3/8/2021 11:09:27 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 6018(SD40-2Q) CN 5349(SD40-2W)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
BLE 904 R92681-10 (3)
Title:  BLE 904 R92681-10 (3)
Description:  Old Highway 61 at 1503.
Photo Date:  2/10/2021  Upload Date: 3/8/2021 11:09:30 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 5349(SD40-2W) CN 6018(SD40-2Q)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
B&LE 904
Title:  B&LE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2022  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 7:29:21 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  64   Comments: 0

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