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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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BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/22/2003  Upload Date: 2/26/2007 8:07:37 PM
Location:  Mercer, PA
Author:  Jeffrey Pfeiffer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1075   Comments: 2
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/17/2004  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 3:16:39 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Aaron OHern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  695   Comments: 2
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/17/2004  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 3:16:46 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Aaron OHern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
Bessemer tunnel motors at Conneaut,OH
Title:  Bessemer tunnel motors at Conneaut,OH
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/5/2004  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 10:33:11 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Dave Seitzer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 907(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  1370   Comments: 0
Last B&LE Crew
Title:  Last B&LE Crew
Description:  This was the last B&LE train to run before the CN takeover.
Photo Date:  5/9/2004  Upload Date: 9/4/2008 9:25:36 PM
Location:  Kremis, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1906   Comments: 0
B&LE 905
Title:  B&LE 905
Description:  Backing onto their train at Heckman Rd. Trailing unit of the last train.
Photo Date:  5/9/2004  Upload Date: 9/4/2008 9:43:28 PM
Location:  Kremis, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1683   Comments: 0
B&LE 904
Title:  B&LE 904
Description:  Middle unit of last train.
Photo Date:  5/9/2004  Upload Date: 9/4/2008 9:43:31 PM
Location:  Kremis, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1560   Comments: 0
BLE 909
Title:  BLE 909
Description:  Last train on the move south at Kremis
Photo Date:  5/9/2004  Upload Date: 9/4/2008 9:43:30 PM
Location:  Kremis, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  820   Comments: 0
909 South
Title:  909 South
Description:  Last Bessemer train notching up with southbound ore.
Photo Date:  5/9/2004  Upload Date: 9/4/2008 9:43:29 PM
Location:  Kremis, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1492   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2004  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 3:16:54 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Aaron OHern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2004  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 3:16:30 AM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  Aaron OHern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
Bessemer!!!!
Title:  Bessemer!!!!
Description:  Here's a picture I took of the only Bessemer & Lake Erie train I ever caught (I did see it arriving too)! It was southbound empty coal train in Conneaut, Ohio, 5-29-2004 (shortly after CN purchased)! I was on a trip with Dad (RCJ I) to Eastern Ohio & Pennsylvania photographing trains! Now, CN has recently replaced the Bessemer road locomotives with some other ones! There's only one (as of 10-2015) of these SD40T-3 engines left working there, #905! There are still SD38s working the ore docks though! I still would like to return someday!!!! (Canon AE-1 35mm camera, Fuji Superia 400 print film)
Photo Date:  5/29/2004  Upload Date: 10/14/2015 11:26:17 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Robert Jackson
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 903(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1676   Comments: 0
BLE 903
Title:  BLE 903
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/2004  Upload Date: 2/12/2006 11:52:42 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3)
Views:  978   Comments: 0
BLE 866
Title:  BLE 866
Description:  Hustling limestone under the Orr Rd. overpass.
Photo Date:  11/6/2005  Upload Date: 9/14/2008 12:44:32 PM
Location:  Mercer, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1223   Comments: 1
BLE 866
Title:  BLE 866
Description:  866 North at GV.
Photo Date:  11/16/2005  Upload Date: 9/14/2008 12:44:14 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Nate Clark
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  991   Comments: 1
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Northbound returns to Greenville with loaded coal from interchange with the Union Railroad.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:04:18 AM
Location:  Conneautville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  998   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:04:36 AM
Location:  Fredonia, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  961   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Power has cut of their train north of Greenville, and will return light to the shop.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:05:05 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  1086   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  BLE 904 heads north near Butler.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:08:39 AM
Location:  Butler, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  998   Comments: 0
BLE 910
Title:  BLE 910
Description:  south of Grove City, PA
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:10:20 AM
Location:  Grove City, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  920   Comments: 0
BLE 910
Title:  BLE 910
Description:  south of Grove City, PA
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:10:43 AM
Location:  Grove City, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  874   Comments: 0
BLE 910
Title:  BLE 910
Description:  BLE 910 heads south through Butler.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:11:12 AM
Location:  Butler, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  1116   Comments: 0
BLE 910
Title:  BLE 910
Description:  BLE 910 departs Greenville heading south in the rain.
Photo Date:  5/20/2006  Upload Date: 5/28/2006 11:11:37 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  968   Comments: 0
BLE 878 & 904
Title:  BLE 878 & 904
Description:  878 sits on the OK track, as 904 awaits its next assignment on the Cab track.
Photo Date:  8/22/2006  Upload Date: 9/15/2008 9:34:21 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Jon Clark
Categories:  Roster,Night
Locomotives:  BLE 878(SD38-2) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  723   Comments: 0
BLE 878
Title:  BLE 878
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/2006  Upload Date: 9/15/2008 9:34:24 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Jon Clark
Categories:  Roster,Night
Locomotives:  BLE 878(SD38-2) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  927   Comments: 2
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/18/2010  Upload Date: 7/19/2010 5:45:52 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/10/2010 7:27:14 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 900(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  481   Comments: 2
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/10/2010 7:28:26 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
BLE and BCR power sitting dead at Homewood
Title:  BLE and BCR power sitting dead at Homewood
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/2010  Upload Date: 12/11/2010 1:43:08 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) WC 1564(SW1500)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:21:07 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 7:21:32 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
PRS-1600
Title:  PRS-1600
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/24/2011  Upload Date: 2/2/2012 5:42:36 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) IC 6264(SD40-3)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  PRS-1600
Photo Date:  4/24/2011  Upload Date: 2/2/2012 5:43:38 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  A matched pair of BLE tunnel motors run light through the yard. They'll couple up to the string of empty ore hoppers on the next track over and take them north later in the evening.
Photo Date:  5/24/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 1:28:15 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  473   Comments: 2
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Tighter shot showing the Bessemer tunnel motors starting their journey north out of the yard.
Photo Date:  5/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 1:39:44 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  448   Comments: 4
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Twin Bessemer units start to pull a load of ore empties north out of the Proctor Yard.
Photo Date:  5/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 1:39:20 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Ore empties run north under the Hwy 33 bridge on a pleasant Spring evening.
Photo Date:  5/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 1:42:38 AM
Location:  Saginaw, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  245   Comments: 1
BLE 909
Title:  BLE 909
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/2011  Upload Date: 9/27/2011 9:27:21 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
BLE 904 South
Title:  BLE 904 South
Description:  Two types on locomotives, 2 different schemes, but owned by three different railroads, B&LE SD40 - 3 #904 leads former DM&IR SD40 - 3 #400 and former IC SD40 - 3 #6263 with a loaded taconite train
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/9/2011 12:27:13 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
Heritage Consist
Title:  Heritage Consist
Description:  This is what I call a Heritage Consist, a B&LE SD40 - 3 leads a former DM&IR Tunnel Motor and a former IC SD40 - 3 with this loaded taconite train
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/9/2011 12:28:10 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
Heritage Consist
Title:  Heritage Consist
Description:  Now this is what I call a Heritage Consist, while two of them are in CN paint,all three SD40 - 3s comes from different Heritage. BLE SD40 - 3 #904 started out as SP SD45T - 2 #9269, later renumbered #6816. It was purchased by the B&LE and remanufactured bD Helm Leasing and reclassifed as a SD40 -3, it's now a CN unit still in B&LE paint. DM&IR #400 started life out as SP SD45T - 2 #9196, it was later renumbered to #6770, dt was purchased by the DM&IR and remanufactured by Helm Leasing and reclassified as a SD40 - 3, it spent most of it's new life in the Maroon and Gold Scheme, but in 2004, DM&IR and sister RR, B&LE wereÛqurchased by CN and it's been repainted. IC SD40 - 3 #6263 started life as BN SD40 - 2 #6760, it was purchased by the IC and remanufactured, it's now a SD40 - 3 and repagnted in the CN Scheme. This loaded taconite train is entering Proctor Yard from the North
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/7/2011 10:49:06 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
BLE 904 South
Title:  BLE 904 South
Description:  Here's a close up shot of BLE SD40 - 3, originally a SP SD45T - 2 and remanufacture to it's current look and owner. It still sounds nice and looking very good in an age of high tech and high horsepower EMDs and GEs. This khnd of power is still doing taconite service on the North Shore while Class Ones resort to SD70ACes, SD70MACs, GEVOs, and AC4400CWs. Thanks for the great memories DM&IR and the awesome roster of 1st and 2id generation of EMDs
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/7/2011 10:50:05 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
Loaded Taconite Train
Title:  Loaded Taconite Train
Description:  A pair of GP9RMs are switching cars out in the background as a loaded taconite train comes into Proctor. The power would join the other power at the engine facility instead of taking th train down the Hill
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 2:41:47 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  447   Comments: 0
DMIR 400
Title:  DMIR 400
Description:  The class unit of the former DM&IR Tunnel Motors is wishing it was still in the DM&IR Gold and Maroon Scheme
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/9/2011 12:30:47 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
Heritage Consist
Title:  Heritage Consist
Description:  My favorite all arounf Heritage Consist I have ever seen, three different RRs, two different paint schemes, and two different types of remanufactured locomotives. This train is coming into Proctor Yard with a loaded taconite train that will go down the Hill some time later
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/8/2011 2:35:10 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
IC 6263
Title:  IC 6263
Description:  Here's a close up shot of IC SD40 - 3 #6263, This unit is in a consist of different heritages. BLE SD40 - 3 #904 and DM&IR #400 started out as SD45T - 2s on the SP, but IC #6263 started out as a BN SD40 - 2. Nice looking unit if it were still in IC paint
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/7/2011 11:03:13 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3)
Views:  457   Comments: 1
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/18/2011 1:41:25 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  SiYao Wang
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
BLE 904 with taconite by exhaust stack
Title:  BLE 904 with taconite by exhaust stack
Description:  It looks like the taconite dumper dumped some taconite on B&LE SD40 - 3 #904 by mistake, it's kinda funny to look at
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 9/9/2011 12:28:44 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  241   Comments: 1
B&LE Trio!
Title:  B&LE Trio!
Description:  After a very good chase, the BLE trio slips into the plant at Forbes. It was well worth the effort and time going after these guys.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:57:02 PM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3)
Views:  289   Comments: 0

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