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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:  811   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:  766   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:  513   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:  497   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 909(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  490   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:  736   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:  761   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:  693   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:  725   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:  823   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) DMIR 409(SD40-3)
Views:  966   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:  850   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:  DMIR 400(SD40-3) IC 6263(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  779   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:  403   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:  447   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:  280   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:  146   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:  230   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:  341   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:  291   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:  357   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:  211   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:  188   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:  153   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:  272   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:  690   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:  333   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:  255   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:  333   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:  278   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:  578   Comments: 2
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:  426   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:  418   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:  452   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:  477   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:  174   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:  287   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:  251   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:  270   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:  121   Comments: 0
BLE 905 and 878 at jamisonville
Title:  BLE 905 and 878 at jamisonville
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1999  Upload Date: 1/16/2009 11:57:02 PM
Location:  Jamisonville, PA
Author:  Terry Kerr
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 867(SD38AC)
Views:  1942   Comments: 0
905 910 at the shops
Title:  905 910 at the shops
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1999  Upload Date: 2/25/2009 1:26:35 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Terry Kerr
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Winter,Yard,Station,Track
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  2268   Comments: 1
BLE 905, EMD SD45T-2, new rebuild-repaint SD40-3, enroute to owner, at the UPRR Proviso Yard
Title:  BLE 905, EMD SD45T-2, new rebuild-repaint SD40-3, enroute to owner, at the UPRR Proviso Yard
Description:  BLE 905, EMD SD45T-2, new rebuild-repaint SD40-3, enroute to owner, at the UPRR Proviso Yard in Melrose Park Illinois
Photo Date:  12/31/1999  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 4:43:44 PM
Location:  Melrose Park, IL
Author:  Paul Rome
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  3436   Comments: 2
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2003  Upload Date: 9/23/2011 11:07:47 PM
Location:  Butler, PA
Author:  Dave Eagen
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  1710   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/2004  Upload Date: 7/26/2005 12:28:27 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  DAVID TRENN
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1782   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2004  Upload Date: 3/19/2006 3:17:01 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Aaron OHern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1504   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/22/2004  Upload Date: 9/23/2011 11:04:12 PM
Location:  Mercer, PA
Author:  Dave Eagen
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1283   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/2004  Upload Date: 2/12/2006 11:53:17 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1473   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description:  SD40T-3's 905, 904 and SD38AC 866 Climb the grade on the Hogback heading south to eventually end up in North Bessemer PA.
Photo Date:  12/16/2005  Upload Date: 12/16/2005 1:19:34 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Brock Johnson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  1570   Comments: 0

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