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Pictures of BLE 908
 
Owner: Bessemer & Lake Erie
Model:Rebuilt EMD SD40-3Built As:SSW 9301 (SD45T-2)
Serial Number:72625-41Order No:72625
Frame Number:72625-41Built:3/1973
Notes:nee SSW 9301 SD45T-2 3/73, SP 6827, BLE 908
Other locos with this serial:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40T-2) SP 6827(SD45T-2R)
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Description:  The mini-consist moves toward Hathaway Street to clear the switch.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:38:56 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
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Description:  The hopper enters the Hathaway Street crossing.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:39:37 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description:  BLE 908 waiting for the switch to be thrown.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:40:27 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description:  The mini-consist inches its way up the CN mainline toward EMSCO.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:42:19 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
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Description:  Checking everything out. Note the low-budget, energy-efficient, EOT device blowing gently in the breeze.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:43:41 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  210   Comments: 2
Title: 
Description:  Yep, looks good!
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:44:35 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description:  Away she goes past the EMSCO facility.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:45:21 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description:  The train moves slowly toward Main Street in Girard, PA. This is a very rare sight. In the past 34 years, Ive had to stop for a Bessemer train on Main Street only once. Note that the EOT device is still attached and functioning perfectly.
Photo Date:  4/3/2012  Upload Date: 4/3/2012 7:49:13 PM
Location:  Girard, PA
Author:  James Buchkovich
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3)
Views:  233   Comments: 1
Way off in the distance, there is a sign of life.
Title:  Way off in the distance, there is a sign of life.
Description:  The 908, 902 and 910 get ready to couple onto what would become their train.
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/19/2012 7:24:43 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  126   Comments: 2
Here they come.
Title:  Here they come.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/19/2012 7:31:45 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  145   Comments: 5
Pulling empty hoppers out of the yard.
Title:  Pulling empty hoppers out of the yard.
Description:  My first encounter with the Bessemer.
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 9:31:19 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  282   Comments: 10
A sunny day, it was not.
Title:  A sunny day, it was not.
Description:  That allowed me to shoot from this side though.
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 9:34:44 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  190   Comments: 4
Departing Greenville north.
Title:  Departing Greenville north.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 9:38:41 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  186   Comments: 5
Heading into downtown, and past the depot.
Title:  Heading into downtown, and past the depot.
Description:  They may have been rebuilt, but they are still Tunnel Motors to me.
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 9:44:34 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  200   Comments: 4
And there they go. The passing is recorded in the Tunnel Motors album.
Title:  And there they go. The passing is recorded in the Tunnel Motors album.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/19/2012 7:34:12 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  164   Comments: 3
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2012 5:03:21 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  160   Comments: 4
BLE 902
Title:  BLE 902
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 4:01:24 PM
Location:  Albion, PA
Author:  Richbrd Thompson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
BLE 902
Title:  BLE 902
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 4:01:48 PM
Location:  Pennside, PA
Author:  Richard Thompson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
BLE 902
Title:  BLE 902
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 4:02:13 PM
Location:  K O Junction, PA
Author:  Richard Thompson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  200   Comments: 2
A trio of Bessemer tunnel motors storm South.
Title:  A trio of Bessemer tunnel motors storm South.
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2012  Upload Date: 8/31/2015 3:56:38 PM
Location:  Osgood, PA
Author:  Dave Seitzer
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 902(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3)
Views:  240   Comments: 1
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 8:08:50 AM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 4:56:16 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 8:11:00 AM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
BLE 905
Title:  BLE 905
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 905 & 908 pass thru North Bessemer yard, after dropping the hoppers on the left
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/2/2013 9:43:07 PM
Location:  Penn Hills (subdivis, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 905(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 908 & 905 pass thru North Bessemer yard, after dropping the hoppers on the right.
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/2/2013 9:38:12 PM
Location:  Penn Hills (subdivis, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  172   Comments: 1
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 908 passes thru North Bessemer yard, Former Roundhouse is to the far left.
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/2/2013 9:46:11 PM
Location:  Penn Hills (subdivis, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 908 & 905 depart North Bessemer yard, Pennsylvania Turnpike mile marker 52 is to the right.
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 5/2/2013 10:04:04 PM
Location:  Penn Hills (subdivis, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 905(SD40-3)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
BLE 907
Title:  BLE 907
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 907, 908, 910 @ Hulton road crossing in Plum Borough. Units are heading north after leaving North Bessemer yard.
Photo Date:  6/9/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2013 11:55:31 AM
Location:  Plum, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 907(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
Classic paint for sure... :)
Title:  Classic paint for sure... :)
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:50:38 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
After missing their arrival, we catch B&LE 908 and company heading back to the main yard after dropping off coal in one part of the yard.
Title:  After missing their arrival, we catch B&LE 908 and company heading back to the main yard after dropping off coal in one part of the yard.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:32:45 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  175   Comments: 2
After dropping off the coal, 908 and company head back along the river to get the rest of their train.
Title:  After dropping off the coal, 908 and company head back along the river to get the rest of their train.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:34:09 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
The four pack heads toward the main yard.
Title:  The four pack heads toward the main yard.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:39:29 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 910(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
After getting her train togather, 908 departs Conneaut.
Title:  After getting her train togather, 908 departs Conneaut.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:40:43 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
3 Tunnel motors and an SD38 throttle their train out of town.
Title:  3 Tunnel motors and an SD38 throttle their train out of town.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:42:03 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
The bessimer heads towards the Weighing scales near Albion PA.
Title:  The bessimer heads towards the Weighing scales near Albion PA.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:43:50 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
908 heads through Albion after leaving the scales.
Title:  908 heads through Albion after leaving the scales.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:45:18 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
My catch of the trip as 908 heads south in the Evening light.
Title:  My catch of the trip as 908 heads south in the Evening light.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:46:16 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  265   Comments: 2
As they head South, its time for us to call off the chase and head for home.
Title:  As they head South, its time for us to call off the chase and head for home.
Description:  Its been an awesome trip, and a great time with friends for sure... :)
Photo Date:  8/3/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 6:47:45 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  George Sillett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 910(SD40-3)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
BNSF 4511
Title:  BNSF 4511
Description:  NS 26R crosses over CN U702 preparing to depart south.
Photo Date:  8/26/2014  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 8:29:11 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4511(C44-9W) BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description:  CN U702 departing Conneaut.
Photo Date:  8/26/2014  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 8:29:29 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description:  CN U702 at Fisher Road, just north of MP 114.
Photo Date:  8/26/2014  Upload Date: 8/28/2014 8:29:50 PM
Location:  Conneautville, PA
Author:  Robert Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
BLE Pair
Title:  BLE Pair
Description:  Brampton
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 10/11/2015 6:51:41 PM
Location:  Brampton, ON
Author:  Derek Thomas
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/24/2015 8:02:18 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) GTW 5947(SD40-3)
Views:  216   Comments: 3
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/24/2015 8:02:19 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
GTW 5947
Title:  GTW 5947
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/24/2015 8:04:07 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GTW 5947(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  293   Comments: 2
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/24/2015 8:04:10 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
GTW 5947
Title:  GTW 5947
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 7:46:21 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GTW 5947(SD40-3) BLE 908(SD40-3) CN 5736(SD75I)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2015 7:46:23 PM
Location:  Matteson, IL
Author:  Miguel Gruber
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 11/19/2015 11:29:03 PM
Location:  Gary, IN
Author:  Joe Usselman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3) GTW 5858(GP38-2)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
BLE 908
Title:  BLE 908
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2015  Upload Date: 12/22/2015 4:23:24 AM
Location:  Pine, IN
Author:  Kris Rumbut
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 908(SD40-3)
Views:  204   Comments: 1

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