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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 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:  213   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:  212   Comments: 1
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  BLE 906 northbound as it approaches the Hwy 33 overpass.
Photo Date:  5/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/8/2011 1:10:26 AM
Location:  Saginaw, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  160   Comments: 4
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:  232   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:  220   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:  294   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 by 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, it 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 were purchased 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 repainted 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:  236   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 kind 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 2nd 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:  295   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:  407   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:  470   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:  379   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:  428   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:  179   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:  215   Comments: 1
BLE 907
Title:  BLE 907
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/28/2012  Upload Date: 11/15/2012 3:59:50 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Richard Thompson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 907(SD40-3) BLE 867(SD38AC) BLE 866(SD38AC) BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
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:  226   Comments: 0
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:  303   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:  241   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:  285   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:  145   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:  444   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:  87   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:  158   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:  109   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:  136   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:  202   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:  74   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:  62   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:  51   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:  133   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:  482   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:  188   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:  57   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:  96   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:  51   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:  181   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:  209   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:  189   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:  104   Comments: 0
DMIR 404 U73081-26
Title:  DMIR 404 U73081-26
Description:  A T bird load heads for Fairlane at 0949.
Photo Date:  1/26/2020  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 5:31:17 PM
Location:  Wolf, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
DMIR 404 U73081-26 (2)
Title:  DMIR 404 U73081-26 (2)
Description:  MN 37 at 1001.
Photo Date:  1/26/2020  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 5:33:00 PM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
DMIR 404 U73081-26 (3)
Title:  DMIR 404 U73081-26 (3)
Description:  Highway 7 at 1043.
Photo Date:  1/26/2020  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 5:34:04 PM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  Built February 1973 as SSW 9269.
Photo Date:  1/26/2020  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 5:34:14 PM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
DMIR 404 U73081-26 (4)
Title:  DMIR 404 U73081-26 (4)
Description:  Now empty, this T Bird heads back to the mine at 1300.
Photo Date:  1/26/2020  Upload Date: 3/23/2020 5:37:47 PM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 400(SD40-3)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
DMIR 404
Title:  DMIR 404
Description:  SD40T-3.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/18/2020 12:34:55 AM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2119(C40-8)
Views:  191   Comments: 1
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  SD40T-3.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/18/2020 12:38:51 AM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
BLE 904
Title:  BLE 904
Description:  SD40T-3.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/18/2020 12:40:41 AM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 904(SD40-3) DMIR 404(SD40-3)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
Making the Turn
Title:  Making the Turn
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/18/2020 10:42:21 PM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2119(C40-8)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
DMIR 404
Title:  DMIR 404
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/18/2020 10:46:23 PM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2119(C40-8)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
DMIR 404
Title:  DMIR 404
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/19/2020 12:26:45 AM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Greenwood Champ
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 404(SD40-3) BLE 904(SD40-3) CN 2119(C40-8)
Views:  175   Comments: 1

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