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Pictures of BLE 906
 
Owner: Bessemer & Lake Erie
Model:Rebuilt EMD SD40-3Built As:SP 9348 (SD45T-2)
Serial Number:73674-5Order No:73674
Frame Number:73674-5Built:1/1975
Notes:nee SP 9348 SD45T-2 1/75, BLE 906
Other locos with this serial:  BLE 906(SD40-3) SP 9348(SD45T-2)
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BLE 906 is leading a scrap train south coming to Scott road
Title:  BLE 906 is leading a scrap train south coming to Scott road
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 7:50:35 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Christopher Southwell
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 907(SD40-3)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
BLE 906 leads scrap southbound
Title:  BLE 906 leads scrap southbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2009  Upload Date: 9/5/2009 7:52:26 PM
Location:  Fredonia, PA
Author:  Christopher Southwell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 907(SD40-3)
Views:  438   Comments: 3
Empty hoppers for Conneaut northbound 542pm
Title:  Empty hoppers for Conneaut northbound 542pm
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2009  Upload Date: 9/4/2009 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Grove City, PA
Author:  Chritopher Southwell
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 907(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  236   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:  580   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:  526   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:  479   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/10/2010 7:29:11 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/10/2010 7:34:01 PM
Location:  Greenville, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
BLE 906 at work
Title:  BLE 906 at work
Description:  BLE 906 was the Keenan Yard switch engine this day.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/10/2011 11:36:31 AM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  Jerry Krug
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Prefect Photo!!!!!
Title:  Prefect Photo!!!!!
Description:  This is a cropped version of my prefect shot of the B&LE Tunnel Motor Trio that I will eventually get a big photo of to put up on my wall in my room, is this DM&IR territory or B&LE, I'm not sure after this shot
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 5/12/2011 9:29:08 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 900(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 909(SD40-3)
Views:  320   Comments: 1
Pure B&LE on the Hill
Title:  Pure B&LE on the Hill
Description:  Just before me and my dad could get photos of the CN power sitting at Proctor Yard, a trio of B&LE Tunnel Motors were about to take a loaded ore train down the Hill, this is my prefect shot of them
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 7:55:10 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 900(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 909(SD40-3)
Views:  298   Comments: 2
BLE Trio on Proctor Hill
Title:  BLE Trio on Proctor Hill
Description:  A fablous B&LE Trio takes a loaded taconite train down to CN Dock 6 in Duluth where it will be stockpiled until the shipping season begins
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 5/12/2011 9:22:31 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 900(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 909(SD40-3)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
B&LE Tunnel Motor close up
Title:  B&LE Tunnel Motor close up
Description:  At the nort end of Proctor Yard, the B&LE Tunnel Motors we saw earlier brought a train from BNSF's Rice's Point Yard in Duluth and are placing them on different tracks. I like these Tunnel Motors
Photo Date:  3/26/2011  Upload Date: 4/12/2011 12:39:36 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 909(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
BLE-906-909
Title:  BLE-906-909
Description:  BLE 906 & 909 Proctor yard
Photo Date:  4/8/2011  Upload Date: 4/9/2011 12:18:37 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Mark Galatowitsch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 909(SD40-3)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
LH steps modified (906) & unmodified (909)
Title:  LH steps modified (906) & unmodified (909)
Description:  Comparison of LH step modification made on B&LE 906 compared to unmodified B&LE 909 - note White edge on modified steps
Photo Date:  4/8/2011  Upload Date: 4/9/2011 12:28:10 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Mark Galatowitsch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 909(SD40-3)
Views:  943   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 6:20:16 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2011  Upload Date: 9/6/2011 7:22:35 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  229   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:  349   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  PRS-1600
Photo Date:  4/24/2011  Upload Date: 2/2/2012 5:44:31 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Philip Turner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  131   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:  510   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:  481   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:  265   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Track speed through Saginaw with matched Bessemer tunnel motors!
Photo Date:  5/26/2011  Upload Date: 2/22/2013 1:34:29 AM
Location:  Saginaw, MN
Author:  Chris Paulhamus
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  163   Comments: 3
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:  270   Comments: 1
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2011  Upload Date: 9/18/2011 1:52:41 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  SiYao Wang
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  The Keenan Roadswitch out delivering cars.
Photo Date:  8/7/2011  Upload Date: 9/3/2011 8:44:34 PM
Location:  Virginia, MN
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/17/2011  Upload Date: 9/27/2011 8:49:34 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) CN 5548(SD60F)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/2011  Upload Date: 9/27/2011 8:56:25 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) DMIR 405(SD40-3) CN 5563(SD60F)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/7/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:31:19 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Adam Finger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
DMIR 409
Title:  DMIR 409
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/7/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:32:52 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Adam Finger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 409(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
DMIR 406
Title:  DMIR 406
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2012  Upload Date: 8/19/2012 9:12:13 AM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Karl Andraschko
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 406(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2012  Upload Date: 8/19/2012 9:12:12 AM
Location:  Forbes, MN
Author:  Karl Andraschko
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) IC 6253(SD40-3)
Views:  197   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:  381   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:  316   Comments: 0
Snow on the Range
Title:  Snow on the Range
Description:  The BLE trio works upgrade as it comes through Munger and goes under the old DWP line.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:28:39 PM
Location:  Munger, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
High Ball!
Title:  High Ball!
Description:  After meeting a CN stack train at Coons, the trio is on the move again and was highballing it as it came under Hwy 33.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:34:07 PM
Location:  Saginaw, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Roundin' The Curve
Title:  Roundin' The Curve
Description:  BLE 906 rounds the curve as it comes up to Coons where it will meet a stack train before heading north.
Photo Date:  1/12/2013  Upload Date: 2/19/2013 8:30:17 PM
Location:  Saginaw, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
BLE 903
Title:  BLE 903
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2014  Upload Date: 1/31/2020 12:20:20 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Max Koehn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 903(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/6/2014  Upload Date: 1/31/2020 12:20:51 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Max Koehn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) BLE 903(SD40-3)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Title:  U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Description:  U-788 Minntac empty ore train crossing Highway 61 in Two Harbors, September 27, 2015. (Canon T-70 35mm camera, Kodak Gold 100 print film)
Photo Date:  9/27/2015  Upload Date: 4/21/2020 11:13:10 AM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  David Schauer
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  IC 6256(SD40-3) CN 5349(SD40-2W) BLE 906(SD40-3) CN 6024(SD40-2Q)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Title:  U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Description:  U-788 Minntac empty ore train crossing Highway 61 in Two Harbors, September 27, 2015. (Canon T-70 35mm camera, Kodak Gold 100 print film)
Photo Date:  9/27/2015  Upload Date: 4/21/2020 11:13:57 AM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  David Schauer
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  IC 6256(SD40-3) CN 5349(SD40-2W) BLE 906(SD40-3) CN 6024(SD40-2Q)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
BLE 906 on U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Title:  BLE 906 on U-788 Minntac empty ore train
Description:  BLE 906 on U-788 Minntac empty ore train north of Waldo (Two Harbors), September 27, 2015. (Canon T-70 35mm camera, Kodak Gold 100 print film)
Photo Date:  9/27/2015  Upload Date: 4/21/2020 11:16:48 AM
Location:  Keenan, MN
Author:  David Schauer
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40T-3 #906 is seen on the turntable at the Proctor, MN shops (Canon T70 35mm camera, Fuji Superia 400 print film).
Photo Date:  11/10/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2016 10:24:01 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Kent Rengo
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  364   Comments: 2
BLE 901
Title:  BLE 901
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40T-3 #901 is "Nose to Nose" with BLE #906 at the Proctor, MN shops. Duluth Missabe & Iron Range SD40T-3 #403 is behind them. This is the last "Maroon Tunnel Motor." (Canon T70 35mm camera, Fuji Superia 400 print film).
Photo Date:  11/10/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2016 10:30:15 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Kent Rengo
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) DMIR 403(SD40-3)
Views:  499   Comments: 0
BLE 901
Title:  BLE 901
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40T-3 #901 is "Nose to Nose" with BLE #906 at the Proctor, MN shops. Duluth Missabe & Iron Range SD40T-3 #403 is behind them. This is the last "Maroon Tunnel Motor." (Canon T70 35mm camera, Fuji Superia 400 print film).
Photo Date:  11/10/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2016 10:29:31 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Kent Rengo
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 901(SD40-3) BLE 906(SD40-3) DMIR 403(SD40-3)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie SD40T-3 #906 is seen at the Proctor, MN shops with Duluth Missabe & Iron Range SD40T-3 #403. This is the last "Maroon Tunnel Motor." (Canon T70 35mm camera, Fuji Superia 400 print film).
Photo Date:  11/10/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2016 10:26:59 PM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Kent Rengo
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) DMIR 403(SD40-3)
Views:  405   Comments: 4
BLE 906 U79181-26
Title:  BLE 906 U79181-26
Description:  Tac for Two Harbors creeps up to the soon-to-upgrade signal at Ramshaw at 0955.
Photo Date:  10/27/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 10:38:12 PM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) IC 6264(SD40-3) IC 6250(SD40-3)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
BLE 906
Title:  BLE 906
Description:  Built January 1975 as SP 9348.
Photo Date:  10/27/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 10:38:20 PM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
BLE 906 U79181-26 (2)
Title:  BLE 906 U79181-26 (2)
Description:  East (south) at 0955.
Photo Date:  10/27/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 10:38:28 PM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) IC 6264(SD40-3) IC 6250(SD40-3)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Far From Home
Title:  Far From Home
Description:  Bessemer and Lake Erie 906 leads taconite train U79181 east at Ramshaw
Photo Date:  10/27/2017  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 3:29:12 PM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 906(SD40-3) IC 6264(SD40-3) IC 6250(SD40-3)
Views:  142   Comments: 1

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