When the Bessemer was taking bids against steam town in I wanna say 1988. 643 saw an early retirement in 1952 due to introduction of diesels to the Bessemer & Lake Erie’s locomotive roster.

The Locomotive still sits down in the Rocks.

It would then haul Pennsylvania coal back up to the lakeshore for the ore boats, it was a perfect system. Used, Original 35mm Color slide, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad # 643, 2-10-4 steam locomotive on display, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1983 (David Hamley, photographer). Post your photographs and videos from your railfan trips along the Bessemer. 643, all other's are false. Bessemer and Lake Erie Texas Type 2-10-4 #643 has not been discussed much on this forum, compared to others, and that's not a bad thing. 70057. BL&E 643 would pick up iron ore from boats on Lake Erie and haul it about 150 miles south to steel mills in North Bessemer in the Pittsburgh area starting in the early-1940s. The 1309 had a place to go to earn revenue. Scrap?, Preservation? B&LE 643 is a heavy-haul steam locomotive that was designed and built to move iron ore, coal, and other high-density commodities to and from the Great Lakes region. 643 … Moderators: Jon, superbirdvh. The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad was a regional system based in western Pennsylvania that connected Bessemer, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh) with the Lake Erie port of Conneaut, Ohio and an interchange point with the Nickel Plate Road (later Norfolk & Western/Norfolk Southern) at Wallace Junction (near Erie, Pennsylvania).

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Bob Rathke Photo. The PS&LE and Butler and Pittsburgh were merged into the Pittsburgh, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad under Carnegie’s control in 1897 before the line was even completed, and in 1900, a new company, controlled by Carnegie Steel, was formed to lease and run the railroad for 999 years–the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. B&LE's EMD F7s were delivered in four separate orders: first batch 701A-707A and 701B-707B, second batch 708A-714A, and 708B-714B, third 715A-724A and 715B-722B. Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 Huge power doesn't necessarily mean remarkable acceleration, though, as this loco's power-to-weight ratio is actually quite poor when compared to that of even an economy car. It was easy, all-rail to move from Baltimore to Hagerstown The locomotive is well-suited to her new role at the WM Scenic. Howard P. Post subject: Re: Bessemer & Lake Erie 2-10-4 #643 to MOVE? A positive image of the slide is shown. What would be your "ideal," resolution for B&LE 643? Photograph (C) copyright 2010 Ivan Safyan Abrams.
Bessmer and Lake Erie 643 is Finally Safe Post by SOO2719 » Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:24 pm Bessemer and Lake Erie 643, a 2-10-4 Texas-type locomotive which has been in limbo for years, is finally safe (article is not behind paywall): SHIPPING: First Class shipping to USA, .55c; to Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan and … Moving the B & LE No.643 into position so it can be prepared for shipment to the Roundhouse.

These giant "Texas" type engines were copies of the Burlington Route's M4 "Colorados". Bessemer & Lake Erie #643 B&LE #643 a 2-10-4 "Texas Type" locomotive built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1943-44.

The Bessemer and Lake Erie H1 was a class of 47 2-10-4 "Texas" type locomotives built between 1929 and 1944. Unbelievably, this loco was kept by the Bessemer & Lake Erie in their roundhouse (along with their 0-10-2 #604 and 2-8-0 #154) until 1983, when it was sold to Mr. Campbell.
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