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Encyclopedia > Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Reporting marks BLE
Locale Ohio and Pennsylvania
Dates of operation 18972004
Track gauge 4 ftin (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Pittsburgh, PA

The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (B≤ AAR reporting mark BLE) was a railroad company operating in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. The railroad's main route ran from the Lake Erie port of Conneaut, Ohio to North Bessemer, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, a distance of 139 miles. The original rail ancestor of the B&LE, the Shenango and Allegheny Railroad, began operation in October of 1869. Rail operations were maintained continuously by various corporate descendants on the growing system that ultimately became the B&LE in 1900, until it was purchased by Canadian National Railway in 2004. The B&LE and its predecessors offered passenger service but, in 1955, the railroad became strictly a freight hauler. Image File history File links B&LE logo, copyrighted, assumed fair use. ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... A World War II era print advertisement for the Association of American Railroads (AAR). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ... Port Conneaut waterfront showing lighthouse Conneaut (pronounced KAW-nee-ut) is a city located in Ashtabula County, Ohio. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


History

The Pittsburgh, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company was founded in 1897 by Andrew Carnegie to haul iron ore and other products from the port at Conneaut, Ohio on the Great Lakes to Carnegie Steel Company plants in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. On the return trip, Pennsylvania coal was hauled north to Conneaut Harbor. The company was created largely out of a series of small predecessor companies including the Pittsburgh, Shenango and Lake Erie Railroad, and the Butler and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. The company was renamed the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad in 1900. Carnegie Steel had an exclusive 999 year lease to the PS&LE. This lease was acquired by US Steel when that company acquired Carnegie Steel in 1901. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-born American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Port Conneaut waterfront showing lighthouse Conneaut (pronounced KAW-nee-ut) is a city located in Ashtabula County, Ohio. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ... A Carnegie steel mill near the turn of the century Andrew Carnegie constructed a profitable steel mill at Braddock, Pennsylvania in the mid-1870s. ... Coal (previously referred to as pitcoal or seacoal) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


In 1988, the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad became part of Transtar, Inc. Transtar is a privately-held transportation holding company with principal operations in railroad freight transportation, dock operations, Great Lakes shipping, and inland river barging that were formerly subsidiaries of USX, the holding company that owns U.S. Steel. In 2001, the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad became part of Great Lakes Transportation, LLC. On May 10, 2004, Canadian National Railway acquired the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. Iron ore and coal are still the route's major freight commodities. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The G.L.T. logo Great Lakes Transportation LLC is a group of transportation related companies primarily consisting of rail and water carriers catering to the needs of the steel making industry centered around the Great Lakes of North America. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class...


Route notes

The B&LE connects with the Norfolk Southern Railway at Wallace Junction, near Erie, Pennsylvania, and at the Shenango, Pennsylvania yard. The Union Railroad connects at the B&LE's southern terminus at North Bessemer, Pennsylvania. CSX (formerly the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad) connects at Shenango Yard, and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh connects at Butler, Pennsylvania. The B&LE also formerly interchanged at Osgood, PA with the New York Central System, later Penn Central and then Conrail, until the latter abandoned the line in 1988. Norfolk Southern Headquarters Norfolk, Virginia. ... Nickname: The Flagship City Map Political Statistics Founded 1795 County Erie County Mayor Joseph Sinnott Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 72. ... Interchanges North Bessemer, Pennsylvania Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Munhall, Pennsylvania Norfolk Southern Bessemer, Pennsylvania CSX Riverton, Pennsylvania CSX McKeesport, Pennsylvania Norfolk Southern West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Roster (Incomplete) References Offical Union Railroad Site Union Railroad Categories: ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... External links Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Categories: Stub | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad | Erie Railroad | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Defunct New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | Pennsylvania railroads ... Butler is a city located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. ...


The main rail yard and locomotive and car shops are located in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Although the B&LE acquired some early diesel-electric switching locomotives painted black with yellow trim, the company adopted a locomotive color scheme of bright orange and black in 1950, and it remained so through the CN purchase. Because the B&LE's primary traffic is hauling iron ore, it adopted rust-colored hoppers so the ore wouldn't produce noticeable stains on its cars. Greenville is a borough located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. ...


The B&LE mainline divides around Greenville between Osgood ("KO" for "cut-off") three miles northeast of Greenville and Kremis (the waypoint uses this name) three miles south; the original line winds along the Little Shenango and Shenango Rivers south into downtown Greenville (where the B&LE shops are located), and then to Kremis en route to Fredonia and Mercer, PA. The B&LE constructed the shortcut KO line some years ago to bypass this winding route through Greenville. It runs between the "KO" junction near Osgood over a massive trestle above the Little Shenango River (and the original B&LE mainline), passes east of Greenville, and rejoins the original line at Kremis, thus shortening the run by several miles (this section was double-tracked for some years but is now single track).


There was originally one tunnel on the B&LE mainline at Culmerville, but it was dug out or "daylighted" in 1922, converting it to an open cut through a hill. A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...


As it approaches Bessemer, the B&LE is also noticeable where it crosses the Allegheny River immediately east of and parallel to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Allegheny River (historically, especially in New York state, also spelled Allegany River) is a principal tributary of the Ohio River, which it forms with the Monongahela River at the downtown Pittsburghs Golden Triangle point. The river is approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, in the U.S. states... The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. ...


External links

  • CN - GLT Acquisition
Preceded by:
Providence and Worcester Railroad
Regional Railroad of the Year
2000
Succeeded by:
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad


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The Spokane International Railroad (SI) was a short line railroad which first went into operation December 31, 1887 between Spokane, Washington and the Canadian Pacific at Kingsgate, British Columbia. ... Staten Island Railway (SIR, formerly SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. Like the BMT lines to Coney Island, it began as a normal railway but was later converted to R44 subway cars . ... The Sacramento Northern Railway began as an electric interurban railway system in the U.S. state of California, operating under that name between 1918 and 1983. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Michigan railroads | Minnesota railroads | North Dakota railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ... Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway coach at Snoqualmie, Washington (Northwest Railway Museum collection) The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway was a United States-based railroad incorporated in 1905. ... The St. ... The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad was created through a reorganization of the Chattanooga Southern Railway in 1911. ... The Tennessee Central Railway Company was founded in 1884 as The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. ... On 1 January 2005, Kansas City Southern (KCS) took control of The Texas Mexican Railway Company (Tex Mex) and the U.S. portion of the International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. ... Map The Texas and Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark TN) is an eight-mile (13 km) railroad connecting Lone Star, Texas, to the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, now a line of the Kansas City Southern Railway, between Daingerfield and Hughes Springs. ... The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas and San Diego, California. ... Utah Railway, railway in the American state of Utah. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting mark VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Western Railway of Alabama (WRA), also known as the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, ran from a junction near Selma, Alabama through Montgomery, Alabama to West Point, Georgia. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Ohio railroads ... There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (reporting mark WLE)s oldest predecessor rail line began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ... The Western Maryland Railway ( AAR reporting mark WM) was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ... The Western Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...

Demoted from former Class I railroads of the United States (Detailed list) As of 2004, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $20. ...

United States: FEC The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ...

Current (operating) Class II railroads of the United States (detailed list)

ARR, BPRR, CSS, DME, EJE, FEC, IAIS, ICE, IHB, ISG, LIRR, MMA, MRL, PAL, PW, TMTC, WE, WSOR A Class II railroad, as defined by the American Association of Railroads, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue between $10 million (1978 dollars) and $50 million (1978 dollars). ... As of 2004, a Class II railroad in the United States has an operating revenue greater than $20. ... The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. ... The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (Reporting marks - BPRR) is part of the Genesee and Wyoming Industries group of railroads, and operates between Buffalo, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. ... The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban streetcar line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Randolph Street Terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois and the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana. ... The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E, AAR reporting mark DME) is a Class 2 railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads ... The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the US state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. ... The Iowa Interstate Railroad (AAR reporting mark IAIS) is a Class II railroad operating in the central United States. ... An eastbound IC&E train passing Fairdale, Illinois, on May 29, 2005. ... The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (AAR reporting mark IHB) is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (AAR reporting mark: MMA) is a regional freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. ... Montana RailLink (AAR reporting mark MRL) is a privately-held Class II railroad in the United States. ... The Paducah and Louisville Railway (AAR reporting mark PAL) is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Providence and Worcester Railroad (AAR reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad in the United States. ... Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ... The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (reporting mark WLE)s oldest predecessor rail line began in Ohio, with the organization of the Carroll County Rail Road on March 9, 1850. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Railway companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Wisconsin railroads ...

Former or fallen flag Class II railroads of the United States

BOCT, BLE, CC, CMNW, CRN, DMIR, GWWR, IMRL, MAA, MGA, MNS, OKKT, SI, TM, WC A fallen flag, in United States railroaders and railfans terminology, is a railroad company no longer in existence due to bankruptcy or merger. ... The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad was a Class II railroad in the United States. ... A Chicago Central train passes westbound through northern Illinois in 1993. ... The Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway (CM&W), (AAR reporting mark CMNW) was a Class II railroad that operated in the midwest of the United States between 1987 and 1990. ... The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR) (AAR reporting mark DMIR) was a railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to haul iron ore and later taconite to the Great Lakes port of Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota. ... The Gateway Western Railway (AAR reporting mark GWWR) was a Class II railroad that operated on former Chicago and Alton Railroad track between Kansas City and St. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Minnesota railroads | Missouri railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... The Magma Arizona Railroad (AAR reporting mark MAA) was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1920 - 1997. ... The Monongahela Railway (AAR reporting mark MGA) was a coal-hauling short line railroad in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway (the MN&S) was an 87 mile (140 km) long American short line railroad connecting Minneapolis and Northfield, Minnesota. ... The Spokane International Railroad (SI) was a short line railroad which first went into operation December 31, 1887 between Spokane, Washington and the Canadian Pacific at Kingsgate, British Columbia. ... On 1 January 2005, Kansas City Southern (KCS) took control of The Texas Mexican Railway Company (Tex Mex) and the U.S. portion of the International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. ... There were two Wisconsin Central railroads that ran through Wisconsin and neighboring states. ...


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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (914 words)
The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad (BandLE; AAR reporting mark BLE) was a railroad company operating in western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio.
The railroad's main route ran from the Lake Erie port of Conneaut, Ohio to North Bessemer, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, a distance of 139 miles.
CSX (formerly the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad) connects at Shenango Yard, and the Buffalo and Pittsburgh connects at Butler, Pennsylvania.
Ohio Railway Report 1860's History (3693 words)
In the year 1858 two railroad companies were incorporated, one now known as the Wabash Railroad Company, this history of which is given under date of 1853, as that was the date of the first organization forming a part of that line of road.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, a corporation organized December 31, 1900, under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "an act to authorize the formation and regulation of railroad corporations," approved April 4, 1864, and the acts supplementary thereto.
The railroad of the company was built by_ the city of Cincinnati under the direction of a board of five directors, appointed by the Superior Court of Cincinnati, under the authority and by virtue of an act of the General Assembly of the State, passed May 4, 1869.
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