This
is a look at the Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Includes an over view
of the RR, the natural resources of Pennsylvania, early railroads in
the area, the beginnings of the Bessemer & Lake Erie, the
Atlantic & Great Western RR, the Bear Creek RR, the Shenango &
Allegheny RR, the Pittsburgh Shenango & Lake Erie, the Conneaut
Terminal RR, the Erie Terminal RR, the Meadville Conneault Lake &
Linesville RR, the Allegheny River Bridge. Andrew Carnegie, the
merger with the Butler & Pittsburgh RR, the formation of the
Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie RR, operations and improvements
made to the line, the Locomotives and cars operated by the line
(including Consolidations, Santa Fes, Switchers, and Texas types),
dieselization, the Greenville Shops, freight cars, Conneaut and the
port operations, the decline of passenger service, and more. Many
photos.
