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Owner: Bessemer & Lake Erie
Model:BLW 2-10-4Built As:BLE 643 (2-10-4)
Serial Number:70057Order No:
Frame Number:31X32 cylinders, 64" driversBuilt:2/1943
Notes:Baldwin H1G retired in 1953, held for display
Other locos with this serial:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
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BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  B&LE 643 @ Mckees Rocks (Ex-P&LE facility)
Photo Date:  5/30/1999  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 9:19:28 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  9255   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  All have given up hope. (Right Side)
Photo Date:  4/9/2006  Upload Date: 4/13/2006 4:08:10 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  3609   Comments: 1
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  23,000 GALS/26 TON (Rear of Tender).
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:32:04 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1845   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Butterfly Fire Door
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:33:01 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2101   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Brakemans Seat
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:33:56 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2341   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Engineers Seat
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:35:00 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1805   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Undressed Front.
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:36:02 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2098   Comments: 2
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Left Side of Engine
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:36:50 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2625   Comments: 0
BLE 643 Tender
Title:  BLE 643 Tender
Description:  Inside the Cab (1)
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:37:58 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1230   Comments: 0
BLE 643 Tender
Title:  BLE 643 Tender
Description:  Inside the Cab Looking to the Rear
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:38:43 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1349   Comments: 1
BLE 643 Tender
Title:  BLE 643 Tender
Description:  Tender Cabs seat.
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:39:23 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1131   Comments: 0
BLE 643 Tender
Title:  BLE 643 Tender
Description:  On top of the Tender.
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:40:15 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1166   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Wheels are aprox. 5 feet tall
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:42:03 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1418   Comments: 0
BLE 643 Tender
Title:  BLE 643 Tender
Description:  Left Side
Photo Date:  4/16/2006  Upload Date: 4/26/2006 3:42:45 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  JT Mangan
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1664   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/5/2010  Upload Date: 5/10/2010 11:01:38 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Michaeg Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1458   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2010  Upload Date: 9/8/2010 4:02:07 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1026   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/19/2010  Upload Date: 4/21/2010 12:09:13 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  hunter levi
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2084   Comments: 2
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 sits near the Ex-P&LE now CSX main in McKees Rocks PA
Photo Date:  1/20/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 7:37:21 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1255   Comments: 4
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 sits near the Ex-P&LE now CSX main in McKees Rocks PA
Photo Date:  1/20/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 7:52:18 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  2046   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 4:57:25 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  1008   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 4:58:14 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  789   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 4:59:23 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Todd Dillon
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  855   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/9/2014  Upload Date: 11/13/2014 12:16:43 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  3778   Comments: 1
B&LE #643
Title:  B&LE #643
Description:  I don't know her story... But she looks like she could use some love and care.
Photo Date:  2/22/2015  Upload Date: 2/3/2018 2:51:26 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  841   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 sits near the Ex-P&LE now CSX main in McKees Rocks PA
Photo Date:  2/10/2018  Upload Date: 2/10/2018 11:15:49 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 sits near the Ex-P&LE now CSX main in McKees Rocks PA
Photo Date:  2/10/2018  Upload Date: 2/10/2018 11:21:38 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
BPRR 3330
Title:  BPRR 3330
Description:  Westbound BPRR coal train passes B&LE 643 at McKees Rocks
Photo Date:  11/20/2018  Upload Date: 11/21/2018 10:43:16 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BPRR 3330(SD40-3) BPRR 3341(SD40-3) BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  661   Comments: 0
BPRR 3328-BLE 643
Title:  BPRR 3328-BLE 643
Description:  BPRR 3328 leads a westbound coal train past B&LE 643
Photo Date:  12/22/2018  Upload Date: 12/26/2018 11:15:44 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BPRR 3328(SD40-2) BLE 643(2-10-4) BPRR 3333(SD40-3) PW 4301(SD70M-2)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
B&LE 643
Title:  B&LE 643
Description:  B&LE steamer with smokebox front removed
Photo Date:  10/8/2019  Upload Date: 10/8/2019 2:55:11 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Tender on highway bogies
Photo Date:  10/15/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 11:20:22 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
B&LE 643
Title:  B&LE 643
Description:  B&LE locomotive without tender
Photo Date:  10/18/2019  Upload Date: 10/21/2019 10:33:39 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
B&LE 643
Title:  B&LE 643
Description:  Suspended boiler separated from drive wheels and underframe, to be hauled to new owner
Photo Date:  11/22/2019  Upload Date: 11/23/2019 9:43:20 AM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  541   Comments: 0
CSX 5416
Title:  CSX 5416
Description:  Westbound CSX COFC passes B&LE 643 other side of fence
Photo Date:  3/14/2020  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 7:38:19 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Bob Zimmermann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5416(ES44DC) BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  446   Comments: 1
BLE 643
Title:  BLE 643
Description:  Bessemer & Lake Erie 643 partially dismantled on private property next to the CSX (Ex-PLE) main in McKees Rocks
Photo Date:  5/13/2020  Upload Date: 6/10/2020 10:14:14 PM
Location:  McKees Rocks, PA
Author:  Matt Provenza
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BLE 643(2-10-4)
Views:  665   Comments: 0


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