The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad developed primarily because of Pittsburgh's need to access Lake Superior ores. During the 1800s, all of the major railroads traveled east to west, and connected ...

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway has unveiled a red, white, and blue locomotive to commemorate the 250th anniversary of ...

Canadian National has announced plans to purchase Wabtec's 100% battery-electric locomotive to operate on its Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, which runs from the PIttsburgh suburb of Penn Hills to ...

The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1897, carried iron ore and coal from Conneaut, Ohio, to East Pittsburgh. It fed Carnegie’s Mon Valley steel mills with raw materials.

Next, students view and analyze two video clips that provide background information about the early 1900s, the Marquette and Bessemer No. 2 ship, and the December 1909 Lake Erie storm.

Police in Allegheny County said the 17-year-old was walking on Bessemer Lake Erie Railroad tracks in Plum near the Oakmont Country Club pedestrian bridges. Skip to Article. Set weather.