Dakota & Iowa's Southbound train makes a pull from the quarry at Dell Rapids. Once built, this train will be just shy of 100 cars loaded with rip-rap, ballast, and other aggregate type product.

EE 37 leads a train of aggregate East.

The BNSF Cyclone prepares to duck under the Highway 42 overpass as they head South.

A southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad train rolls through downtown Sioux Falls, passing the former Great Northern depot, a former BN caboose, and a couple of pieces of snowfighting equipment that, t... (more)

A southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad rock train from Dell Rapids arrives in Sioux Falls, crossing the diversion canal for the Big Sioux River near the airport. The wind was remarkably absent on thi... (more)

Four EMD's bring a southbound Dakota & Iowa Railroad train from Dell Rapids toward Sioux Falls, seen near Renner, South Dakota. The leaves aren't the only sign of change as welded rail has been la... (more)

A trio of Burlington Northern EMD SD70MACs begin to pull as they depart Edgemont, South Dakota, with a loaded coal train on the afternoon of July 5, 1996. Afternoon clouds are building in the heat... (more)

Now in storage, this GE 70 tonner once worked as Dakota Southern/Sisseton Southern 76. This 1953-built unit was originally Tidewater Southern 143 and then Charles City Western 76 before being shi... (more)

This is a shot I've had in mind for awhile but haven't been able to pull off until now. Black Hills Central 110 is working hard upgrade near the top of Tin Mill Hill just out of Hill City, South ... (more)

The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee is a two-mile standard gauge railroad that operates on the grounds of Historic Prairie Village in Madison, South Dakota. The primary motive power is 0... (more)

The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee is a two-mile standard gauge railroad that operates on the grounds of Historic Prairie Village in Madison, South Dakota. Although the line is a loop, a sho... (more)

The lines formerly operated by Dakota Southern are now being operated by WATCO's Ringneck & Western, meaning that the Dakota Southern equipment has to be removed. A former Missouri Pacific Jordan... (more)

Dakota Southern No. 213 is a long, long way from New York, where it used to run in commuter service as Long Island Railroad 213. The track that Dakota Southern operated in South Dakota are now bei... (more)

Dakota Southern 506 started life in 1954 as Milwaukee Road 2232. It was painted in this scheme during 1989 to celebrate South Dakota's centennial. It's now facing an uncertain future, as the tra... (more)

As a thunderstorm opens up overhead, Black Hills Central 110 heads upgrade out of Hill City with the last run of the day to Keystone.