A southbound Dakota & Iowa train crosses the diversion canal for the Big Sioux River as it arrives in Sioux Falls behind three SD40-2s on a clear autumn morning.

Black Hills Central Railroad no. 110 crosses over the Pine Creek trestle that passes by a little boy fishing.

Eastbound out of Hill City. Engineer Kirston Hilpert settles into the right seat of the beefy Black Hills Central Locomotive #108, as she takes the 11:30 AM edition of the "1880 Train&... (more)

The Monday's rock train out of Dell Rapids started pulling around 7:45 am from the East Pit. Here the job pull down to the West Pit to pickup the rest of the loads before heading towards Sioux Cit... (more)

The Huron to Rapid City train rolls over a small trestle as they amble their way towards Rapid City.

RCPE 3425 leads the Northbound train out of Rapid City over the steel truss bridge that spans the Whitewood Creek.

The 1880 Train rolls out of Hill City on its way to Keystone.

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC just north of St. Onge, SD. The train is rounding out the turn trip from Belle Fourche to Rapid City and return to Belle Fourche. A turn made Mo... (more)

The RCP&E Rapid City to Huron train slowly pokes east along the PRC Sub near Van Meter. This area really takes you to no man's land. The area is desolate and it is crazy to see some of the abandon... (more)

On Sunday JC siding would be where the 2 Rapid City to Huron trains would meet around 10 am. This end of the PRC Sub is all 10 mph and with only a couple sidings between Pierre and Rapid City, the... (more)

A trio of shiny and clean RCP&E units lead this short train from Belle Fourche to Rapid City, winding through the scenic Black Hills.

Grain loads from McLaughlin, South Dakota to the Belt Railway of Chicago at Clearing, Illinois stretch across the Missouri River and Lake Oahe at Mobridge atop the bridge constructed by the Milwau... (more)

Pounding their way up Wall hill, three venerable 40s work eastward with traffic for Huron.

The Belle Train departs Rapid City on a mild afternoon with two of the G&W corporate scheme painted SD40s leading a blue and gold hold out.

I would have taken blue and yellows, but a pair of fresh RCP&E units were hard to beat! The pair is seen here pulling hard as they trundle over a bridge in Sturgis, nary a motorcycle to be seen.