Four SD40-2s power a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train through the rich farmland of southwest Minnesota on a beautiful summer evening. The railroad has recently received secondhand GE l... (more)

Westbound RCPE near Florence, Minnesota on its run from Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD.

Finally out of the slow orders, MNAU gains some speed as it heads through the vibrant southwestern Minnesota farmland.

Bathed in some of the last light of a nice spring evening, a heavy southbound BNSF grain train has been working hard for over an hour since leaving Marshall as they climb the hill up to the top of... (more)

Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's tri-weekly train from the Union Pacific at Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD crosses the Redwood River and climbs toward the Minnesota State Highway 23 and BNSF Marshall Sub... (more)

With plenty of cars on this day, the grade profile of this section of track is exemplified well as the tri-weekly Mankato to Aurora train crawls its way west on the Huron Sub.

After chasing MNAU, we saw this unit train that was tied down on the Huron Sub get a crew and begin to move. They would end up taking the BNSF connection to head south on the Marshall Sub, seen he... (more)

Last light shines on Florence as RCPE MMNAU rounds the bend and heads downhill towards us.

Some recent road construction on adjacent Minnesota State Highway 23 that included replacing a culvert is evident as a southbound BNSF train crosses the same creek on a steel trestle that was buil... (more)

MMNAU is about to duck under State Highway 23, as the train makes its way towards Aurora, SD.

A southbound BNSF train passes some visiting CSX power sitting on the south leg of the connection with the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern. My guess would be that the eastern power is most likely fro... (more)

Now on their own trackage, RCPE's Mankato turn heads west into Florence, moments later a BNSF northbound passed overhead on the bridge behind the photo. Quite the eventful evening here.

With four SD40-2s on the point and 92 cars in tow, this westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train makes a fine sight as it negotiates the rolling countryside of southwest Minnesota on a perfect... (more)

A southbound grain train with three big GE's up front curves and climbs toward the US 14 overpass at Florence, MN.

In some of the last sunlight of a nice February evening, a lengthy southbound BNSF manifest claws its way to the top of the grade from Marshall to Florence, MN. A cloud bank was moving in, so the ... (more)