RCPE's LBFRC makes its way out of the northern Black Hills near Whitewood, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way along the northern Black Hills near Whitewood, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way north through Black Hawk, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC is just about to the end of its days on the return to Belle Fourche. A turn made Mon-Sat in 2018.

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)

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

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

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC is easing into Sturgis and making the return trip north toward Belle Fourche.

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC making the return trip north toward Belle Fourche and past the Black Hills National Cemetery.

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC making the return trip north toward Belle Fourche.

A 4-pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC up out of Sturgis and toward Rapid City. In Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads for empties and then return to Belle Fourche that evening.

A 4-pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC into the Black Hills and thru a sag outside of Whitewood and toward Rapid City. In Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads for empties and then ... (more)

A four pack of RCPE SD40-2's lead the LBFRC into the Black Hills and toward Rapid City under hazy skies created by forest fires out west. Once in Rapid, they will swap the train of bentonite loads... (more)

An experience that took me back to my Calmar, IA, days at the IC&E...this southbound extra Belle Fourche job is down on their knees as they make the climb out of Sturgis. These 3 SD40-2's were pou... (more)

On Saturday the RCP&E cabbed a crew from Rapid City to Colony to finish up the night job's work and head south with 68 loads for Rapids. This is the far end of the old DM&E/CNW. This is the Black ... (more)