Eastbound E&E sand train destined to Corson for loading is seen on BNSF trackage rights.
Ellis & Eastern freight job is in the process of delivering cars to the BNSF yard in downtown Sioux Falls. SW1200RS No. 7 and SW900 No. 17 are the normall power for this job.
The Ellis and Eastern is over at the BNSF getting ready to pull 28 loads of cement back to their yard. The geeps normally run out to Corson, SD 1st thing each morning to load a rock train and brin... (more)
The local crew in Sioux Falls is about done for the day. Last chore is to shove 42 BNSF hopper cars into the quarry before tying up. Here the crew shoves slowly towards the quarry as they past the... (more)
Lucky sevens! The entire roster of the Ellis & Eastern is shown here: SW900 No. 17; SW1200RS No. 7; and two GP10s No.s 27 and 37. They are shoving 55 loads of cement under Interstate 29.
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EE 37 and 27 run light after dropping off a train of sand cars, a local railfan told us that this was the first time the EE ran on a weekend in months.
