The news that the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern is in the process of acquiring secondhand GE locomotives as replacements for a portion of their aging fleet of SD40-2s has created even more interest... (more)

The hills of the Buffalo Ridge are bathed in beautiful evening light as a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train rolls south out of Lake Benton. In a few moments, they'll swing around to the... (more)

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)

After stopping briefly to normalize the west siding switch at Tracy, a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train is getting underway again. The yard tracks on the right are being overgrown by s... (more)

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train running from Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD crosses Plum Creek of Laura Ingalls Wilder fame just west of Walnut Grove.

RCPE's tri-weekly train from Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD pulls through downtown Mankato along the Minnesota River.

Four Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern SD40-2s lift a westbound train out of the Minnesota River valley at New Ulm, MN.

MNAU heads through the scenic Buffalo Ridge on a sweltering summer evening.

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

The tri-weekly Mankato to Aurora manifest makes its way west through the scenic Buffalo Ridge at Lake Benton.

Westbound RCPE near Courtland, 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.

Late in the afternoon, RCPE's Mankato to Aurora train makes its way through the rolling hills of the Buffalo Ridge in Lake Benton. Though it may look like a typical summer day in this photo, the w... (more)

A westbound RCPE train rolls through the hills of the Buffalo Ridge south of Lake Benton, MN. It used to require a good deal of luck to get a train out here in daylight, but with this train regula... (more)

With a rail train that was picked up in Mankato, MN, a pair of RCP&E SD40-2s have everything under control as they traverse the hills and curves that seem to be common on this part of the map.