MMNAU charges into the sunset with a pack of G&W orange SD40s leading the way. This would be our final shot of our chase that began in Mankato. The sun was gone very quickly after these frames.

RCPE 3452 bringing MMNAU into Garvin in the final sun rays of the day.

RCPE 3452 leading its train down a hill as a single piece of codeline stands alongside the left side of the frame.

RCPE MMNAU heading West through the farm land of Western Minnesota.

MMNAU heading West through the small township of Essig, Minnesota.

MMNAU departing Mankato with a solid set of G&W SD40s. Unfortunately, this train is now patched BNSF H2 Dash 9s.

Westbound from Mankato, MN.

Ex ARZC 3997 now lettered for RCPE at Phillipsburg, KS.

Eastbound Chicago Fort Wayne passes thru downtown Lima with sister railroad RCPE leading. My night photos: https://www.railpictures.net/album/6095/

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.