Westbound from Mankato, 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.

A westbound RCPE train is seen passing one of the large wind turbines that are found throughout southwest Minnesota. Pictures don't really do justice to how massive these structures are.

The westbound tri-weekly Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train that brings traffic from the Union Pacific in Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD is nearly on home rails as it will soon leave CPKC's Tracy Subdi... (more)

The hills of the Buffalo Ridge make for a scenic setting as a westbound RCPE train rounds a curve just south of Lake Benton, MN.

A little exhaust erupts from a trio of SD40-2s as the engineer opens the throttle to climb another hill just east of Tyler on the former CNW across southern Minnesota.

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train negotiates the hills and curves of western Minnesota between Balaton and Florence on a blustery first day of spring.

The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's train from Mankato, MN is nearing its destination of Aurora, SD as it drops downhill west of Elkton.

The verdant hills of the Buffalo Ridge observe the passing of a westbound train on the former C&NW line to South Dakota.

A westbound RCPE train rolls through downtown Tracy, MN. Some of the buildings in the background have seen the passing of many trains, going all the way back to Chicago & North Western days when t... (more)

RCPE'S Mankato turn heads west through the southern Minnesota Flatlands on this beautiful fall evening.

The Mankato turn heads west past the old elevator at Essig.

A pair of RCPE's finest head over the trestle on the Cottonwood River in New Ulm.

A pair of SD40-2s take the Mankato turn west out of town, back to home base in Aurora, SD. Folks were out enjoying the Halloween festivities occurring downtown, while us railfans were getting our ... (more)