MHURC heads into the setting sun at Nowlin. The rear of the train can be seen wrapping around the curve to the left of the RCPE 3453.

RCPE 3453 leads the Westbound manifest past some new spikes that are staged for installation along the PRC.

MHURC ambles along Bad River Road in rural South Dakota.

MHURC continues the slow tip toe across the RCP&E PRC. The Orange and Yellow of the Genesee & Wyoming corporate colors really stand out from the South Dakota landscape.

MHURC hooks the right hand curve at Bovine.

RCPE 3453 leads the MHURC over the oddly undulating terrain at Van Metre.

MHURC negotiates a curve West of Wendte.

MHURC eases around one of the numerous curves on the PRC.

The conductor has propped the door open in an attempt to get some air flowing through the cab, on a very hot September afternoon.

The Westbound train bound for Rapid City has just left Pierre. The crew will spend the remainder of their shift ambling along at 10 MPH.

Matched SD 40-2s at New Ulm with the tri-weekly Mankato to Aurora.manifest.

Trio of SD40-2s, including a newly painted leader taking the Mankato MN to Huron SD manifest through the New Ulm yard.