A quartet of SD40-2s bring a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train through the rolling Minnesota countryside just east of the small town of Revere.
A long delay in the siding at Cobden meant this train didn't make it as far west in daylight as we had hoped. This shot of them working toward the US Highway 59 crossing at Garvin in some of the l... (more)
A large sign featuring the town's railroad heritage welcomes travelers on US Highway 14 to Lamberton, MN while in the distance a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train utilizes the former Ch... (more)
A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern trackage train has departed the Union Pacific yard just north of here and is seen rolling along the riverfront in downtown Mankato. Just out of frame to th... (more)
RCPE's Mankato to Aurora turn heads west out of Cobden.
RCPE 3456 and 3434 trundle west from Huron, SD at about 10 mph with a long string of covered hoppers en route to Pierre and eventually Rapid City. The train will meet up with a BNSF train at Wolse... (more)
RCPE's LBFRC makes its way through the Northern Black Hills on a cold January day heading down to Rapid City.
Cresting a hill near Whitewood, a 3-pack of 40s are on the head end of the Belle Job. To make matters better, the lead engine was a heck of a smoker on even the slightest hill. This chase allowed ... (more)
Throttling out of Whitewood, this 3-pack of SD40s show no mercy to the decent sized train in tow. The RCPE is an awesome railroad to photograph.
