Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway 3362 is a bit far from home as it leads RCPE's Huron to Rapid City manifest train West at Wall, South Dakota.

The RCPE heads West at Wasta.

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.

RCPE 3436 and 3 other SD40-2's hold out on the east end of Rapid City. The train made a day trip over from Philip to Rapid, meeting a counterpart MRCHU at Wall first. The train will be brought in ... (more)

RCPE 3432 is on the point of MHURC 31 laying over in Pierre for the afternoon. The train will leave later in the evening for a JC Siding meet with an eastbound MRCHU.

RCPE 3433, one of two snoot SD40-2's on roster, is on the point of MHURC 19 shoving a cut of empty hoppers back to be spotted at the South Dakota Wheat Growers elevator in the small community of H... (more)