Feeling the loads here, the engineer has his units pegged as they climb over the hill and under I90.

LBFRC winds around a curve after some switching in Sturgis. This spot was opened up by construction from a Ford dealership that went in this year.

Bathed in beautiful evening light, a westbound RCPE train makes its way through the hills and curves south of Lake Benton, nearing the South Dakota border.

After waiting for a couple of hours in the siding at Florence for their eastbound counterpart, this Huron bound freight wastes no time getting back up to speed as it blasts through a sag just east... (more)

My first chance to shoot an RCPE train on the move with RCPE power. After waiting in Tracy for a fresh crew since the morning of the previous day, the Tracy to Huron manifest is underway and doin... (more)

After spending nearly 36 hours sitting in Tracy, train M-TRHU (manifest from Tracy, MN to Huron, SD) is finally under way. Lake Benton has always been my favorite place in Minnesota, but sinc... (more)

When I shot this line last year, I snagged a pair of freshly painted orange RCP&E units. (for the first time I believe) This year was another matched set, this time a trio of ex IC&E and DM&E engi... (more)

After dropping their train at Rapid City, the LBFRC heads back home with a measly three cars, although they did match the three motors very symmetrically. This road is a lot like the RCP&E, lots o... (more)

Rapid City, Pierre, & Eastern heads west out of Rapid City.

A rainbow consist is seen leading CP 470 eastbound through the Dells.

DME Chicago to Watseca train 471 Byron

A trio of EMD SD40-2s waste no time as they take CP 470 eastward towards Chicago. The train is seen here crossing the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

RCPE M-RCHU rocks and rolls along at 10 MPH on the excepted track of the PRC Subdivision at Powell, SD on a hazy afternoon.

A couple of freshly painted RCP&E SD40-2's are in charge of todays 2H19. After getting GTB's at the depot, the crew highballs at Hastings. They don't have very far to go, the train will be yarded ... (more)