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.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way through the Northern Black Hills on a cold January day heading down to Rapid City.

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.