Twenty street crossings in less than two miles on 100-pound rail dating to 1927. That’s today’s Ellis & Eastern grinding away on a former Chicago & North Western branch through the residential... (more)
The newest member of the Ellis & Eastern diesel fleet hits a dip in the track as it exits the bridge crossing the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls. The engine is a GP38-2. The bridge was bu... (more)
D&I SD39 4027 leads an all-EMD quartet charging up a 1 percent grade out of the Big Sioux River Valley in Sioux Falls. The train is hauling rock from the quarry in Dell Rapids. It has a BNSF track... (more)