RCPE 3430 & RCPE 3461, a pair of original Union Pacific build SD40-2’s lead the Westbound RCPE freight into Cottonwood, SD.
The beautiful BHCR 110 puts on a great show on her way to Keystone. It is well worth the trip to South Dakota to see this railroad.
RCPE 3430 heads west out of Phillip on its way towards Rapid City. The 10 mph run makes for a slow trip for the crew.
EE 17, a neat SW900, works the Concrete Materials plant on the northwest side of Sioux Falls.
Getting a good run out of Sioux City, DAIR 3026 charges its train through Jefferson, South Dakota. The town was named after Thomas Jefferson and is known for the Days of 59 festival.
RCP&E rumbles westbound toward's Rapid City.
EE 47 (GP38-2) and EE 7 (SW1200) are working the BNSF interchange on the east side of town. It's an interesting railroad with an eclectic roster of locomotives that all end in the number 7. #47 wa... (more)
EE 37 and 77 are on BNSF rails with a sand train out of the Corson pit. The 37 was built for the FEC before becoming an ICG GP10 at Paducah Shops.
RCPE 3467 leads the daily westbound freight through the small town of Quinn.
MHURC rolls at 10 MPH through Cottonwood, South Dakota.
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 and down toward Rapid City.