Black Hills Central No. 110 rolls along Battle Creek as it approaches Keystone, S.D.
On the outskirts of Rapid City, a RCPE freight follows I-90 eastbound.
Just outside Sturgis, S.D., a RCPE freight passes the Black Hills National Cemetery.
A RCPE freight passes the old depot in Sturgis, S.D.
Heading for Rapid City, a RCPE freight crosses a small creek just outside Belle Fourche, S.D.
A westbound empty Union Pacific coal train rolls across the prairie as it heads back to the Powder River Basin.
A westbound empty Union Pacific coal train heads back to the Powder River Basin, passing the preserved water tank at Lusk, Wyo.
Under the stars, a Union Pacific freight passes the old water tank in Lusk, Wyo.
The sun rises next to the former Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley (later Chicago & North Western) water tank at Lusk, Wyo. The tank was built in 1886 and is on the National Register of Historic ... (more)
A pair of Union Pacific locomotives tag along as Distributed Power Units behind a westbound empty coal train heading into the Powder River Basin.
In a 13-minute exposure, a BNSF train rolls through the first loop as it heads up Crawford Hill.
A BNSF DPU pushes an empty coal train towards the setting sun, its descent down Crawford Hill complete.
A string of empty coal hoppers head back to the Powder River Basin having just descended famous Crawford Hill in western Nebraska.
A load of Powder River Basin coal heads east through Hemingford, Neb., heading towards Alliance, splitting the grain silos in town.
A load of Powder River Basin coal heads east through Bridgeport, Neb. Bridgeport is a crossroads of UP and BNSF's former Burlington line between Alliance, Neb., and Sterling, Colo.
