RCPE'S Mankato turn heads west through the southern Minnesota Flatlands on this beautiful fall evening.

The Mankato turn heads west past the old elevator at Essig.

A pair of RCPE's finest head over the trestle on the Cottonwood River in New Ulm.

A pair of SD40-2s take the Mankato turn west out of town, back to home base in Aurora, SD. Folks were out enjoying the Halloween festivities occurring downtown, while us railfans were getting our ... (more)

Halloween orange in double takes the form of a pair of pumpkins on the porch steps of the house across from the grain elevator to a handsome pair of SD40-2's leading a 67 car Mankato-Aurora train ... (more)

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train passes by the power at the Harvest Land Cooperative elevator near Springfield, MN. The Harvest Land engine started life as a Detroit, Toledo & Ironto... (more)

Four SD40-2s disturb the peace and quiet of the small town Saturday evening in Sanborn, Minnesota as they hustle westbound with a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train.

Four SD40-2's roll a westbound quickly through the curves of the slight line relocation west of Cobden, MN that was the result of an overpass replacement project back in Dakota, Minnesota & Easter... (more)

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way out of the northern Black Hills near Whitewood, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way along the northern Black Hills near Whitewood, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way north through Black Hawk, SD on the return trip toward Belle Fourche.

RCPE's LBFRC is just about to the end of its days on the return to Belle Fourche. A turn made Mon-Sat in 2018.

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC just north of St. Onge, SD. The train is rounding out the turn trip from Belle Fourche to Rapid City and return to Belle Fourche. A turn made Mo... (more)

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC just north of Whitewood, SD. The train is rounding out the turn trip from Belle Fourche to Rapid City and return to Belle Fourche. A turn made M... (more)

A pair of SD40-2's bracket a GP38-3 on RCPE's LBFRC just north of Whitewood, SD. The train is rounding out the turn trip from Belle Fourche to Rapid City and return to Belle Fourche. A turn made M... (more)