Now on their own trackage, RCPE's Mankato turn heads west into Florence, moments later a BNSF northbound passed overhead on the bridge behind the photo. Quite the eventful evening here.

With four SD40-2s on the point and 92 cars in tow, this westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train makes a fine sight as it negotiates the rolling countryside of southwest Minnesota on a perfect... (more)

A southbound grain train with three big GE's up front curves and climbs toward the US 14 overpass at Florence, MN.

In some of the last sunlight of a nice February evening, a lengthy southbound BNSF manifest claws its way to the top of the grade from Marshall to Florence, MN. A cloud bank was moving in, so the ... (more)

Four different locomotive models team up as they fight to bring a heavy southbound train up the grade toward the Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota. Trailing in the consist is BNSF 100, the clas... (more)

Originally built for the Southern Pacific, a former Arizona Central SD40M-2 leads a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train across southwest Minnesota on a perfect late summer evening.

A southbound BNSF train of dried distillers grain climbs toward the US Highway 14 overpass at Florence, MN, dodging some cloud shadows along the way.

A southbound BNSF train snakes through the rolling countryside of southwest Minnesota on a nice spring afternoon.

With the interchange work done at Florence, all 6K HP are put to use to get the train back up to track speed under the last sunlight of the day.

An empty coal train approaches the US Highway 14 overpass at Florence, MN, working hard up the grade out of Marshall toward the top of the Buffalo Ridge. A rebuilt SD70MAC and an SD70ACe do the ho... (more)

A southbound BNSF grain train works uphill toward Florence, MN on a nice summer evening.

After performing a near perfect over-under meet with a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train just north of here, a southbound BNSF unit tank train is approaching the US 14 overpass at Florence, MN.

A westbound RCPE train crosses the Redwood River and climbs toward the MN 23 and BNSF overpasses at Florence, MN.

At one of my favorite spots to watch trains in southwest Minnesota, a southbound BNSF manifest is seen working hard up to the crest of the long climb along the Redwood River from Marshall to Flore... (more)

The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD manifest climbs away from the Redwood River crossing at Florence, MN.