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 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.

The LBFRC makes it way up to Whitewood, South Dakota.

Cresting a hill near Whitewood, a 3-pack of 40s are on the head end of the Belle Job. To make matters better, the lead engine was a heck of a smoker on even the slightest hill. This chase allowed ... (more)

Matched SD 40-2s at New Ulm with the tri-weekly Mankato to Aurora.manifest.

Throttling out of Whitewood, this 3-pack of SD40s show no mercy to the decent sized train in tow. The RCPE is an awesome railroad to photograph.

RCPE's LBFRC makes its way through Whitewood on the trip south down to Rapid City.

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)