After a set out in the siding west of town, the daily HUTR manifest throttles up and heads east to a meet at Elkton, SD.

A pair of Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern SD40-2's Nos. 3464 and 3459 lead the Dakota Junction-Rapid City train (LDJRC 09) next to a farm ditch south of Oelrichs, South Dakota, on July 9, 2018.

A Dallas, Garland, & Northeastern local freight sits at the Vilbig Rd. grade crossing in downtown Dallas, just a stone's throw away from UP's Browder Yard on the UP Dallas Sub. GP38-3 #2088 was ju... (more)

Trio of SD40-2s, including a newly painted leader taking the Mankato MN to Huron SD manifest through the New Ulm yard.

A four pack of blue and yellow SD40-2's lead the LBFRC into Rapid City. They will swap out this train of loads for a train of empties to take back up to Belle Fourche later in the day.

RCPE 6430, former ICE 6430, still sporting the blue and yellow, is on the point of the LBFRC heading south along the Black Hills for Rapid City.

RCPE 6430, former ICE 6430, still sporting the blue and yellow, is on the point of the LBFRC heading south along the Black Hills for Rapid City.

A four pack of RCPE SD40-2's all still in blue and yellow have the LBFRC south near Tilford, SD cresting another hog back and about to duck under I-90 again on its way to Rapid City.

A four pack of RCPE SD40-2's all still in blue and yellow have the LBFRC moving past the Black Hills National Cemetary just south of Sturgis enroute to Rapid City.

A four pack of RCPE SD40-2's all still in blue and yellow have the LBFRC moving past the Black Hills National Cemetary just south of Sturgis enroute to Rapid City.

RCPE 6431, the only blue and yellow motor on the RCPE to display any nose letters, sits with 3 other motors awaiting a recrew to take the train back north to Belle Fourche

RCPE 6431, the only blue and yellow motor on the RCPE to display any nose letters, sits with 3 other motors awaiting a crew to head to Colony to switch the three clay mines overnight.

Having just set out cars on the west leg of the Dakota Junction wye for the Nebraska Northwestern, the RCP&E train accelerates up to 10mph for the trip to Crawford.

A trio of Blue and Yellow SD40-2's hold out south of Rapid City Yard after an overnight trip north from Dakota Jct.

RCPE 3432 is on the point of MHURC 31 laying over in Pierre for the afternoon. The train will leave later in the evening for a JC Siding meet with an eastbound MRCHU.