RCPE's Mankato to Aurora turn heads west out of Cobden.

With a massive train for Belle Fourche, three of RCPEs finest SD40s coast downhill and out of the scenic Black Hills.

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west into Judson with a 4 pack of SD40-2s. The train left Mankato later than usual due to UP's MSSDM manifest having engine trouble leaving town.

MNAU heads west out of Cobden as the day comes to a close.

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west through New Ulm, past the old CNW depot and grain elevators.

A songbird perches on a telegraph pole that dates back to days of the Chicago & North Western as a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train traverses the rolling Minnesota countryside just eas... (more)

A pair of Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern SD40-2's roll over a hogback in the rack as they approach Revere, Minnesota and hustle their train west over CP's Tracy Sub. Utilizing trackage rights over t... (more)

After pausing to pick up a lengthy string of cars from the siding here, a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train snakes out of Cobden, MN in some of the last light of the day. The curves her... (more)

Back in March, when there was still plenty of snow on the ground, a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train drops down the undulating track just east of Revere, MN.

After stopping to pick up a long cut of cars from the siding at Cobden, a westbound RCPE trackage rights train accelerates toward Springfield in some of the last light of a long late spring day.

The tranquility of a Saturday evening in small town Minnesota is briefly disturbed by the passage of a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern trackage rights train. The red wood structure in the d... (more)

A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train passes the old elevator and former Chicago & North Western station in downtown New Ulm, MN on a fine spring evening. The CPKC sign in the distance is... (more)

A lengthy westbound RCPE train curves through the scenic hills of the Buffalo Ridge just south of Lake Benton, MN. Just ahead, they will curve to the northwest and head toward the South Dakota bor... (more)

After sitting overnight at the siding at Florence, MN, a westbound RCPE train has a new crew and is on its way toward Aurora and Huron, SD, seen crossing a small trestle just east of Tyler on this... (more)

M-TRHU is stretched out across the South Dakota landscape as they near Huron.