MNAU throttles up the grade at Lamberton.

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.

The Mankato turn heads into Revere, past a remnant from the CNW days.

A 4 pack of RCPE SD40-2s head west out of Cobden on another hot July afternoon. On point is a 10 year anniversary unit for the railroad, hard to believe its been around for that long now.

A westbound Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD train enters Lake Benton while passing the town's namesake lake.

MNAU winds its way through the Buffalo Ridge on the final stretch to Aurora, SD late on this extremely muggy evening. The mosquitoes were an absolute pain at this spot, but it was worth the wait.

MNAU heads west out of Springfield.

RCPE 3437 smokes up a storm heading up the grade into Lamberton.

The Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west on the Tracy Sub on a brutally hot and humid summer afternoon.

The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's train from Mankato, MN is nearing its destination of Aurora, SD as it drops downhill west of Elkton.

The verdant hills of the Buffalo Ridge observe the passing of a westbound train on the former C&NW line to South Dakota.

A westbound RCPE train rolls through downtown Tracy, MN. Some of the buildings in the background have seen the passing of many trains, going all the way back to Chicago & North Western days when t... (more)

The RCPE's westbound Mankato to Aurora train is nearing its destination as it blasts through downtown Elkton, SD on a beautiful spring evening.

A couple of horses pause from taking a drink to cast a curious eye toward the strange bearded man holding a camera nearby. The RCPE's westbound Mankato to Aurora manifest slowly rolls toward Tracy... (more)

The Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern's trackage rights train from the Union Pacific interchange in Mankato to Aurora, SD is in the hole at Cobden to meet CPKC's eastbound Tracy to Chicago manifest tha... (more)