The Aberdeen local wraps around the horseshoe curve southwest of Bristol. This was one of the realignments the Milwaukee Road performed on this line after it was built.
Got a chance to use my telephoto lens here as the train passes a curve before Bristol
After waiting for the Aberdeen Local to clear, this eastbound grainer is now clear east on the Appleton Sub and departs Bristol.
Loaded grain departs Bristol and heads east on the Appleton Sub, about to pass under the wooden bridge near Bristol.
The Aberdeen Local heads west into Bristol in some nice light. Here it will take the hole for a meet with an eastbound grain train. They would stay tied down in the siding for the remainder of the... (more)
L TWI6611 02I, the Aberdeen Local rounds the curve into Bristol, SD on a very humid afternoon with BNSF 112, 1616 and 162.
The local sweeps through the curve into the town of Bristol with a nice golden glow.
BNSF 1943 rounds the horseshoe curve in Bristol.
After setting out half their train at Milbank, an ethanol empty bound for Aberdeen, SD makes its way toward Bristol, SD. After one of the best chases in years, we called it quits here and headed f... (more)
Three Norfolk Southern EMDs bring a short train of ethanol empties across the South Dakota prairie near Bristol. After dropping some of their cars in Milbank, the balance of the train is headed f... (more)