A westbound RCPE train is seen passing one of the large wind turbines that are found throughout southwest Minnesota. Pictures don't really do justice to how massive these structures are.
The westbound tri-weekly Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train that brings traffic from the Union Pacific in Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD is nearly on home rails as it will soon leave CPKC's Tracy Subdi... (more)
The hills of the Buffalo Ridge make for a scenic setting as a westbound RCPE train rounds a curve just south of Lake Benton, MN.
A little exhaust erupts from a trio of SD40-2s as the engineer opens the throttle to climb another hill just east of Tyler on the former CNW across southern Minnesota.
A westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train negotiates the hills and curves of western Minnesota between Balaton and Florence on a blustery first day of spring.
RCPE 3452 wakes up downtown as they pull MMNAU past the former CNW depot.
Last light shines on Florence as RCPE MMNAU rounds the bend and heads downhill towards us.
RCPE 3452 pulls its train into the sun as they rock a downhill into the small town of Garvin.
RCPE MMNAU rounds off of the CP and onto home rails where track speed will pick back up to 40 and these guys will have a clear shot for Aurora.
RCPE MMNAU drops its speed from 40 to 25 just outside of Walnut Grove as they close in on Tracy. The grade outside of town makes our RCPE train look like a rollercoaster.
At milepost 213, just east of Revere, we find a lone code line pole still holding on from years past as RCPE 3452 blows past.
The nice thing about chasing RCPE's Mankato to Aurora train is that just about every little town along the way has something cool to shoot. Sanborn is no different. Here we see RCPE 3452 passing t... (more)
RCPE MMNAU rounds the bend into Springfield, passing the massive elevator just east of town.
RCPE 3452 rushes out of the small town of Cobden and over US 14 on the way to Aurora.
RCPE 3452 pulls a 70 car train west past the elevator at Essig.
