A 30 car train of all empties waits in the siding to be overtaken by an eight car local and also an opposing 98 car eastbound out of New Ulm.
The RCPE afternoon westbound train departs Mankato with 30 empties dwarfed by the 135 foot Ardent Mills silos that recently had a mural painted on them.
Departing Mankato yard with 35 cars for Aurora, SD.
RCPE 3467 leads the daily westbound freight through the small town of Quinn.
MHURC rolls at 10 MPH through Cottonwood, South Dakota.
After meeting a westbound west of here in Elkton, SD, the daily HUTR is now in Minnesota, and passing the beautiful Buffalo Ridge near Lake Benton.
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.