Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad -Spring Action on the PRC Subdivision-

The Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad operates in some eye catching areas, but one of the more interesting portions is the PRC Subdivision in South Dakota. This 170 miles of rail runs from Pierre to Rapid City, and passes though desolate areas, open fields, valleys, and has its far share of bridges and grades.

In this video, we'll chase the daily east and west trains; the MRCHU (MRCHU, Manifest = Rapid City to Huron) and MHURC over the course of two different days. We first encounter a trio of SD40-2s by Capa as they slowly lug a long and heavy manifest west. After shooting them a few times, and some doing some work in Midland, the train pulls into the setting sun. On day the second day, we'll see trains swapping power in Wall, and chase both the east and west trains for a bit. We'll get lots of drone views, bridges, and rough, bad, bumpy track chocked in mud and clay. All the while, being powered by RPCEs fleet of SD40s!

Power for all of the trains seen in this video is the EMD SD40-2s. It'll be seen idling, rolling on jointed rail, run 8, and doing what they do best - pulling freight decades after they were built. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the RCP&E along the famed PRC Subdivision!

Other videos on the PRC:
Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad - West End Ops
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Pipe train across the PRC:
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Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad PRC Subdivision, Drones, SD40-2s, and more
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