A Milwaukee Road Freight Train at Aberdeen, South Dakota

This Milwaukee Road freight train crosses the Great Plains at Aberdeen, South Dakota.  Milwaukee Road was the last transcontinental railroad, and was much the underdog to its competitors of the Upper Midwest, Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
The train rambles west, as a vast thunderhead crosses.  In tow are combines and empty grain hoppers, both headed towards the grain harvest.  The grain season truly gives a much needed boost to Milwaukee Road's traffic.

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