No. 110, a 1928 Baldwin 2-6-6-2T, steams out of the Hill City depot and across a small trestle before attacking Tin Mill Hill.

Between 1957 and 1964, the Black Hills Central ran narrow gauge trains between Hill City and Oblivion via a third rail on the standard-gauge CB&Q Keystone Spur. The final climb to Oblivion was ov... (more)

BHC 110 rolls across the valley near Palmer's Gulch in the scenic Black Hills. This was a former CB&Q spur line between Hill City and Keystone.

This is the firing valve on Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T 110, built by Baldwin in 1928 for the Weyerhauser Timber Company. Note that long ago, a lazy fireman cut a small notch in the side of the ... (more)

No. 110 is working hard to pull seven loaded coaches up the 4% grade of Tin Mill Hill, in South Dakota's scenic Black Hills.

No. 110 rolls downgrade towards Keystone with the "1880 Train" in tow. This rugged canyon is one of my favorite places to shoot the train, and a recent thinning of trees by the National Forest Se... (more)

This former Milwaukee Road FP7 heads up a display train at the Murdo, South Dakota "1880 Town" tourist trap. The unit was built in 1951 for the CMStP&P, and retired in May 1980.

Another lazy summer afternoon at the Murdo, South Dakota "1880 Town." The locomotive is former Great Western Sugar Co. No. 7, which was built new for GW in August 1938 as Davenport C/N 2267. It is... (more)

Smoke rolls skyward as No. 110 digs in for the long climb ahead.

No. 110 digs in for the grade ahead, with a train of seven matching cars bound for Keystone.

Mallet 110 rolls downgrade into Kennedyville with a seven car train bound for Keystone.

Dakota Southern President Alex Huff shovels out a grade crossing as the 4427 makes a rare move on this lightly used line.

BN 2580 idles away the hours at Edgemont. I was surprised to find a BN GP35 riding on type B trucks. In my travels I hadn't came across that before. It was the only BN one I ever seen this way and... (more)

After meeting a coal load at Summit, SD, this manifest for Aberdeen pulls away from the siding with a nice five unit consist. Just a little hiking was needed to get to this spot on the I-29 embank... (more)

The daily Northtown-Aberdeen manifest heads west through the big cut in the small town of Big Stone City, SD. The head end of the train is in South Dakota while the rest of it, still around the co... (more)