The train doesn’t go there anymore — Deadwood, South Dakota. Three BN SD9s were tied up at the end of the branch on Aug. 31, 1979, and the line was later abandoned.
In late 1890 the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley first reached Deadwood, SD. The Chicago and North Western Railway acquired control of the FE&MV in the late 1800s. In 1903, the FE&MV was formal... (more)