Dakota Southern's lone alco sits dead and drained at Chamberlain.

This former Milwaukee Road SD9 is painted in a unique scheme to celebrate the 1993 centennial for the town of Oacoma located across the Missouri from Chamberlain. An Alco C420 and an SD7 join it.

The dead line at Chamberlain holds some interesting locomotives. The vintage truck and abandoned building fit right in.

Just short of a railroad museum in Chamberlain South Dakota, with 3 former Milwaukee Road EMD's and some more first generation diesels.

A trio of GE 80 ton switchers wait out the night near the Dakota Southern's depot in Chamberlain. The DS has quite an eclectic collection of locomotives out in the middle of South Dakota.

What do you do when the kids and wife have gone to bed and you know that trains are on the other side of the river. You go take night shots. DS 512 holds down the main next to the ex-Milwaukee dep... (more)

The uncut grass and tall weeds are testament to how often this line runs, however, if you're ever on I-90, Chamberlain is worth a visit if only for the amazing array of old motive power and even o... (more)

Two Dakota Southern high-hood SDs stored out of service at Chamberlain. No. 522 is the former Milwaukee Road 2222, built in 1953.

The hulk of Union Pacific DD40AX No. 6926, now used as a parts source by the Dakota Southern.

Sisseton Southern 70-tonner No. 76, stored with two other GE 70-tonners, on the Dakota Southern. This unit is ex-Charles City Western No. 76; Tidewater Southern No. 143.

Dakota Southern 512, ex- Milwaukee Road 2212. 512 (built by EMD in June 1953) is being repainted at Chamberlain in a line up that includes former Soo Line GP30 719 and ex-SP SD9E 4427.

Once the hub of the Dakota Southern, Chamberlain is now an inactive yard used for storage.

Dakota Southern 506, seen here in the dead line east of the terminal, is painted to commemorate the centennial of the town of Oacoma, a town west of Chamberlain, on the other side of the Missuouri... (more)

The Dakota Southern's lone operating SD9 sits amidst the weeds of the engine terminal at Chamberlain. This line runs (infrequently) between Chamberlain and Mitchell, some 60 miles to the east on f... (more)