Business is good on the Dakota and Iowa Railroad that the tonnage rounded up by the Hawarden/Hudson turn was too big for the road train to pick up so the turn with 2 GP9's ran south to Sioux City ... (more)

Dakota and Iowa's northbound road train is passing thru Jefferson SD with about 100 empty cars.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 slows as it nears the blind crossing at Battle Creek

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 rolls through a rock cut on its way downgrade to Keystone.

EE 17 was built for the CP back in 1955 as a SW900. Today in 2020 it is still actively earning it’s keep on the Ellis & Eastern in South Dakota. The SW9 was found here working at Concrete Materi... (more)

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 begins its return trip to Hill City as it nears Keystone Junction.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 climbs up Tin Mill Hill for the last time of the day. It is about to reach the steepest section of the 1 mile long hill.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 rolls down hill as enters the "Indian Cliffs" also known as Harney Granite.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 starts up the 4% grade to Oblivion as it begins to climb out of Palmer Gulch

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 works hard up the grade at Battle Creek with late July storms lurking ahead.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 takes on water at the Keystone water tower after completing the first 10 miles of its 20 mile round trip from Hill City to Keystone and return.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 rolls down the 6% grade of Tin Mill Hill for the final time of the day as it nears Hill City which is less than a mile away.

Black Hills Central Railroad 108 nears Keystone as it coasts downhill in Echo Canyon.

While working west on our trip we stopped by the roundhouse at Huron. Huron has been the base for operations for many years for the railroads that have owned this railroad across South Dakota. Now... (more)

I was watching the weather and seen maybe there was a chance drop under light might happened on our trip home. We chased this eastbound Rapids City to Huron train from Van Meter to east of Wendte ... (more)