Departing Hill City. The first morning departure of the Black Hills Central's "1880 Train" rumbles across the little timber trestle at the entrance to the Hill City Yard as she heads east t... (more)
The oncoming crew watches as 110 is backed on to her next train at Hill City.
Chasing the Black Hills Central steam operation is pretty easy. The tracks are seldom far from Old Hill City Road between Keystone and Hill City; the road crosses the railroad about a dozen times ... (more)
The Black Hills Central tourist train is just minutes into its journey as it tackles the steep grade out of Hill City, S.D.
Black Hills Central No. 110 rolls along Battle Creek as it approaches Keystone, S.D.
Clover Valley Lumber Co. #4, a Baldwin 2-6-6-2T Mallet, does a photo runby at Niles with the log train consist during SteamFest 2014.
Black Hills Central #110 headed into Keystone, SD
The Niles Canyon Railway Museum decided to hold a photo session of both sections of the Photographers' Special at Sunol. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Classic Meets Classic! A former Southern Pacific coach idles along side Clover Valley Lumber Co. 4 as the steamer waits patiently for her next move towards the switch in a mild April afternoon. Gu... (more)
The star of the show at the Niles Canyon Railway's post-Winterail photo charter was Clover Valley Lumber 2-6-6-2T No. 4. The Mallet powered a photo freight for the assembled multitude.
Both the steamer and the streamliner are side-by-side for a photo session taken place at Sunol Depot on a mild March afternoon. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Clover Valley Lumber No. 4, at notch 4, passes through Farewell heading towards Sunol for a photo shoot. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Old #110 shows its articulating capabilities as it negotiates a sharp curve on its way east to Keystone.
Eastbound "1880's Train" with the 2-6-6-2T Mallet heads towards Keystone.
The "1880's Train" crosses Old Hill City Road about 20 times between Hill City and Keystone. They normally use this 2-6-6-2T locomotive which unfortunately runs tender first in the later afternoon... (more)
