Milepost 3.8: Backlight at Palmer Gulch. The 5PM trips on the Black Hills Central Railroad are an interesting challenge for photographers. The lower sun angles produce beautiful light, but... (more)
Tin Mill after five. Just after 5 PM, the Black Hills Central's last passenger run of the day tops Tin Mill Hill, crossing Old Hill City Road on the east bound trip to Keystone, SD. As you... (more)
Late afternoon departure from Hill City. In recent years, the Black Hills Central Railroad has been running a 5 PM departure during prime vacation season. They are one of the few tourist r... (more)
464, coupled to the 5 pm train, almost ready to depart.
464, sitting at the coal dock, at the HRR shops.
K-27, number 464 is ready to depart the engine house, for service on the 5pm Christmas Train...
New Hope's light Consolidation #40 rumbles across Reeder Road as she heads for Lahaska with the final steam run of the day. I normally tend to shy away from grade crossings as photo spots becaus... (more)
My favorite Strasburg engine tackles my favorite stretch of the line...the grade from Cherry Hill to Esbenshade's crossing. The locomotive is always working hard, the late afternoon light is nic... (more)
Ex Norfolk & Western 12-Wheeler #475 produces an ample black plume as she climbs the grade between Cherry Hill and Esbenshade. The train is passing through Cherry Crest Farm, a popular attractio... (more)
