BHC 63 rolls downgrade through Kennedyville on its way towards Keystone, South Dakota. Since 2007, the first trip of the day is normally pulled by this ex-C&O GP9.

A unique Whitcomb centercab diesel complements the steam operations at Black Hills Central.

Taking on water in Keystone.

On the way from Keystone back to Hill City

On the way from Keystone back to Hill City

110 is a 2-6-6-2 under a full head of hissing steam as it goes over the nearby creek. It has left the station and is beginning the climb up the 4%-6% grade out of Hill City, South Dakota, the inf... (more)

The morning run leaves Hill City and heads for Keystone with a train load of tourists. 110 is a 2-6-6-2 Mallet under a full head of hissing steam. It is about to begin the climb up the 4% - 6% rid... (more)

It's a 4% upgrade pull out of Hill City, but despite having a full train of 6 cars, No. 110 isn't even breathing hard as it rolls into the cut near the top of Tin Mill Hill.

When the tracks in Echo Canyon washed out in 1972, Burlington Northern scaled back service on the Keystone Spur to a new siding a mile upstream from town dubbed "Keystone Junction." It was also t... (more)

This area of the 'Hills was a booming tin mining district in the late 1890s. Today, only the former general store - now derelict - exists at Kennedyville. It can be seen in the trees on the far... (more)

Ex-Rayonier logging Mallet No. 110 steams upgrade in the cool mist of a Black Hills summer morning. One hundred years ago, Tin Mill Hill was the location of a tin reclamation mill operated by the... (more)

No. 63 whistles for another crossing near Keystone. This particular grade crossing is seen in the Disney movie "Scandalous John," the scene where BHC 2-6-2 hits a truck.

BHC No. 63 heads downgrade for Keystone with the first run of the day on August 18, 2011.

Ex- C&O GP9 63 puts on a good show as it digs in for the 4% grade of Tin Mill Hill.