On May 29, 1995, a friend and I were driving home to Wisconsin after a Memorial Day weekend trip to Crawford Hill. We were headed east on Interstate 90 when we came across this surprise. Westbound... (more)
Dakota Southern President Alex Huff shovels out a grade crossing as the 4427 makes a rare move on this lightly used line.
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)
Yes, there is a track underneath all that grass!
Two Dakota Southern high-hood SDs stored out of service at Chamberlain. No. 522 is the former Milwaukee Road 2222, built in 1953.
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)
