Black Hills Central Railroad 110: Journey Through the Hills of Granite
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Rising above the vast Great Plains of the northern United States, the Black Hills is a small mountain region full of lush ponderosa pine trees and tall granite mountains. The Lakota tribe called this region pahá sápa, or “hills that are black”, referring to how the trees on the mountains cause them to appear “black”, and was a sacred land. As civilization progressed, the early 1900’s saw the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad construct a line that ran between the towns of Hills City and Keystone. A little more than half a century later, this line would become one of the first tourist railroads in the United States, and at one point ran as a dual gauge line, with ex-White Pass & Yukon #69 finding another life in service on heavy grades. Today, the line has been converted solely to standard gauge, and articulated “Mallet” locomotives have become the primary motive power. One of two such engines on this line is ex-Wayerhaeuser Timber 2-6-6-2T #110, and has been a reliable workhorse for hauling longer passenger trains up the 4-6% grades of the Keystone Branch. Over 100,000 riders travel to the region to ride the line annually, and the railroad is an important boost to the tourism industry in the Black Hills. Now, please enjoy this exciting video brought to you by Blue Comet Productions!
This vide was filmed on June 22nd to 24th, 2020.
I love your channel and I never would have found it if it wasn't for this railroad. I have lived by this train my whole life and have always had a full time passion for steam locomotives, especially the sister Mallets of the Black Hills Central. Thank you so much for the video! You take train videography into a new level.
Incredible really, to see such grades still in use today perfectly complimented by that CB&Q 5 Chime. You covered this well!
Excellent video. It doesn't get any finer than this.
Dynamo Productions hit it with a mallet a few times and it might get finer
@@BlueCometProductions That was a very ARTICULATE joke ;)
@@TheBigBananaRailfan very funny!!! Sorry I just thought I would CHIME in!
This video is absolutely incredible! I think it's your best yet!
Outstanding coverage of an equally outstanding line! Definitely one of your best videos so far!
Nicely done as always Chad
Excellent, most excellent coverage of a cool railroad with a really cool locomotive. Well done!
Impressive stuff Chad!
Great video.Frist car of the train looks like something you would see at Strasbrug
Nice work bro, very well done. Love the coaches, are they all old trollies ?
They’re a mix
Great video! Looking forward to visiting this railroad in a few weeks! Where was the shot at 07:12 taken?
Simplesmente incrível seu canal
I love that whistle, what kind is it?
CB&Q 5 Chime
Rode behind her in 2018 good show
Hermoso video saludos desde Veracruz México sueño con viajar en locomotora de vapor pero mi país no conserva tan hermosas reliquias
didn't this railroad not to long ago finish work on another mallet? Or is it still under a rebuild? I don't know
They did, however they’ve begun to rotate the engines in and out of service so one can be serviced while the other runs the daily excursions
@@BlueCometProductions I see thanks for the info.