The Black Hills Central Railroad locomotive 108 climbs the grade as it approaches the Hill City – Keystone Road Crossing, as it makes its first trip of the day to Keystone, South Dakota from Hill City on May 30th, 2022!
According to their website: Locomotive #108 joined its nearly identical twin, #110, at the beginning of the 2020 season following a four-year restoration. It is a 2-6-6-2T articulated tank engine that was built by the Baldwin Locomotives Works in 1926 for the Potlatch Lumber Company. It later made its way to Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and eventually to the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, Washington.
The acquisition and subsequent restoration of locomotive #108 completed a more than 20-year goal of increasing passenger capacity which began with the restoration of #110 and the restoration of multiple passenger cars. Both large Mallet locomotives (pronounced Malley) can pull a full train of seven authentically restored passenger cars, up from the four cars utilized prior to their addition to the roster.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5, 1/400, ISO 320.