Along RR right of way from 222 Railroad Ave to Keystone Depot, Hill City, South Dakota. County/parish: Pennington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 05, 2003. NRIS 02001768.
4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 15 contributing structures.Also known as:
The Black Hills Central Railroad (reporting mark BHCR) is a heritage railroad that operates in Keystone, South Dakota, United States. The railroad was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.
It currently operates the 1880 Train on the former Keystone Branch of the Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) between Hill City, South Dakota and Keystone, South Dakota. This railroad line was originally built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) to serve mining and timber interests in the Black Hills. It reached Keystone on January 20, 1900 and was later used to haul equipment for carving nearby Mount Rushmore.
The Black Hills Central Railroad restores early twentieth century-era locomotives and train cars and has been featured on television shows such as the Gunsmoke episode "Snow Train", General Hospital and the TNT mini-series Into the West. It also appeared in the movie Orphan Train.
Trains operate between early May and early October over the scenic 20-mile (32 km) line.
The South Dakota State Railroad Museum is located adjacent to the Hill City depot, on BHCR land.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93205501