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  • Written by SteveOSF on Oct 22, 2007
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    • The 1880 Train operates between Hill City and Keystone. You can get tickets and board from either location. The trip between the two cities takes about an hour one way. The layover at Hill City for those arriving from Keystone is about an hour.

    A narrator will explain the sites along the way. The sites include Harney Peak (the highest point in the Black Mountains), the Holy Terror Mine, and the Kennedy House (a building of local historical significance). Wildlife, like deer, can be seen from time to time. The train struggles up a 6 percent grade outside of Hill City en route to Keystone.

    A fair portion of the journey is along a roadside. The county road was built along the railway as the path was already cut through the hills. Other portions of the trip take you well enough away from the road where you can image what the trip would have been like back in 1880.

    1880 Train refers to the route more than the actual vehicles. The steam engine that pulled us along the way was from the early part of the 20th Century. The passenger cars are beautifully restored.

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    Phone: (605) 574-2222
    Directions: Railroad Ave., Hill City
    Website: http://www.1880train.com/
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    risse73 Mon Jan 26, 2009 22:14 UTC
     The Black Hills & Mt. Rushmore are two sights I'd like to visit in So. Dakota if I ever get to go in the future. Thanks for stopping by my pages. Hope all's well. -Marissa-    		Bwana_Brown Tue Aug 26, 2008 01:34 UTC
     The train ride sounds like it would be interesting! Thanks for the helpful information.
    Ewingjr98 Sun May 4, 2008 05:41 UTC
     I enjoyed this area during my lone visit to SD back in 1998. We loved all of the wildlife in the Black Hills.    		Tugboatguy Thu Jan 10, 2008 00:45 UTC
     Steve, Very good tips & photos. I was born in So. Dakota. My Dad was transferred when I just 6 weeks old. So, my memories are of later trips back. The Black Hills & So. Dakota are a very special place. Thanks for your comments-my Warner Robins pages. Doug
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