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Owner: Black Hills Central
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:WPY 69 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:32962Order No:
Frame Number: Built:4/1908
Notes:Narrow Gauge, Built 1908, ex-WP&Y 69
Other locos with this serial:  NMR 69(2-8-0) WPYR 69(2-8-0) BHC 69(2-8-0)
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Narrow Attraction
Title:  Narrow Attraction
Description:  The next day (August 28), the Intermountain Limited left Deadwood and made a stop at Hill City to visit the Black Hills Central. Steamed up for the riders was narrow gauge 2-8-0 69.
Photo Date:  8/28/1963  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 11:02:30 PM
Location:  Hill City, SD
Author:  Douglas Wornom
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Locomotives:  BHC 69(2-8-0)
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Black Hills Central 2-8-0 69
Title:  Black Hills Central 2-8-0 69
Description:  BHC 69 was caught turning around the wye at Oblivion to return to Hill City. The 2-8-0 had come south from Alaska, where it was originally White Pass & Yukon 69.
Photo Date:  8/28/1963  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 11:04:37 PM
Location:  Oblivion, SD
Author:  Douglas Wornom
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Locomotives:  BHC 69(2-8-0)
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Mixed Gauge Meet
Title:  Mixed Gauge Meet
Description:  At Oblivion, narrow gauge 69 met standard gauge 2-6-2 7 (the other 7). The 2-6-2 hauled up the excursionist that couldn't be accommodated on the narrow gauge train.
Photo Date:  8/28/1963  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 11:05:04 PM
Location:  Oblivion, SD
Author:  Douglas Wornom
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Locomotives:  BHC 7(2-6-2) BHC 69(2-8-0)
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Full Steam Ahead
Title:  Full Steam Ahead
Description:  Further down the line, 69 performed for the cameras again, putting on quite a show for a little 2-8-0.
Photo Date:  8/28/1963  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 11:06:46 PM
Location:  Unknown, SD
Author:  Douglas Wornom
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Locomotives:  BHC 69(2-8-0)
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Creek Crossing
Title:  Creek Crossing
Description:  With some of the excursionist aboard Black Hills Central 69 performs for the cameras just outside of Hill City. The little 2-8-0 would venture out to Oblivion, the end of the narrow gauge portion of the line.
Photo Date:  8/28/1963  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 11:07:21 PM
Location:  Hill City, SD
Author:  Douglas Wornom
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Locomotives:  BHC 69(2-8-0)
Views:  8   Comments: 0


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