Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Cowboys, robbers, guns, and shootouts. All four of these things were commonly associated with the Old West in America.
Some 150 years later after the pioneer days are over, the Black Hills Central Railroad continues a common event on their Thursday evening 6:45 PM trips. The locomotive used on this day is number 108.
The 108 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1926 for the Potlatch Lumber Company of Bovill, Idaho as their number 24. Oddly enough, 24 had the distinction of being one of only three 2-6-6-2Ts to have a full tank design, and one of the only 2-6-6-2Ts that was built to burn coal which was quite unusual for logging railroads of the Pacific Northwest. 24 was later converted to burn oil like most other 2-6-6-2Ts of the Pacific Northwest. In 1934, 24 was sold to the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company of Longview, Washington and renumbered to 108. 108 finished its career for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1959. Instead of being scrapped, 108 was put on display in Longview from 1959 to 1964 when it was donated the Northwest Railroad Museum in Snoqualmie, Washington in 1964. In 2016, the 108 was put up for sale and the Black Hills Central Railroad jumped on the chance and bought 108 in January of 2016. It arrived in Hill City in March of 2016 and restoration work commenced immediately. 4 years later, in February of 2020, 108 was fired for the first time in over 60 years. In April of 2020, 108 steamed under its own power for the first time since the 1950s, and its first time on the Black Hills Central Railroad.
We'll capture the shootout onboard 108 as well as unique sunset and moonrise shots that are hard to come by on steam railroads.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy a taste of what the Old American West was once like, over 150 years ago.
*NOTE: All guns appearing in the video are props and were not dangerous in any matter. This is 100% an act, and no one was harmed during the Railroad's event.*
Filmed on Thursday, July 30, 2020
Filmed & Edited by Mark Turkovich
This film may not be reproduced or redistributed in any manner.
©MPT Productions 2021
Cowboys, robbers, guns, and shootouts. All four of these things were commonly associated with the Old West in America.
Some 150 years later after the pioneer days are over, the Black Hills Central Railroad continues a common event on their Thursday evening 6:45 PM trips. The locomotive used on this day is number 108.
The 108 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1926 for the Potlatch Lumber Company of Bovill, Idaho as their number 24. Oddly enough, 24 had the distinction of being one of only three 2-6-6-2Ts to have a full tank design, and one of the only 2-6-6-2Ts that was built to burn coal which was quite unusual for logging railroads of the Pacific Northwest. 24 was later converted to burn oil like most other 2-6-6-2Ts of the Pacific Northwest. In 1934, 24 was sold to the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company of Longview, Washington and renumbered to 108. 108 finished its career for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in 1959. Instead of being scrapped, 108 was put on display in Longview from 1959 to 1964 when it was donated the Northwest Railroad Museum in Snoqualmie, Washington in 1964. In 2016, the 108 was put up for sale and the Black Hills Central Railroad jumped on the chance and bought 108 in January of 2016. It arrived in Hill City in March of 2016 and restoration work commenced immediately. 4 years later, in February of 2020, 108 was fired for the first time in over 60 years. In April of 2020, 108 steamed under its own power for the first time since the 1950s, and its first time on the Black Hills Central Railroad.
We'll capture the shootout onboard 108 as well as unique sunset and moonrise shots that are hard to come by on steam railroads.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy a taste of what the Old American West was once like, over 150 years ago.
*NOTE: All guns appearing in the video are props and were not dangerous in any matter. This is 100% an act, and no one was harmed during the Railroad's event.*
Filmed on Thursday, July 30, 2020
Filmed & Edited by Mark Turkovich
This film may not be reproduced or redistributed in any manner.
©MPT Productions 2021
