Sunday, June 28, 2009

1880 Train and Passenger Train Services in South dakota

South Dakota(SD) does not have any major passenger Railroad System.Last Known major passenger train in the state was in 1971.Only Trains services I found is 1880 Train.The 1880Train is run by Blackhills central railroad company and run regular trains between keystone and Hill city in Western SD.They operate a two hour and fifteen minute round trip(preserved steam locomotives) through the beautiful Black Hills and is very famous among Tourist as it give very comfortable round trip to beauty of SD.
South dakota is only couple of main land USA which is not covered by amtrak.

They also operate special tours like wine express,Holiday express,Fright Train etc...

Round Fare for 1880Train is $22.00 only.You can found more info ,train reservation,1880 train timings at www.1880train.com
Customer Care Number of The 1800 railway:605-574-2222

Other carriers that operates (Freight) in SD are :


  • Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
  • BNSF Railway (BNSF)
  • Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad (DMVW)
  • Dakota Southern Railway (DSRC)
  • Sisseton Milbank Railroad (SMRR)
  • Sunflour Railroad (SNR)
  • Ellis and Eastern (EE)
  • Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TCWR)
  • DME (Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad)
  • D and I Railroad (DAIR)


About Hill City, South Dakota :
A very small town with population less than 1000 near RapidCity is a base Town for Black Hills.

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