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Ride the 1880 Train, a 2-6-6-2 articulated Mallet  Departs Hill City to Keystone for lunch and back.  Includes a Yard Tour at Hill City., plus evening clinics and social.

Location Information

  • Best Western Ramkota
  • 2111 N LaCross St, Rapid City, SD, 57701 US
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Call Best Western Ramkota to reserve your room

 605-343-8550 and reference May 12-17, 2026-Rocky Mountain Region of the NMRA 

or online at:

https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.42048.html?groupId=1Z8TX2P1

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    Sessions

    • Day 1a - Hill City, SD

      1880 Train Ride from Hill City to Keystone for lunch and return

    • Day 1b - Hill City, SD

      Yard Tour, South Dakota State RR Museum Tour, and Evening Social

    • Day 2 - Lead & Deadwood City, SD

      Homestake Mine Tour and Clinic provided by Museum, Tour of Northern Hills Railway Society layout in the basement of the museum.

    • Day 3 - Rapid City, SD

      The Black Hills Railway Society layout tour.

    • Ham, turkey and cheese on a croissant with lettuce, and herb aioli on the side. Original Lays potato chips, a piece of fruit, 2 cookies, and a bottle of water.

    • Turkey, lettuce and cheese rolled in a large tortilla with herb aoili on the side. Original Lays potato chips, a piece of fruit, 2 cookies, and a bottle of water.

    • Kale salad with lemon & oil vinaigrette, sunflower seeds, golden
      raisins, Parmesan cheese, 2 cookies, a piece of fruit, and a bottle of
      water.

    Convention Cars

    • Caboose

      23' reproduction of M&StL bay window caboose. Kit produced by Jim Willmus

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