Steam Locomotive #1

Wheel Arrangement	B-B 0-4-4-0
Length	44 feet
Weight	154,000 lbs.
Horsepower	650 hp generated by two BUDA diesel engines
Tractive Effort	40,000 lbs.
Fuel Capacity	400 gallons (diesel)

Black Hills Central Railroad #1 is a 1940-vintage Whitcomb diesel locomotive. This engine was built for the Department of Defense and was operated in Washington State during World War II, and was then purchased for switching at the Black Hills Power and Light coal-fired generating plant near Lead, South Dakota. The number 1 was acquired in 1983, and is used for switching duties on the Black Hills Central Railroad.