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Central Railroad. Crews from the C&NW and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) worked to move No. 444 under its own power from Chadron to the Black Hills Central's location in Hill City, South Dakota. In Hill City, South Dakota Governor Joe Foss performed a Golden Spike ceremony, in commemoration of the locomotive's arrival. It was moved to a siding near the end of the Black Hills Central's line for display. Since 1968, the only surviving C&NW steam engine to burn oil remains on display at Denver. Aside from 444, 2 more of the R-1 Class 10 wheelers survive which both of them are under restoration back to operational condition.
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