Time for Trees and Trains!

It's that time of the season once more! The South Dakota State Railroad Museum's annual "Trees and Trains" exhibit is back again for this holiday season. The museum will be open on select dates in from Thanksgiving to the end of December. Featured this year are 32 trees from the following businesses and individuals:

1880 Train

Heart of the Hills Curiosities

Hill City Chamber of Commerce

Black Hills Institute

Hill City Arts Council

Farmer's Daughter

EMH Consulting

The Handbag Store

Boys & Girls Club

Shirley Davidson

Operation Lifesaver

Hill City Senior Center

Hill City Evergreen Garden Club

First Interstate Bank

Art Forms Gallery

Downtown Bakery & Deli

Hill City Monument Health

Tin City Saloon

Heart of the Hills Quilters

Oelrichs Historical Society

JQ Clothing

Friends of the Library

Turtle Town

Books at GRS

Celebrate Recovery

Black Hills Railway Society

Hermosa Arts and History Association (HAHA)

As far as we can tell, this is a record year for Trees and Trains! We want to thank everyone for being part of the magic. In addition to all the decorations and wonderful trees, most regular museum exhibits are still on display to the public including caboose 1208, our railroad depot, 1880 train in film, model trains, and a temporary Lionel display! and, as always, Santa will be at the museum on certain days along with a photographer to capture the memory! Please see our home page or the Trees and Trains 2025 page for more details.

Thank you and have a great holiday season!

--James Willmus