JOHNSTON, Iowa – In September 1989, Camp Dodge Training Site purchased three flatbed railcars from the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company in Boone, Iowa, and began construction on a rail ...

REPORTER: IT’S LIKE RIDING IN A WIDE OPEN RAILROAD CAR. NO ROOF, NO WINDOWS AND NO WALLS. THIS WILL BE RAIL EXPLORERS FIRST PUSH INTO THE MIDWEST. >> WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED. REPORTER: MARY JOY LU IS ...

Iowans will get a chance Thursday to go on a ride that's the first of its kind in the Midwest.KCCI’s Marcus McIntosh got to try it out earlier this month.Rail Explorers is taking over some of Boone's ...

BOONE, Iowa – The history of railroading in Iowa is being saved and is on display at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum in Boone. The 9,000-square-foot museum is part of the Boone & Scenic Valley ...

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad will be home to Iowa's first rail bike attraction operated by Rail Explorers. Owners plan to open on July 21, 2022. 22,504 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Rolling hills, open fields and a bridge that stands nearly 160 feet above the ground highlight what riders will see while gliding on the tracks of Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's unique rail bike ...

Rail Explorers USA provided this video of what their rail bike ride will be like when they open in July 2022 on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell on ...

BOONE, Iowa (AP) -- Officials with the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad are planning to build a $2 million museum and library addition near the Boone depot. Fenner Stevenson, general manager of the ...

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Quad-City Times Plus 60 Club and Trailways Travel have planned a very special fall trip for us. We will enjoy the beautiful scenery that Mother Nature has in store for us as ...

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941. This summer, it will take passengers on a trip from Omaha to Boone, Iowa. Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive Living ...