An early morning westbound coal empty sits atop the Kate Shelly Bridge awaiting a clear signal to continue back to the coal fields for a new load.

The headlight of an eastbound UP coal load reflects on the cars of an westbound coal empty as they pass on the Kate Shelly Bridge on an early fall morning. This is prior to closing the roads for t... (more)

85-ton 750v DC Ex-Kennecott Copper Company 703, unserviceable in a B&SVRR storage yard in Boone, Iowa. Built by GE in 1928 for Utah Copper, Bingham mine.

CNW crosses the Kate Shelly.

Built in 1928, the ex-Kennicott Utah electric has been on the B&SVRR property since '85.

Six Union Pacific locomotives roll east across the bridge in the early morning light.

Drive wheel on the B&SV's Chinese 2-8-2

JS8419 at Pilcher's Overhead, just a few minutes out of Boone. The is the only Chinese JS (Jian She or "Construction" class) steam locomotive in the United States. It was built by Datong in 1988... (more)

Former VIA Rail FP9 now painted into a quasi-C&NW sceme and used by the Boone & Scenic Valley to pull the summer "Picnic Train" from Boone to Wolf.

This former industrial S-2 has been repainted into UP colors and numbered for the month and year it was put into service at the Boone & Scenic Valley.

Former Crab Orchard & Egyptian 2-8-0 No. 17 is displayed near the Boone depot, and was repainted a few years ago. It last ran in September 1986.

Out of the Iowa darkness comes C&NW 8701 with the UP 2002 trailing.

Empties headed back to Wyoming cross the Kate Shelly bridge.

Eastbound stack-train, crossing over the Kate Shelley Bridge. This bridge was a wonderful find on this hot July day. Being a young railfan (young relative to shooting rail pictures, that is), I di... (more)

UP 6788 and 7230 lead a string of wb empty coal hoppers meeting eb loads on the Kate Shelley High Bridge west of Boone.