UP 6008 departs Boone, IA with a loaded unit tank train.

CSXT 5233 in fresh paint backs down to an outbound train at Boone, IA.

A loaded eastbound unit train passes the Landus grain mill east of Boone, IA with a fresh rebuild leader.

Not as pretty as her SY sister but alive and ready to go this engine was fired as we watched, listened and smelled the process, probably my favorite experience around steamers. They creak, they g... (more)

A beautiful CN graduate heads the museum's diesel passenger train in a recreation of a classic scene imitating CNW's prairie meanderings. The railroad was a great experience but we had a bonus, a... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

UP 4014 over the Des Moines River in Boone Iowa on the 2024 Midwest Tour

The diesel passenger run poses briefly with the Chinese 2-8-2, which is slowly coming around, a process we got to witness firsthand in the cab. The "awakening" of a steamer is one of my... (more)

The Boone & Scenic Valley RR passenger train rolls over the Bass Point Creek High Bridge on the last return trip of the day from Boone , 8 miles North and back

UP Grain train, Westbound just before sunset, a lightning show was going on in the storm moving East in the background

After a crew change, UP 8175 is pulling eastbound out of the yard at Boone, Iowa.

Downtown Boone Charles City Western 50 is heading back towards the Boone & Scenic Valley depot after a brief stop at the old grain elevator near downtown Boone.