Riding in the Rock Island Caboose on the first steam excursion of the season on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railway.

As Eli opens the throttle up, it produces an amazing smoke show as 8419 and the train pull out of Fraser and up a slight grade over the Fraser road crossing.

Running tender forward, the first steam excursion of the season rolls along the stick rail approaching the YMCA Camp after crossing the high bridge between Fraser and Boone.

After hooking up back to their train after running around it at Fraser Siding, the brakeman hooks up the air hoses and the train will soon depart to head back to Boone.

As Eldon and Phil bring the 12:30 Dessert train up off the Des Moines River bridge, the Des Moines YMCA camp sits quiet, awaiting children to spend time to make friends once they arrive.

Crossing over the Des Moines River near Fraser, IA, the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad #8419 pulls the steam special over the bridge after running around their train at the siding at Fraser and ar... (more)

Max Wipperman realigns the siding switch at Fraser, Iowa after BSV #8419 ran around their train before heading back to Boone with the excursion train.

After running around their train at Fraser Siding, the Steam Excursion pulled by JS 8419 gets underway going back towards Boone.

After meeting the steam special just north of the Des Moines River, here the Southbound Picnic Train led by GMD FP9A #6540 painted in a CNW Commemorative Scheme rolls on through the YMCA Camp on t... (more)

On Saturday May 25th, me and a few friends had the pleasure to ride on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Excursion Train powered by 2-8-2 JS Class Steam Locomotive. We all got to ride in the Rock... (more)

JS 8419 smokes it up leaving Fraser with a special NRHS excursion.

No. 8419 puts on an impressive show working upgrade during a photo runby at Fraser during the 2012 NRHS Convention.

JS8419, built by Datong (China) in 1988, rolls across the Des Moines River with a train headed back to Boone. The steel supports on the side of the bridge held the poles for the overhead wire of ... (more)