Arrival of the newly minted steam locomotive from China, JS 8419 is destine for Iowa and the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Note the damaged cab. © 1989 Steve Crise.

On a rainy day in Boone, railroad staffs watch JS 8419 passing the railroad crossing near Boone Station.

JS 8419 passes through the town of Boone. Imported from China in the late 1980s, JS 8419 still wears the original Chinese Railways livery today.

JS 8419 pushes the excursion train out of Boone Station.

As the engineer has his grip on the throttle, Fireman J.W. Magee checks his fire prior to attacking the 1.0% grade with a 12 car train as his student keeps an eye ahead, assisting the engineer wit... (more)

Part of the steam crew does last minute preparations before departing on the first steam excursion of the season on this Memorial Day Weekend.

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.

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.

Darin Jacobs looks over the 8419 after returning from doing the excursion run from Boone, Iowa to Fraser and back again. The 8419 will run around its train and run tender forward for the 4:00pm ex... (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)

After running around their train at Fraser, the first excursion train of the day returns back into Boone, Iowa passing the depot and train order signal.

Fireman Joseph Magee shovels coal into the firebox of Boone & Scenic Valley #8419, a 2-8-2 JS Class Chinese Built Steam Locomotive.