Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's ex-Canadian National GMD FP9 and trainset parked behind the depot in Boone.

Joseph Magee shovels coal into the firebox of Boone and Scenic Valley Chinese Built JS-Class 2-8-2.

The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Crew in the cab of BSV 8419. From left to right: Max Wipperman, Spencer Vaughn, and Joseph Magee.

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.

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.

As Eli and Joe run 8419, Stephen and John grab shots of the train coming out of town and across Marion Street for the trip to Fraser.

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)

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)