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)

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

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.

FP9 6540 rolls through Iowa cornfields on its way to Wolf with the lunch train out of Boone.

FP9 6540 is being prepared for the lunch train at Boone, Iowa, on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Lots to see at the Boone station, including a number of former commuter cars and cabooses fr... (more)

Former C&NW 1003 is passing through backyards in Boone as it takes headroom on the electrified trackage that links the B&SV's Boone Station to downtown.

Boone & Scenic Valley FP9 6540 waits to load passengers at Boone as former South Shore interurban 106 heads downtown over the tracks of the East End Traction Company.

Boone & Scenic Valley's C&NW-inspired FP9 (ex-Canadian National) is arriving in Boone after a trip to Wolf.

Boone & Scenic Valley GP9R 751 (on the left) was acquired last year in trade for an ex-Union Pacific tunnel motor. Built for Minneapolis & St. Louis and later serving on Wisconsin Southern, it's ... (more)

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