Do you belong to a Scout Troop interested in earning their Railroading Merit Badge in 2025? The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad in Boone, Iowa will be offering two Merit …
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We’ve reached way back into the archives for today’s #ThrowbackThursday. Longtime Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad volunteer, and Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern employee, Dean Briley provided me with …
It’s What’s It Wednesday at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & Museum. This time around, we walked over to the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum, and scoped out the …
Today’s #ThrowbackThursday doesn’t feature stunning, high-quality images, but it’s one that I hope you will enjoy nonetheless. I rummaged through my personal collection, and selected two of my earliest pictures. …
Once again, it’s #TrainRideTuesday at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad! This week, we show you how you can take advantage of a significant discount on a train ride with …
In late 1983, the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad operated its first passenger trains. Passengers purchased tickets and trinkets from a Quonset hut, and boarded the trains on a gravel …
It’s #TrainRideTuesday! Today, we’re shining the spotlight on our Sunset BBQ Dinner Trains, which will begin operating this Saturday evening (March 1, 2025), and run each and every Saturday evening …
We hope you can join us at this year’s Omaha International Boat, Sports, and Travel Show at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, February 20-23. Be sure to stop by …
Saturday evenings in March and April, join us for our popular Sunset BBQ Dinner Trains. Climb aboard our historic 1950’s passenger cars used on the Union Pacific Railroad’s famous “City …
Eric Fogg spent his college summers working on a Class I railroad, and he’s been a railfan ever since. To prove the point, this spring he met his years-long challenge …
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