It’s a great weekend to learn about railroading in Iowa! Join us this Saturday, January 16th, at 2pm for our first guest speaker of the new year. We are excited to have Earl Short join us to discuss the history of the legendary Waveland Park Trolley Loop. This will only be available via Zoom, not …
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, this month’s speaker series presentation with Linda McCann, “The Cedar Valley Route – The Story of the Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern Railroad”, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 18th at 2:00 PM has been cancelled.
Just like you, the COVID-19 pandemic has put us in the position of having to make decisions that we never really imagined we would ever have to make. One curve it has thrown at us is to implement social distancing in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. In order to accomplish this, …
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Due to concerns over COVID-19, the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center in Boone, Iowa has cancelled the Saturday, March 21 program by Wes Bender program – Iowa City Railways. When possible, this event will be rescheduled. The status of the last program of the year, The Cedar Valley Route, which is scheduled …
UPDATE: NOW CANCELLED Trolley motorman and railroad transit historian Wes Bender will present a free program called “Iowa City Railways”, 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The program will be held at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad in Boone, Iowa. Wes will cover …
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Transit Consultant and Noted Railroad Historian Bob Bourne will present a free program called Street Railways in Ames – 1890-1929 – Saturday February 15th, 2020 at 2 pm at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. The railroad is located at 225 10th St in Boone, …
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Winter seems to have set in. And, while our basic excursion trains aren’t running this time of year, our doors are still open (winter hours are posted on our website). Last weekend, The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum’s popular speaker series got underway with a presentation from Dr. Rudy Daniels. Work continues to add merchandise …
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The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum & History Center is hosting a free event entitled Interurban America: Rails from Here to There and Everywhere in Between featuring historian, author and teacher, Dr. Rudolph Daniels, Saturday, January 11th, 2020, at 2 pm. Rudy will highlight the important impact electric trolleys and interurbans had on the growth …