Ride the trains in Boone, Iowa!
Welcome to another #ThrowbackThursday at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Today, four black-and-white images shot in 1987 give us a glimpse of electric equipment from Kennecott Copper and the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad. Also seen in the images are steam locomotives 475 and 17, B&SVRR “Silver Car” 85 (now Southern Pacific …
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This coming Saturday, join us as we celebrate the cowboy and steam! Our steam locomotive is scheduled to power the 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm Fraser trains on Saturday, July 25th. For tickets, visit bsvrr.com or call 515.432.4249.
Welcome to #ThrowbackThursday. Today, we travel back in time to late 1989 to witness a then-recent arrival in Boone: steam locomotive 8419 being unloaded from the flatcar that carried it all the way from Long Beach, California. The locomotive’s cab was bent upward — damage sustained during unloading from the ship at the Port of …
This coming Saturday, celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy with us and win prizes! Seventy-five ‘Cowboy & Cowgirl’ rubber ducks will be hidden around our depot, gift shop, museum, and trains. If you find a duck, it’s yours to keep, but be sure to look on the bottom for a number! Your rubber …
Tomorrow is the big day for RAGBRAI Riders & railfans! The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad is officially ready for you! As you roll into town tomorrow (Tuesday, July 21) after a long day on the road, it’s time to kick back, relax, and let us do the heavy lifting. We’re thrilled to welcome you …
Do you have big Sunday plans? Why not take a train ride with us? The Fraser Train will be departing from our Boone depot at 1:30 pm for a 1-hour and 45-minute round-trip through the Des Moines River Valley, crossing the spectacular 156-foot-tall Bass Point Creek High Bridge along the way. This train will be …
While a good supply of Classic Coach Class tickets remain for this coming Saturday’s 1:30 pm Fraser Train, ticket availability for that day’s 4:00 pm Fraser Train is becoming limited. For tickets, call 515.432.4249 or visit bsvrr.com.
Dust off your boots and join us for The Day of the American Cowboy on Saturday, July 25 at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad! Here is the fun we have planned for the whole family: Get your tickets now: bsvrr.com or 515.432.4249 #DayOfTheAmericanCowboy #BooneScenicValley #WhatchaSmokinBBQ #IowaFamilyFun
The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad’s first motive power unit was christened on October 30, 1983. The day before, it had been unloaded from a flatcar and serviced for operation. The diesel is a GE 80-ton center-cab unit. Originally numbered No. 7858, this unit was built for the U.S. Air Force in 1942. In 1983, …
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This Sunday, July 12, from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, stop by the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad in Boone, Iowa, to check out the classic cars at the Tom Crooks Memorial Auto Show. Maybe you’d even like to bring your own classic car! In addition to the car show, our 12:30 pm Picnic Train …