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The railroad also runs a short trolley ride and has begun to do light freight switching at Boone industries in recent years. Its station is located just one block from the Union Pacific Railroad mainline. On March 10, 2023, ex-Chicago and North Western 401, an EMD F7, arrived on the railroad, having been donated by the Union Pacific Railroad ...
Bellevue and Cascade Railroad: 1933 1936 N/A Boone County Railway: CNW: 1899 1900 Chicago and North Western Railway: Boone Valley Coal and Railway Company: CNW: 1893 1899 Marshalltown and Dakota Railway: Boyer Valley Railway: CNW: 1898 1900 Chicago and North Western Railway: Brownville and Nodaway Valley Railway: CB&Q: 1872 1901 Chicago ...
One of the railroad's former steam engines, 2-8-0 #17, is most widely known for holding the historic title as the last operating common carrier steam locomotive in America. It currently sits on display at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad in Boone, Iowa and is still painted with the CO&E's classic pyramid logo.
Though not on the trail, just a short drive north is the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, where you can hop on a coach car from the 1920s for a throwback of a journey.
The Kate Shelley High Bridge, officially called the Boone Viaduct when it was completed in 1901, is one of the highest and longest double-track railroad bridges in the United States. It is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Boone, Iowa . It was nicknamed after the Iowa railroad heroine, Catherine Carroll Shelley, better known as ...
19-28920. GNIS feature ID. 0456747. Fraser is a city in Dodge Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 101 at the time of the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames– Boone Combined Statistical Area. The city is located along the Des Moines River.
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad & the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum are other points of interest. The B&SVRR allows visitors to view Boone and the Boone river valley area via train, riding behind various historic train equipment. Thomas the Tank Engine makes annual visits to B&SVRR, at the Day Out with Thomas event, usually in September.
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