There will soon be a new way for sight-seers to experience the beauty of central Iowa's Des Moines River valley. Rail Explorers is the brainchild of Australia-native entrepreneurs Mary Joy Lu and Alex ...

BOONE, Iowa (AP) -- Officials with the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad are planning to build a $2 million museum and library addition near the Boone depot. Fenner Stevenson, general manager of the ...

There’s something about a train ride in the autumn, isn’t there? Rail tracks often pass through places that cars can’t reach, and a cruise on the tracks offers a sense of seeing scenery that’s truly ...

On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Quad-City Times Plus 60 Club and Trailways Travel have planned a very special fall trip for us. We will enjoy the beautiful scenery that Mother Nature has in store for us as ...

JOHNSTON, Iowa – In September 1989, Camp Dodge Training Site purchased three flatbed railcars from the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company in Boone, Iowa, and began construction on a rail ...