The RDA’s activity will open with creation of a new non-profit entity dedicated to redeveloping brownfields, and an effort to have portions of U.S. 12 designated a National Scenic Byway.

Ride the rails high above the Des Moines River valley in Boone. Ride the rails high above the Des Moines River valley in Boone.

Iowa has its own version of the Polar ... he joins you during the hour-and-a-half train ride. Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad will host its annual Santa Express throughout December.

The Santa Express departs from the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and Museum, located at 225 10th St., Boone, Iowa. The train returns to the station at the end of the ride. The Santa Express is ...

Park entrance fees are separate. The Bass Point Creek High Bridge, along the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad route, offers views of Iowa’s autumn reds and golds from a 156-foot-high trestle.Credit ...

Iowa might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think about scenic train rides, but the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad is a gem waiting to be discovered. Nestled in the heart of ...

The barrel racing world knows Michael Boone as one of the kindest and most talented individuals in the industry. The rest of the world saw him as a successful businessman and boxing expert.

“I was inspired by the fact that those bands did this back in the 70's,” she explained as the train was leaving the station at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railway and Museum. “It just seems so ...

The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad features lunch and dinner train excursions throughout the year, but fall is the most popular time to book a trip. In fact, dinner rides are already sold out for ...

The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad operates over an 11-mile section of the former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad, between Boone and Wolf, Iowa, a former junction with the Minneapolis & ...