REPORTER: IT’S LIKE RIDING IN A WIDE OPEN RAILROAD CAR. NO ROOF, NO WINDOWS AND NO WALLS. THIS WILL BE RAIL EXPLORERS FIRST PUSH INTO THE MIDWEST. >> WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED. REPORTER: MARY JOY LU IS ...

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 ...

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 was delivered to Union Pacific in 1941. This summer, it will take passengers on a trip from Omaha to Boone, Iowa. Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive Living ...

Iowa has its own version of the Polar Express. Instead of traveling thousands of miles to the North Pole to meet Santa, he joins you during the hour-and-a-half train ride. Boone and Scenic Valley ...

The Rail Explorers feature a custom-built electric motor, aimed at making the activity accessible to all age groups. There are options for Quad railbikes, which seat four passengers, and Tandem ...

BOONE, Iowa (AP) -- For the first time in its nine-year history, a gathering of of tourist train enthusiasts meets in this city known for its steam locomotive trips for tourists. Representatives from ...

A man has been killed in a collision with a passing train near the central Iowa city of Boone. The accident occurred just after 8 p.m. Monday about two miles east of town. Iowa State Patrol Trooper ...