Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

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History

The heritage and excursion railroad was begun in 1983 by a group of volunteers who wanted to preserve a scenic section of the former Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad (FDDMS).[1] The original track was built in the 1890s and electrified in 1907.[1] After massive flooding damaged the power plant (located at Fraser, Iowa) providing electricity to the line in 1954, the railroad soon turned to diesel equipment to pull its trains.[1] The Chicago & North Western (CNW) purchased the entire FD|DMS system in 1968.[1] Shortly after acquiring the line, the Chicago & North Western began to place portions of it up for abandonment.[1] In 1983, an Script error: No such module "convert". section of the line was purchased by the Boone Railroad Historical Society, and its 2254 charter members, for $50,000.[1] The stretch of track winds through the Des Moines River Valley and across a Script error: No such module "convert". tall bridge spanning Bass Point Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The line runs from Boone, through the old coal mining town of Fraser, and ends at the site of the former junction with the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway at Wolf.[1]

The railroad, an immediate success, has expanded regularly since its founding. A depot was dedicated in 1985.[1] Today, more than 30,000 visitors take a ride on one of the regular or special event trains, including Thomas the Tank Engine (September), the Pumpkin Express (October), and Santa Express (weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas) that features a book written and illustrated especially for the trip. Dining cars are reserved for special dinner trains.[1]

The James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center was added to the existing depot and dedicated in 2012.[2] It displays and preserves thousands of Iowa railroad artifacts and memorabilia such as track equipment, toy trains, dining car china, timetables, photos, lanterns, and telegraph equipment.[2] The museum hosts special exhibitions, maintains a research library, and has a small theater/conference room.[2]

Equipment

Locomotives

Locomotive details[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Number Images Type Class Builder Built Status
8419 File:JS 8419 (2-8-2) 7-20-24 - 01.jpg Steam JS 2-8-2Template:Whyte suffix Datong Locomotive Works 1988 Operational
17 File:BSVR CO&E 17.JPG Steam 2-8-0Template:Whyte suffix Canadian Locomotive Company 1940 Display
244 File:MStL 244 at Boone & Scenic Valley RR, Boone, Iowa, August 2017.jpg Diesel RS-1 American Locomotive Company 1951 Operational
1003 Diesel NW2 Electro-Motive Diesel 1942 Operational
1098 File:Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad No. 1098 - 03.jpg Diesel S-2 American Locomotive Company 1942 Operational
1858 File:ISU 1858 steeplecab.JPG Diesel 45-ton switcher GE Transportation 1944 Operational
2254 File:FDDesM 2254.JPG Diesel 80-ton switcher GE Transportation 1942 Operational
6540 File:20170820 10 Boone & Scenic Valley RR, Boone, Iowa.jpg Diesel FP9A General Motors Diesel 1958 Operational
401 Diesel FP7 General Motors Diesel 1949 Stored, awaiting restoration
5202 Diesel NW2 Electro-Motive Diesel 1949 Out of service
751 Diesel GP9M Electro-Motive Diesel 1949 Operational
2921 File:20170820 09 Boone & Scenic Valley RR, Boone, Iowa.jpg Diesel SD40T-2 Electro-Motive Diesel 1979 Operational
50 File:CCW X50 caternary.JPG Trollycar Interurban Coach McGuire-Cummings Manufacturing Company 1915 Operational

Former units

Locomotive details[8][9]
Number Images Type Class Builder Built Current owner
475 File:N&W 475 at Leaman Place Junction - August 16, 2020.jpg Steam 4-8-0Template:Whyte suffix Baldwin Locomotive Works 1906 Strasburg Rail Road

Rolling stock

Rolling stock details[10][11]
Number / Name Images Type Builder Built
4810 (City of Los Angeles) Dining car Unknown Unknown
9044 (City of San Francisco) Dining car Unknown Unknown
96 File:20170820 13 Boone & Scenic Valley RR, Boone, Iowa.jpg Bi-Level coach Unknown Unknown
3203, 3207, 3208, 3213, 3218, 3238, 9101 File:Vacation Boone IA (13).jpg Coaches Pullman Company 1925
2584 File:20170820 18 Rock Island coach, Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad.jpg Coach Unknown 1928
12517 (Valley View) File:Vacation Boone IA (22).jpg Open-air car Unknown Unknown
17051 File:Rock Island Caboose on BSV Railroad - June 2009.jpg Caboose Unknown Unknown
11136 File:CNW 11136 (Caboose) 7-20-24.jpg Caboose Unknown Unknown
285 Tanker car Unknown Unknown

See also

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References

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External links

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