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 ...

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 ...

A Highway 17 overpass that eliminates drivers having to stop at three railroad crossings on the east side of Boone is set to open in a few weeks. The new bridge sails over the Union Pacific Railroad ...

Rising taxes: wasted spending potential. This year alone, our fire department has responded to more than 1,400 calls in Boone ...