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 ...

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 ...

Iowans will get a chance Thursday to go on a ride that's the first of its kind in the Midwest.KCCI’s Marcus McIntosh got to try it out earlier this month.Rail Explorers is taking over some of Boone's ...

BOONE, Iowa (KCRG) - People can now take a scenic journey on a rail bike in central Iowa. Rail Explorers has brought its custom-built, pedal-assisted, commercial grade rail bikes to the Midwest for ...

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

Rolling hills, open fields and a bridge that stands nearly 160 feet above the ground highlight what riders will see while gliding on the tracks of Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad's unique rail bike ...

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) -- Railroad workers in Boone will not be asked to relocate to Clinton when Union Pacific Railroad opens four new rail lines. Railroad spokesman Mark Davis said Union Pacific has ...

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 ...

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 ...