This is precisely why I love the excursions offered by The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, which runs out of (unsurprisingly) Boone, Iowa—especially in the fall. The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad ...

Hammer, Williamson join incumbents on the Boone City Council. How did they fare? Boone voters have decided who will fill four ...

BOONE, Iowa (AP) -- Officials with the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad are planning to build a $2 million museum and library addition near the Boone depot. Fenner Stevenson, general manager of the ...

BOONE, Iowa — This weekend there were many visitors for the annual Pufferbilly Days, a celebration of the town’s rail heritage. There is, of course, a parade and model railroad show. However, there ...

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 ...

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

There’s something about a train ride in the autumn, isn’t there? Rail tracks often pass through places that cars can’t reach, and a cruise on the tracks offers a sense of seeing scenery that’s truly ...