RS-1 244 crosses the Des Moines River between Boone and Fraser, Iowa. There has been significant flooding in this area during the last month, and the line is currently being repaired.

Minneapolis & St. Louis RS-1 244 rolls through the YMCA camp with a simulated work train on the Boone & Scenic Valley.

Minneapolis & St. Louis RS-1 244 crosses the Des Moines River during a photo charter sponsored by Steve Glischinski. This area - including the railroad - was hard hit during the recent rainstorms... (more)

Minneapolis & St. Louis RS-1 244 rolls over the Des Moines River on a photo charter sponsored by Steve Glischinski. The unit is former LS&I restored with M&StL paint.

Minneapolis & St. Louis RS-1 244 crosses the Bass Point Creek high bridge on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, pulling a photo charter sponsored by Steve Glischinski. The bridge is 154 ft. high... (more)

CO&E 17 is alive! Thanks to a few smoke bombs, the last steam locomotive used in revenue freight service in the United States (retired 1986) appears to be under steam in the yard at Boone - just ... (more)

M&StL RS-1 244 makes a switch move in downtown Boone, Iowa. This unit is actually a former L&SI RS-1 that is a perfect stand in for a long-scrapped M&StL Alco. Thanks to Steve Glischinski for se... (more)

M&StL 244 at the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern freight station near downtown Boone, Iowa. This was the Boone night photo session held as part of Steve Glischinski's diesel photo charter on th... (more)

My last visit to Kate Shelley was a let down - the road leading to the bridge was closed off for construction, the private property signs were very obvious, and the sun angle was poor for photos. ... (more)

A beautiful new paint job on the ex-CN FP9(A) in Boone & Scenic Valley's C&NW-inspired livery.

Crew change at Boone.

Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern "The Fort Dodge/Des Moines Line" GE 80-tonner basks in the early Sunday sun.

Ah, the symmetry of it all ...

Built in November 1993 as the 3rd unit in an order of 35 Dash 9's for the CNW, this is the 1st trip west to the Powder River on a Havanna, IL, to Antelope Mine, WY, coal empty. The power is in the... (more)

"Kate Shelley Express" making excursion runs across the old Kate Shelley high bridge over the Des Moines River a few miles west of Boone, Iowa as part of the first annual Pufferbilly Days celebrat... (more)