And of course, Jesse James was on display at the Railway Museum too!
A train depot, inside the museum, It is well stocked with many artifacts
The consist
It was a rainy, cool June 2026 Fathers day in Boone Iowa, at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVRR). We caught the 1:30 "Fraser" (or in honor of the train that once went to Fraser). We arrived at about 12:30 checked in, viewed the extensive railroadania collection at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum. Please check out the photos and video here on the post. For those who haven't visited the BSVRR, it is well worth the visit. This rail museum and the City of Boone is a railfans dream, with many train spotting opportunities. It also along the famed Lincoln Highway route 30, which parallels the Union Pacific Rail line, and this stretch of historic roadway is a very scenic by-way that connected the east coast to west coast. There many places along this route with opportunities to see and photograph railroad operations at work.
* Unless otherwise stated, all the photos here were taken by the author
My sons Asa and Aaron two more railfans
Rock Island Caboose in its "swept colors"
The BSVRR has more railroad lanterns than I do. I saw that as a challenge.
The Switcher that pushed and pulled the rather large consist of rolling stock that was assembled for the Fathers day Fraser train. An EMD NW2 Diesel-Electric Switcher.
The last two cars in the consist. a double decker Chicago and Northwestern
Passenger car and a CNW caboose. We rode in the CNW passenger car on the second level for a
short while, the car rocked side to side on the rural tracks.
A model of a CNW steam train
Exhibit honoring the beloved interurban electric rail line, the Fort Dodge and Des Moines & Southern Railroad (FDDM&S) system that served the area faithfully for many years carrying passengers and much needed freight to rural towns around Iowa between Fort Dodge and Des Moines Iowa.
FDDM&S Electric Railway
FDDM&S Engine
Many things can be found at the BSVRR museum including vintage cameras
A look inside the depot building
Depo building 2
Depot building 3
Inside passenger of a passenger car
Above two photos approaching the bridge at Bass Point Creek, which
is a fairly deep ravine.
The bridge at the Des Moines River
A caboose representing the flags of both the CNW and the FDDM&S (or scenic line honoring the FDDM&S) lines
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