All Aboard!
One year, I spotted a steam locomotive taking passengers across a high trestle bridge during a fall color tour of Boone County in central Iowa. Pairing the season’s foliage with the train and its billowing steam was a match made in heaven for this photographer!
Because the steam locomotive is due for a costly inspection, it isn’t running this fall. The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, based in Boone, is trying to raise funds to pay for it. If you would like to help save this piece of history, visit bsvrr.com for more information.
You can still catch a ride on one of the railroad’s electric or diesel train tours for a thrilling and scenic view of Iowa’s striking fall colors.