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BOONE
BOONE & SCENIC VALLEY RAILROAD
Scenic rail train rides include a Pumpkin Express, a Santa Express and a Day Out With Thomas. A two and a half hours scenic Dinner Train offers elegant dining as it travels through the Des Moines River Valley.
BRITT
HOBO FOUNDATION
www.hobo.com
COLFAX
TRAINLAND U.S.A.
Trainland U.S.A. is an operating toy train museum, displaying Lionel trains and accessories. It is so named because it depicts the development of the railroad across the United States. This exhibit represents three eras of time; frontier, steam, and diesel. The display area is the size of two average ranch style homes. The center section is the frontier and steam era, while the outside is diesel which runs from coast to coast. All scenery is handpainted and the entire layout is glass enclosed. Four control panels create an automated train control system with their own telephone communications. There are approx. 60 operating Lionel accessories still in their original state.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM
The Union Pacific collection was started in 1921, following the discovery of several pieces of silver hollowware from President Abraham Lincoln's funeral car. Today, the museum houses one of the oldest corporate collections in the nation and includes artifacts, photographs, and documents ranging from the railroad's construction in the 1860s to contemporary operations. The Carnegie Library Building at 200 Pearl St., home for the museum, was constructed in 1903. The museum houses one of the oldest corporate collections in the nation. It includes artifacts, photographs and documents that trace the development of the railroad and the American West. The collection dates to the mid-1800's, featuring original editions of reports from survey teams that searched for the best land route to join the nation, east to west. Surveying equipment, early rail equipment, and artifacts from the construction of the nation's first transcontinental railroad tell the story of one of the world's construction marvels.
Union Pacific 2008 Steam Schedule
DELMAR
DELMAR DEPOT MUSEUM
563-574-4256
FAIRFIELD
RAIL MERCHANTS INTERNATIONAL
Buy and sell used railroad equipment and memorabilia.
MT PLEASANT
MIDWEST CENTRAL MUSEUM
North Polar Express Train, Narrow-gauge train ride.
