Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

Spend a day on Iowa's Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, one of the top tourist attractions in the area. We see Chinese-built 2-8-2 8419 at various locations along the B&SV, including a a spirited departure from Frasier, the train upgrade at Pilcher's Overhead, and the train crossing the Des Moines River. The last scene shows the excursion train departing Fraiser in a downpour. Engine 8419 was the very last steam locomotive built by the Datong works in China. Filmed June 2 & 3, 2007.

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• Iowa
• Boone
• Scenic
• valley
• railroad
• chinese
• steam
• locomotive
• 2-8-2
• datong
• tourist
• excursion
• train
• ride
• bridge
• smoke

[david245611]

Its very interesting that it has a bell, and a 3chimr. One time I went to the China Railway Museum in Beijing and one of its steam locomotives has a bell.

[jterry618]

Good observation. I'm not sure if it came from China with the bell, or if it was added by the good folks at the B&SV.

[dwkcamman611]

Love that whistle!!!

[consolidationlover]

@trainmanj the railroad has been facing tough money problems. and the cheapest steamer to get was a chinese steamer plus strasburg 475 was in boone before but was sold to strasburg and the B&SVR had only a really messed up african railways 2-8-0

[MovieModerator]

The whistle on this thing is just harmonious, I beleive it is a 3- chime whistle.

[trainmanj]

Good video, but I still wonder why B&SV uses a Chinese engine when other American steamers are/were available.

[whoohaaXL]

I can't believe Kate Shelly crawled across the Des Moines River bridge in a huge storm to save a passenger train from flying into Honey Creek where the bridge washed away further up the line. Read the story, Heroic woman right there.

[sgprailfan]

@jterry618 NYS&W 142 had its bell added after it came to the US.

[bsv1003]

The RR acquired the locomotive in 1989, it was built the previous year. Believe it or not, it's our newest locomotive!

[bsv1003]

1988 - its our "newest" locomotive!