5 or 8 Hour South Tour

This tour includes:

• From the farm to Roots Siding
• Will see railyards, railcars and the 1916 Flood Creek Disaster
• Iowa Northern Railroad to Shell Rock and on to the Depot at Cedar Falls
• Bryant Railyard in Waterloo including the Maintenance Away Shop & Engine Shop
• Get a bit of history on the way to Vinton, where we will have dinner (lunch to all you non-Iowans)
• View of the Laporte City Depot
• Visit the Vinton Depot Museum
• Included with each full tour is the On the Farm Only package which includes:

  
  > Visiting our small town train depot which includes artifacts and switch keys
  > Outside display with train signals, lights and signs
  > The Railroad Artifacts Museum:

  • Signage of the Rock Island Railroad
  • The 1916 Flood Creek Disaster display
  • Operation Life Saver display
  • 17 different crossbucks
  • Numerous railroad pictures
  • Two model train setups

  > Toys & Ag Museum
  > Barn quilt on a building
  > Flowers
  > Ponds
  > Farm Animals
  > Small flea market
  > and much more!
  This tour follows the tracks through the southern Cedar Valley
• Back to the farm

Laporte City Depot

Pricing

As you add more people to your tour, the price per person goes down.

Please email or call us at 319.278.4847 for more information or to book your tour.