Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
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The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is a heritage railway in Iowa that offers scenic excursion trains through the Des Moines River Valley, often using historic steam and diesel locomotives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad canonical | 2 |
| Boone Railroad Historical Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5462951 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Context triple: [Boone, Iowa, United States, hasTransportation, Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad]
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A.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway running between Colorado and New Mexico, renowned for its preserved steam locomotives and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.
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B.
Wallkill Valley Railroad
The Wallkill Valley Railroad was a historic rail line in New York’s Hudson Valley that played a key role in the region’s 19th- and early 20th-century transportation and industrial development.
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C.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Grapevine Vintage Railroad is a historic excursion railway in Grapevine, Texas, offering scenic rides on vintage trains and locomotives for tourists and rail enthusiasts.
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D.
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad in West Virginia that operates scenic tourist excursions through the Allegheny Mountains using historic locomotives and rolling stock.
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E.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is a heritage tourist railway in Maryland that operates vintage trains through the scenic Allegheny Mountains, preserving and showcasing regional rail history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Target entity description: The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is a heritage railway in Iowa that offers scenic excursion trains through the Des Moines River Valley, often using historic steam and diesel locomotives.
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A.
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is a historic narrow-gauge heritage railway running between Colorado and New Mexico, renowned for its preserved steam locomotives and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.
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B.
Wallkill Valley Railroad
The Wallkill Valley Railroad was a historic rail line in New York’s Hudson Valley that played a key role in the region’s 19th- and early 20th-century transportation and industrial development.
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C.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
Grapevine Vintage Railroad is a historic excursion railway in Grapevine, Texas, offering scenic rides on vintage trains and locomotives for tourists and rail enthusiasts.
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D.
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad in West Virginia that operates scenic tourist excursions through the Allegheny Mountains using historic locomotives and rolling stock.
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E.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is a heritage tourist railway in Maryland that operates vintage trains through the scenic Allegheny Mountains, preserving and showcasing regional rail history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| category |
Heritage railroads in Iowa
ⓘ
Rail transportation in Iowa ⓘ Tourist attractions in Boone County, Iowa ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedAs |
Boone Railroad Historical Society
ⓘ
linked to:
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
|
| foundedBy | railroad preservation volunteers ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBridge | high bridge over the Des Moines River ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
freight cars
ⓘ
historic railroad equipment ⓘ maintenance-of-way equipment ⓘ passenger cars ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
depot in Boone, Iowa
ⓘ
railroad museum ⓘ |
| hasLocomotiveType |
diesel-electric locomotive
ⓘ
steam locomotive ⓘ |
| hasService |
seasonal excursions
ⓘ
weekend excursions ⓘ |
| hasView |
Des Moines River
ⓘ
Iowa farmland ⓘ wooded river valley ⓘ |
| heritageFocus |
Iowa railroad history
ⓘ
Midwestern railroad history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boone County, Iowa
ⓘ
Boone, Iowa ⓘ
linked to:
Boone, Iowa, United States
Iowa ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| offers |
dinner trains
ⓘ
scenic excursion trains ⓘ special event trains ⓘ |
| operatedBy | volunteers ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Des Moines River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines River
|
| purpose |
education
ⓘ
railroad preservation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| regionServed | central Iowa ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn |
Boone County, Iowa
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ |
| trackLength | approximately 11 miles ⓘ |
| uses |
historic diesel locomotives
ⓘ
historic steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Subject: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Description of subject: The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad is a heritage railway in Iowa that offers scenic excursion trains through the Des Moines River Valley, often using historic steam and diesel locomotives.
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linked to: Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad