Zoo Lights to open early this year at Lincoln Children’s Zoo

Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s annual event, Zoo Lights Powered by LES, will now open before Thanksgiving this holiday season, ...
Yahoo

New Milwaukee County Zoo train engine ready for rides; what to know

An inaugural ride for Engine No. 2025 is open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 13. The long-running steam locomotives, a visitor favorite, took their final lap last year. MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee ...
KCCI Des Moines

Blank Park Zoo now says injuries have been reported after train's 'minor derailment'

TEMPERATURES. I’M HERE FOR IT. THANK YOU. WE ARE LEARNING NEW DETAILS TONIGHT FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT’S BLANK PARK ZOO TRAIN RIDE DERAILMENT. ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE LEARNED OF A FEW INJURIES.
OnMilwaukee

Zoo Train's first new engine in more than 30 years hits the rails this weekend

Last month, Milwaukee County Zoo's North Shore Bank Safari Train got its first new engine in more than 30 years. Engine No. 2025 – a 15-inch Tier 4 diesel hydraulic locomotive built by Swanee River ...
The Advocate

The only thing missing from this Baton Rouge train ride is a Johnny Cash soundtrack

I hear that train a-comin', a comin' round the bend... Only, at the Baton Rouge Zoo, the train delivers a different kind of spectacle. What comes around the bend is a gang of white geese, marching ...
WSLS 10

Mill Mountain Zoo conductor brings magic to Zoo Choo train rides

ROANOKE, Va. – The Mill Mountain Zoo has plenty of fans, but lately, it’s not just the animals stealing the spotlight. 10 News takes a ride on the Zoo Choo to meet the conductor who’s turning a simple ...
Des Moines Register

'Minor' train derailment at Blank Park Zoo caused three minor injuries, zoo now confirms

(This story has been updated to add new information and video.) One Blank Park Zoo tourist train clipped the back of another train at 7 p.m. Friday during the zoo's annual Halloween Zoo Brew event, ...