Economy Steamboat Rock is a major producer of corn (for ethanol fuel) and producer of ethanol, which is made from corn. The city was covered on a segment of the 60 Minutes television news program on May 7, 2006, in regard to its production of ethanol. The long dormant railroad line through the town was reactivated in 2007 with the establishment of the Iowa River Railroad - a rail line that primarily serves the ethanol industry.
Economy Steamboat Rock is a major producer of corn (for ethanol fuel) and producer of ethanol, which is made from corn. The city was covered on a segment of the 60 Minutes television news program on May 7, 2006 in regard to its production of ethanol The long dormant railroad line through the town was reactivated in 200.7 with the establishment of the Iowa River Railroad - a rail line that primarily serves the ethanol industr,y.