Valley Railroad 3025 approaches Chester Station and poses with a 1950's era Ford convertible. Pete Lerro Charter

Valley Railroad Foreman, Wayne Hebert, poses for pictures in from on 3025.

Foggy Night The engine crew work on greasing the engine while awaiting its next assignment.

The engine crew takes a break on a muggy, rainy spring evening in Essex Yard.

Valley Railroad's newest locomotive #3025 departs Deep River yard limits enroute to Essex Station. Note the only split derail switch on the property in the left of the frame.

Valley Railroad's newest steam engine #3025 is being pulled off of the West leg of the wye onto Track 3 in Old Saybrook. Locomotive 3025 is being turned for an upcoming Lerro Charter being hosted ... (more)

Engine 40 rests on the pit after a long night of hailing Christmas goers on the North Pole Express.

Locomotive 40 does its run around for the last Santa Special of the day. Locomotive 40 was built in 1920 by American Locomotive Works and worked on the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad of North Caro... (more)

A close up shot of one of the drivers and a part of the running gear as 3025 gets readied to be wyed.

The Valley Railroad Company's Chief Mechanical Officer, David Conrad check the journal boxes while awaiting the arrival of P&W NR-2 to wye the locomotive to face North.

The North Pole Express prepares to depart Essex Station by doing a brake test after running around the train.