In a scene once commonplace, Valley Railroad 2-8-2 #40 passes #3025 at the Deep River station. The Essex Steam Train is one of the few places left in the country where one can witness two steam lo... (more)

Crossing Deep River Creek. Just three days before Christmas, and with just two days of operations left, the Valley Railroad's Locomotive #97 kicks off a busy Saturday of North Pole Express ... (more)

Valley Railroad 97 waits in the hole at Deep River with NPE1 for the arrival of NPE2 pulled by sister #40. Once the scheduled meet occurs, 97 and train will proceed North. This season is exception... (more)

VALE 0902 leads a train of old pullman coaches south on the former New Haven valley line along the Connecticut River.

Stepping out over Deep River Creek. Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 rumbles across the steel bridge over Deep River Creek as she hauls the 2PM North Pole Express toward North Chester, CT.... (more)

Valley Railroad no. 40 leads the 3:30 departure from Essex north crossing Deep River Creek Bridge. 40 was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1920 celebrating it’s one hundredth birthday... (more)

Side by side at the Deep River Station, the Valley Railroad's 40 and 3025 put on a show worthy of a steam engine reunion gathering on Sunday, Decemebr 22, 2019.

The Valley Railroad's 3025 arrives at the "North Pole" at the Deep River Station on the afternoon of December 22, 2019 as the Santa's team awaits on the platform. The Chinese built 2-8-... (more)

On Sunday, December 22, 2019, Essex Steam Train & Riverboat 40 (Alco, 1920) was hauling the North Pole Express up the Connecticut River in Deep River, CT. This was one of three different steam loc... (more)

Brian in the office. Valley Railroad Engineer Brian Messinger keeps a sharp eye on the track ahead as he takes Valley Railroad Mikado #40 and Santa Special #4 north through the Deep River s... (more)

North Pole Express: Making a Living with Steam. The Valley Railroad's New Haven Mikado #3025 glows just a bit in the waning sunlight, as she takes the first of the evening's sold-out, North... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

On the day after Christmas, 2017, a Valley Railroad North Pole Express heads northbound past a frozen Pratt Cove in Deep River, CT with a sold-out trainload of families on their way to the North P... (more)