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)

Freight on the Valley Line. The former Aberdeen & Rockfish Mikado #40 takes a short, branch-line freight north out of Old Saybrook, CT on the former New York, New Haven & Hartford Connectic... (more)

Valley Railroad #40 leads a train north out of Essex.

One last run. On the last day of steam operations for 2020, Valley Railroad Mikado #40 makes one last charge to North Chester with her final trip of the year. Here, she is seen working upg... (more)

A colorful tree-tunnel. Valley Railroad Mikado #40 kicks off the final day of steam passenger operations on the Valley Railroad, hauling a string of 7 heavyweights north through a colorful ... (more)

A touch of color on the Valley Line. Although the leaf-drop has begun in earnest, there are still some flashes of color along the Valley Railroad's well-traveled right-of-way as Mikado #40 ... (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)

Simmering - The Valley Railroad's three operating steam locomotives simmer near the Essex, Connecticut shops after a full evening of pulling sold-out North Pole Express trains. The three a... (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 to Chester. Valley Railroad Mikado #40 takes the second, sold-out, Santa Special of the day north across Chester Creek, heading for North Chester, just about a mile and a half further... (more)

Run Number 6....and it's only 1PM. Engineer Brian Messinger holds the final note of his crossing whistle until his locomotive's drivers are squarely in the crossing at Old Deep River Road, ... (more)

The day after Christmas doesn't mean the end of North Pole Express trains at the Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut. Trains continue typically until the 28th of the month, running four trains ... (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)