One of the final North Pole Express trains rolls over Deep River Creek bridge, powered by Valley veteran No. 40. Two Lumedyne flashes triggered off of a Canon EOS 50D with a Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 E... (more)

Rollin' Shoving her train south toward the run-around siding at Deep River Landing, VALE 40 "speeds" past one of several boatyards along the Valley's route.

North Pole Express and a Christmas tree. The Valley Railroad's newest locomotive, 2-8-2 No. 3025, pulls a train full of families as they visit with Santa and his elves. The train is pulling nort... (more)

The Valley Railroad's workhorse 2-8-2s. 40, the veteran, and recently rebuilt 3025 (lettered "New Haven") pose for a company photo next to the Essex station on a cold but clear December day... (more)

Valley Railroad 2-8-2 40 has a sold out train of children (and parents) behind her as she heads north over Deep River Creek with the first of four nightly North Pole Express runs made during the h... (more)

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

North Pole Express Northbound. Valley Railroad No. 3025 leads the second section of the sold out North Pole Express northbound just past the Hadlyme station in Chester, CT. Two Lumedyne flashes ... (more)

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)

The New Girl. Chinese-built 2-8-2 #3025, newly restored after being caught in an engine house fire in Pennsylvania, sits on the point of her second revenue train in Connecticut, awa... (more)

On the bright side at Deep River Creek. As Connecticut's Valley Railroad winds its way north from Essex to Chester, the line parallels the Connecticut River on the western shore...often rat... (more)

Late fall along the Connecticut River Valley finds a normally lush, green landscape rather brown and barren. The leaves have largely departed from the trees and even though its not quite 3... (more)

VALE 3025 Reporting for duty. With the majority of their passengers safely on board, Valley Railroad crew members look for stragglers and count down the last couple of minutes until their d... (more)

Meet at Deep River. Two sections of the Valley Railroad's North Pole Express meet at Deep River Landing. The first section, powered by #40 waits on the main as the second section led by recently... (more)

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

Valley Railroad #3025 backing away from the top of the Old Saybrook wye, giving Providence & Worcester train NH-1 room to turn his 10 car train. The Valley Mikado was there for P&W job NR-2 (work... (more)