All ahead...slow! The sold-out 1:30 Santa Special steams up and is about to get underway Northbound with a fresh 4" coat of snow just deposited - Christmas at its best.

Santa is coming...Merry Christmas!

As dark envelopes the Yard in black pouring rain, the Engineer reluctantly returns to his charge, New Haven No. 3025. He will climb aboard, release the brake, tug the throttle and to put the big b... (more)

Valley Railroad ALCo 2-8-2 is pulling forward to dump ash and the fireboy is going for the next switch. While this work was common years ago, it has vanished for the most part throughout the world... (more)

On her last run of the day, Valley Railroad Mikado number 40 makes her classic appearance pulling away from the time-honored depot at Essex, beginning to make the twelve-mile trek up the Connectic... (more)

Valley Railroad shop worker Mike works on degreasing and pressure washing the underside of Mikado No. 3025 at the Essex Locomotive Servicing Facility

Valley Railroad shop worker Chip cuts a superheater tube out of locomotive No. 97's boiler. This work is to stabilize the locomotive, and do some preparation work prior to the start of her 1472 d... (more)

Valley Railroad 40, fresh from its 1472-day inspection, rolls through Centerbrook on a beautiful fall afternoon.

Former USAF 80 tonnes gets to work pulling the 3025 out of the engine house.

Former USAF 80 Ton 1606 getting ready for todays work at the Valley railroad.

Deck the halls! The Essex Depot is all aglow with Christmas trimmings as the Valley Railroad operates its North Pole Express Trains for the 2015 Holiday Season. There are 4 such trains per... (more)

Now departing Essex..... With her cylinder cock steam stirring up the last of the fallen leaves, the Valley Railroad's Mikado #3025 slowly eases 9 heavyweights out of the Essex Yard to begi... (more)

Engineer Brian M. chats with a member of the train crew on the ground as he waits to ease No. 3025 into the Valley Railroad's new enclosed engine servicing facility.

Valley Railroad fireman Mike Ozuark builds the bank in #40 after a long day pulling leaf peepers.

An afternoon train from the Valley Railroad heading out of the station.