CT-DOT power and train sets sit quietly behind the New Haven shops. Taken with permission. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG

On her first night of revenue service, Valley Railroad Mikado No 3025 approaches the crossing at Old Deep River Road in the Centerbrook section of Essex, CT. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX... (more)

My daughters wave to Valley Railroad No. 97 as it heads north through Chester, CT on its second to last day in service. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC - Lumedyne and Norman flashes

P&W extra to Willimantic, CT works the NECR interchange yard with the Windham Court House as a backdrop. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG More photos from this particular train can be f... (more)

A joint New England Central, Providence & Worcester and Canadian National office car special comes into view in Plainfield, CT on the P&W's Willimantic Branch during the late afternoon sunlight. C... (more)

A joint New England Central, Providence & Worcester and Canadian National office car special makes their way north along the P&W's Norwich Branch in Thompson, CT. Canon EOS 40D with a Sigma 18-50m... (more)

Sunset over Clayville Pond. Providence & Worcester train NR-2 makes their way home along the P&W's Norwich Branch in Griswold, CT as the sun sets in the southwest. Canon EOS 40D with a Sigma 18-5... (more)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The first run of the 2011 North Pole Express on the Valley Railroad appears out of the darkness in Essex, CT. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, two Lumedyne flashes

First time seeing the light of day. Valley Railroad Chief Mechanical Officer J. David Conrad looks over the railroad's newest locomotive - a Chinese SY, wearing #3025 on its first trip outside of... (more)

A study in texture, shadows and lines in Willimantic yard. A stack of old rail from the Providence &Worcester Railroad's Willimantic Branch rebuild sits in the NECR's Willimantic yard. Graflex P... (more)