Vale 40 getting greased up.

VALE 40 crosses the Falls River Bridge in the hands of a student during "Your Hand on the Throttle" Program. Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

VALE 2, a 1941 Porter 0-6-0, leads the display train at Essex, CT. Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

Valley Railroad No. 3025 is temporarily a cab in front during it's restoration. Planning for steam-up this year!

Up A Creek. #40 crosses the icy waters of Deep River Creek with a Polar Express train. In the winter months, good boots are required to obtain this shot, unless you have an unusual... (more)

It's been a while since the tender of a steam engine was lettered this way! And unfortunately, none of the New Haven Railroad's original steam engines survive today. But thanks to the Val... (more)

Waiting in the wings to take her place in the steam locomotive rotation at the Valley Railroad is this 22-year old Chinese SY. Purchased at the 2008 Knox & Kane auction, this locomotive ... (more)

A Frigid Night on the Valley Railroad - Tate's Cut. The Valley Railroad's venerable Consolidation #97 pauses in one of the line's most distinctive locations - a narrow and deep rock cut at ... (more)

A Frigid Night on the Valley Railroad - South Yard. Valley Railroad Consolidation #97's Engineer holds short of the Rte 153 crossing as his Fireman manually triggers the gates to protect t... (more)

Not Adieu, but Au Revoir. Without much fanfare, a long-time mainstay of Valley Railroad power bowed out of the active roster on December 29th of 2010. With just 5 service days remaining ... (more)

Upriver. Each winter, the Valley Railroad stays busy late into the Christmas season with holiday runs along the scenic Connecticut River. On an unseasonably warm December afternoon... (more)

Valley Railroad #97 leads a North Pole Express out of the darkness north through Essex, CT. At the end of the season #97 will be taken out of service for her mandated FRA rebuild. Canon EOS 50D,... (more)

Bound for the North Pole. The platform looks pretty deserted on this chilly November evening, but looks in this case are quite deceiving. "All Aboard" has just been called and the sell-o... (more)

Valley Railroad #97 leads a North Pole Express out of the darkness north through Essex, CT. At the end of the season #97 will be taken out of service for her mandated FRA rebuild. Canon EOS 50D,... (more)