Valley Railroad Mikado #40 crosses Falls River Bridge on its way North toward Deep River. The Valley Railroad runs along the west bank of the Connecticut River and there are many of these short ... (more)
Valley Railroad Mikado #40 runs light through Centerbrook Meadow with the last "Your Hand on the Throttle" (YHOTT) trip of the day. VRR fans know well the difficulties of photographing north-ru... (more)
Clearing the Yard Limit, a student in the "Your Hand on the Throttle" (YHOTT) program opens #40 up and begins to experience the feel of having 87 tons of galloping iron horse under his control. ... (more)
Caution - Student Engineer! Each year, in April and November, the Valley Railroad runs its "Your Hand on the Throttle" (YHOTT) program in which students receive a short course in steam locomotiv... (more)
In a rare early morning movement, Valley Railroad Mikado #40 blocks the Rt. 154 crossing as she switches onto the main line. The loco and crew are preparing for a long day instructing participan... (more)
Panning shot of the 2-8-2 as it runs tender first during a pre-season run. If you look closely, you can see a silhouette of the engineer’s hand pulling the whistle cord on the far side of the ca... (more)
The fireman leans out the cab window to watch for traffic as the 2-8-2 approaches the crossing at Essex St. This 2-8-2 has been fitted with a headlight on the tender to allow it to pull trains in ... (more)
Engineer Jim pulls the whistle cord as the Essex Steam Train's first trip of the day heads through a grade crossing in Essex, CT. Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Fisheye, Canon 420EX flash
Valley Railroad #40 is seen here about to make a hitch for the return trip to Essex.
Number 40 ALCO 2-8-2 slowly cools after a summer's day shuttling passengers along the Connecticut River for the Connecticut Valley Railroad Company.
Pulling away from the train in Deep River.
Crossing a trestle as they head north.
Warming up for a days work of passenger operations between Essex and Chester.
Working in Deep River on a nice September day.
Valley Railroad's 2-8-2 lets off some steam as it sits under the stars.
