Valley Railroad no. 40 leads the 3:30 departure from Essex north crossing Deep River Creek Bridge. 40 was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1920 celebrating it’s one hundredth birthday... (more)

Side by side at the Deep River Station, the Valley Railroad's 40 and 3025 put on a show worthy of a steam engine reunion gathering on Sunday, Decemebr 22, 2019.

The Valley Railroad's 3025 arrives at the "North Pole" at the Deep River Station on the afternoon of December 22, 2019 as the Santa's team awaits on the platform. The Chinese built 2-8-... (more)

On Sunday, December 22, 2019, Essex Steam Train & Riverboat 40 (Alco, 1920) was hauling the North Pole Express up the Connecticut River in Deep River, CT. This was one of three different steam loc... (more)

Brian in the office. Valley Railroad Engineer Brian Messinger keeps a sharp eye on the track ahead as he takes Valley Railroad Mikado #40 and Santa Special #4 north through the Deep River s... (more)

North Pole Express: Making a Living with Steam. The Valley Railroad's New Haven Mikado #3025 glows just a bit in the waning sunlight, as she takes the first of the evening's sold-out, North... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

On the day after Christmas, 2017, a Valley Railroad North Pole Express heads northbound past a frozen Pratt Cove in Deep River, CT with a sold-out trainload of families on their way to the North P... (more)

"New Haven Local"

A north bound New Haven passenger local with the last built 2-8-2 on the NYNH&H roster crosses Old Deep River road bringing commuters home from a busy work day.... (more)

Recreating a rural branchline switching scene from the 1920s, Valley Railroad 2-6-2 103 runs around its train at Deep River, CT, during the excursion line's first month of operation in 1971. Engin... (more)

Sunset North Pole Express. Just a few minutes from official sunset, the first of the Valley Railroad's 5 North Pole Express Trains rumbles north across the Deep River Creek Bridge on its wa... (more)

One of the Valley Railroads Polar Express Train pulls into the "North Pole"

Stopping at the Switch - Valley Railroad Mikado No. 3025 pauses in Deep River, Conn. at the switch preparing to run around its train. Once on the south end of the train, they will be hauling the ... (more)