Flag Stop - Hadlyme. The Valley Railroad's 1PM "Santa Special" passes the Hadlyme Station as she enters the Ferry Road crossing on her run to North Chester. Decades ago, when th... (more)
While the Valley RR is famous for their steam power, the popular dinner trains are typically hauled by one of two slightly less glamorous GE switchers, which actually predate the Chinese-built ste... (more)
Steam on the Naugy. Flagg Coal 75 shows off her muscles as she hauls 3 former CNR heavyweight steel coaches and a wooden CV Caboose north along Connecticut's Naugatuck River on an afternoon... (more)
The torch has been passed. It all began back in 1971, when The Valley Railroad ran its first steam excursion on the old Connecticut Valley Line with a little Baldwin 2-6-2 numbered 103. Th... (more)
A blast from the past! NH #3025 bursts through the foliage in a rainy day Railroad: New HavenLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Essex, Connecticut, USALocomotive #: VALE 3025 Train ID: Lerro CharterPhoto Date: May 22, 2012
Tate's Cut. One of the most distinctive features of the old Connecticut Valley Line is the deep rock cut, located immediately north of the freight depot in the town of Deep River. This cut... (more)
Out of the black world. When NH 3025 emerged from her rebuild last November, she was a "stealth" locomotive, operating only at night on the Christmas trains. With the start of the railroad... (more)
Pulling Hard. Performing a photo runby for the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts, FC 75 puts on quite a show dragging three heavyweight ... (more)
Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 waits at the Deep River platform for her Trainman to uncouple the passenger consist. Shortly, she will pull forward into a rock-cut, where she will be switched ... (more)
Over most of its right-of-way, the Valley Railroad is oriented north-south, making RP-style photography a bit of a challenge. For about 3/4 of a mile between Dennison Road and Old Deep River Road... (more)
The Essex Steam Train crosses Deep River Creek heading south while my brother photographs it from our boat. The locomotive, usually moved to the rear end for southbound trips, was left on the fron... (more)
BREA trolley #357 lays over at the Sprague station at the end of its run.
NH RS-3 529 brings up the rear as its consist rounds a small s-curve.
Heading to Waterbury, 529 crosses Chase Bridge. The foliage here is nearly peak.
