With her whistle pouring out a shrill warning, the former Aberdeen & Rockfish Mikado #40 steps briskly through the crossing at Old Deep River Road on the northbound run to Chester, Connecticut. ... (more)

Valley Railroad Mikado #40 takes her holiday Passenger Service Extra northbound across the Chester Creek bridge on a mild Sunday afternoon in late November. She'll shortly be passing through Had... (more)

It's the Saturday after Thanksgiving and The Valley Railroad's 2:30 PM "Santa Special" is charging north across Deep River Creek, enroute to Chester, Hadlyme and points beyond. The passengers to... (more)

Valley Railroad crewmembers Ken and Fred strain for a good look at an unguarded grade crossing ahead as they take the last trip of the day southbound toward Essex Depot. Their mount today is the ... (more)

New England Color is still in evidence as the Valley Railroad's first steam excursion of the day heads north along the Connecticut River at Pratt Cove. The train will take its patrons nor... (more)

Valley Railroad #97 pauses with her train at Deep River Landing to allow passengers to connect with the Connecticut River Cruise Ship Becky Thatcher. While the Trainmen attend to the passengers, ... (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)

A Valley Railroad Fireman scrambles aboard Consolidation #97 as she sits in the rock-cut just north of the station platform at Deep River Landing. He has just set the switch for the run around t... (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 countdown to sunset has less than an hour to go as PSX97, the Santa Special, rumbles across the bridge at Deep River Creek. On point today is Consolidation #97, a superheated Alco product tha... (more)

A 1/15th Panning Shot of my favorite Valley Railroad Steamer as she races across the Centerbrook Meadow with the first of four SOLD OUT Santa Specials on the day after Thanksgiving. Even... (more)

With white flags flying, Passenger Service Extra 97 emerges from deep shadows and into the fading sunlight of Centerbrook Meadow. The visible white steam plume and the low angle lighting are obv... (more)

The crew of Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 exchanges waves with their colleagues on the northbound Essex Clipper Dinner Train as it passes them in the Deep River Yard. The Essex Clipper is pu... (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)