Meet at Deep River. Two sections of the Valley Railroad's North Pole Express meet at Deep River Landing. The first section, powered by #40 waits on the main as the second section led by recently... (more)

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)

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)

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)

The primary power on Connecticut's Valley Railroad is this 87-ton Mikado, built in 1920 by Alco's Brooks Works for the Portland, Astoria & Pacific RR as their #101. In 1935, she was sold to the A... (more)

While backing away from the photographer, Valley Railroad's No. 40 arrives in Deep River, Connecticut.

VALE 40 makes the move to the rear of the train.

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 steps out onto the Deep River Creek Bridge as she heads north toward Chester, CT with a late afternoon excursion train. The line on which she runs is part of th... (more)

With a wood post from the guardrail acting as a tripod, a Monday evening charter brings the Essex Clipper Dinner Train through the town of Deep River. VALE 97, a 2-8-0, was used as power in place ... (more)

With a wood post from the guardrail doubling as a tripod, the Essex Clipper Dinner Train makes its way north through the town of Deep River shortly before dusk.

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)