With snow still falling, the crew of the "Santa Special" prepares to disconnect the locomotive and run around to the other end of the train at Deep River Landing.

A conductor for the Connecticut Valley Railroad flags the "Santa Special" through the crossing at Deep River Landing as it backs into the station. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel

During the first measurable snowfall of the season, VALE 97 crosses Essex St. during a weekend run. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel.

Valley Railroad locomotives typically run around their trains at Deep River Landing and operate tender first for the trip home to Essex Depot. With his fire nicely squared away, Fireman Ken mans ... (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)

Thomas the Tank Engine enters the town of Deep River on a crisp fall day. The smoke in the distance is from VALE 97 which provides supplemental power. In case you were wondering, yes, the eyes do ... (more)

The Essex Clipper Dinner Train, led by Valley Railroad 0900, crosses the Deep River Creek Bridge heading north about a half hour after the last steam run of the day. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel

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)

With inspiration from Mitch, ol' 97 is flying across the road. Actually about 30 MPH. The Valley sure runs a very quiet train. The whistle at the crossing is very low and unobtrusive. It would see... (more)

Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 completes a run around her consist at the beautiful Deep River Landing. She will shortly front-couple and run tender first to take the train back to her home ba... (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)

Wearing patriotic bunting for the Memorial Day weekend, Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 enters the Deep River Yard with the 3:30 PM excursion train.

The Essex Clipper Dinner Train travels through Deep River Landing and passes by the old station. Taken with Canon Digital Rebel.

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)

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)