Valley Railroad ALCo 2-8-2 is pulling forward to dump ash and the fireboy is going for the next switch. While this work was common years ago, it has vanished for the most part throughout the world... (more)
Valley Railroad fireman Bill launches a shovefull of coal into Mikado No. 40s firebox as the train pulls an excursion northbound through Chester, Connecticut
On her last run of the day, Valley Railroad Mikado number 40 makes her classic appearance pulling away from the time-honored depot at Essex, beginning to make the twelve-mile trek up the Connectic... (more)
The final Valley Railroad North Pole Express train of the 2015 operating season thunders north through Chester, Connecticut on the evening of December 29, 2015
Valley Railroad veteran Mikado No. 40 leads a North Pole Express train through Chester, Connecticut - as seen from the interior of the Chester Station.