Silent Night - Valley Railroad Mikado No. 40 shoves south, away from the camera, on a dark and cold November night in Chester, Connecticut as part of her plume reflects some of the surrounding mar... (more)

On October 29th and 30th, 2016, the Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts (MBRRE) and the Providence & Worcester railroad teamed up, running an excursion train out of Worcester to the Valley Railroad, via... (more)

The future of the Providence and Worcester Railroad is unknown. The Genesee and Wyoming announced it would acquire the P&W in late 2016, which may result in the loss of P&W's passenger equipment a... (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

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.

Plans Altered. At this point in the night, I had planned on hiking back into the bridge over Deep River Creek. That plan came to end when I got out of the car and heard a lot of how... (more)

Valley Railroad fireman Mike Ozaruk shovels coal into No. 3025's firebox as the locomotive pulls a sold out North Pole Express north through Chester, Connecticut. Taken with an infrared modified C... (more)

Anticipation - Valley Railroad Mikado No. 40 crosses over the Railroad Avenue crossing, her headlight illuminating about a half mile of track between that crossing and Dock Road, visible in the fo... (more)

And the days get short, when you reach....November. My, the days are darn short when you get into the holiday season. It's not even 3 PM yet and the New England Sun is already doing a swan... (more)

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)

Valley Railroad Mikado No. 40 shoves the second section of the North Pole Express back south over Waterhouse Brook in Chester, Connecticut with a sold-out trainload of families visiting with Santa... (more)

Valley Railroad Mikado No. 3025 leads a North Pole Express out of the shadows nearing the Dock Road crossing in Chester, Connecticut