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Valley Railroad 3025 is a China Railways SY class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive. It was built in July 1989 by the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works as SY-1658M , and it was exported to the Knox and Kane Railroad (K&K) in the United States.
It reopened on July 29, 1971, with ESRM's 103 being the first locomotive to run on the current Valley Railroad with a train running between Essex and Deep River, 100 years to the day of the first train on the original line. The train was later expanded to Chester in the late 1970s and expanded as far north as Haddam in later years.
After spending several years in storage, No. 40 made its way to the Valley Railroad in Essex in 1977. As of 2025, No. 40 is being used to haul tourist trains between Essex and Deep River, Connecticut , alongside 2-8-0 No. 97 and 2-8-2 No. 3025 .
The main station of the Essex Steam Train is located in Centerbrook. The steam train has tracks from Amtrak's Shore Line (part of the Northeast Corridor) in Old Saybrook to Haddam. The steam train and riverboat ride goes from Essex to Chester on the train, but the Dinner Train goes from Essex to just north of Route 82 in Haddam.
Shortly afterward, No. 97 would replace 2-6-2 locomotive No. 103 as the Valley Railroad's train consist expanded. [3] In 1977, No. 97's original small tender was replaced with a larger tender that was previously used from a Central Vermont Consolidation steam locomotive No. 404. No. 97's original tender currently sits out of service in Essex. [2]
It has an enlarged cab, and so is ideal for training crews and for undertaking "driver experience" courses.Arrived at the Epping Ongar Railway in 2010, Isabel returned to steam on the EOR's Autumn steam gala 2017. Boiler ticket expires 2027. [6] [4] In Traffic No. 16 Corby Iron & Steel Works 0-6-0 ST: Hawthorn Leslie: works number 3837/1934
The Essex Freight Station is located at the southern end of Railroad Avenue, a spur road off Connecticut Route 154 just west of the limited access highway of Connecticut Route 9. The setting includes the railyard, now used by the heritage Connecticut Valley Railroad, which includes operable early 20th-century equipment including switches and ...
Built for Tunnel Cement works, Purfleet, Essex. 1925: Caliban: February 1937 OY 0-4-0ST 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: Preserved Ribble Steam Railway, Preston, Lancashire: Built for Courtaulds, Preston: 1935: Hornet: November 1937 W6-S 0-4-0ST 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in: Preserved Ribble Steam Railway, Preston, Lancashire: Built for Black Park Colliery Co. Ltd ...