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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.
The first "regular" train started on July 31, 1871. [2] On August 24, 1871, the Connecticut Valley Railroad declared an official opening. The schedules of trains operating along the Valley Railroad called for one mixed train and four passenger trains each way daily (except Sunday) with fifteen stops along the way.
1.48 Wisconsin. 1.49 Wyoming. 1.50 Territories. ... Essex Steam Train operated by the Valley Railroad Company; ... Austin Steam Train Association ...
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 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 ...
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]
Louisiana Steam Train Association, Jefferson, LA: Operational. Last surviving locomotive built in Louisiana. Asserted to be the only operating steam locomotive in Louisiana. MD-01 Chesapeake and Ohio 1309: 2-6-6-2: 1949 built Western Maryland Scenic Railroad: Last-built of BLW's Class 1 mainline locomotives, it pulled coal trains.