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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.
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 .
Central Railroad of New Jersey: Carteret and Sewaren Railroad: CNJ: 1890 1917 Central Railroad of New Jersey: Central Railroad of New Jersey: CNJ CNJ 1849 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation: Charlottesburgh and Green Lake Railroad: CNJ: 1876 1888 Morris County Railroad: Chelsea Branch Railroad: PRSL 1889 1896 West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
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 ...
In 1985, the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat (VALE), a tourist railroad based in Essex, Connecticut, experienced some problems with their steam operations; 2-8-0 No. 97, while still serviceable, was due for an overhaul, and 2-8-2 No. 40 had to be removed from service, after breaking a driving wheel tire.
Since Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration took over in 2018, more than $6 billion in capital projects has gotten underway at NJ Transit, including rehabilitation programs at 20 rail stations.
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, uses repurposed narrow gauge steam engines and is partly the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme park, Disneyland; Calico and Odessa Railroad; California State Railroad Museum; California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train; Disneyland Railroad (three locomotives are historic)