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The Essex Freight Station is a railroad station located in the Centerbrook village of Essex, Connecticut. Built in 1915, it is a well-preserved example of period railroad-related architecture. It now serves as a station on the resurrected Connecticut Valley Railroad, which provides excursion steam train trips
The railroad's main station in Essex. The main station, where tickets are sold and all rolling stock is kept, is located in Essex; specifically, the village of Centerbrook. The main entrance and parking access is located off Route 154; there is a rear entrance (not for public use) on Route 153.
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.
The Essex Steam Train is one of the most famous and popular Essex attractions. The main station is located in Centerbrook, with other stations in Deep River, Chester, and Haddam. The regular train ride goes from Essex to Deep River and then the Becky Thatcher Riverboat takes the passengers up to the Haddam area. The Essex Clipper Dinner Train ...
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 .
Efforts came to fruition in September 1996 when the current Naugatuck Railroad commenced a tourist scenic train over the 19.6 miles (31.5 km) of the Naugatuck Railroad's right-of-way that had opened for service in September 1849. [2] The railroad is headquartered at Thomaston station, built in 1881 and last used by passengers in 1958.
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.
In 1970, No. 97 was moved to Essex, Connecticut to haul tourists trains for the Valley Railroad and was placed into service in the spring of 1973. [1] Shortly afterward, No. 97 would replace 2-6-2 locomotive No. 103 as the Valley Railroad's train consist expanded. [ 3 ]