Valley Railroad (Connecticut)

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Valley Railroad

Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
Valley Railroad 40 at Deep River in December 2018
Overview
Headquarters	Essex, Connecticut
Reporting mark	VALE
Locale	Middlesex County, Connecticut
Dates of operation	1971 (1971)–present (present)
Predecessor	Connecticut Valley Railroad New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Penn Central Transportation Company
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	21.67 miles (34.87 km)
Other
Website	essexsteamtrain.com
Route map Legend MP (Milepost) Providence & Worcester RR to Hartford 21.67 mi 34.87 km Maromas 18.16 mi 29.23 km Higganum 16.90 mi 27.2 km Walkley Hill 15.48 mi 24.91 km Haddam 14.80 mi 23.82 km Arnolds 14.00 mi 22.53 km Shailerville 12.27 mi 19.75 km Goodspeed Route 82 Bridge Rd. 11.50 mi 18.51 km Broadway 10.40 mi 16.74 km Parkers Point 9.65 mi 15.53 km North Chester 9.26 mi 14.9 km Hadlyme 8.57 mi 13.79 km Chester 7.58 mi 12.2 km Deep River Route 9 Route 154 Middlesex Tpke. 3.97 mi 6.39 km Essex Route 153 Plains Rd. I-95 0.00 mi 0 km Old Saybrook Amtrak Northeast Corridor This diagram: view talk edit

The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex, and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train.