Light engine move
With morning servicing complete, Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 makes her way light across the yard in Essex, CT, headed to the depot to pick up a passenger consist. This 1926 Alco product is the Valley's longest serving steam locomotive, having entered service here in 1973, just two years after the former New York, New Haven & Hartford line was established as a tourist operation. On this particular morning in October of 2024, the locomotive was performing for a photo shoot organized by Dak Dillon Photography.
Light engine move
With morning servicing complete, Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 makes her way light across the yard in Essex, CT, headed to the depot to pick up a passenger consist. This 1926 Alco product is the Valley's longest serving steam locomotive, having entered service here in 1973, just two years after the former New York, New Haven & Hartford line was established as a tourist operation. On this particular morning in October of 2024, the locomotive was performing for a photo shoot organized by Dak Dillon Photography.