The Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad originally founded in 1868. It is best known for operating the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train. The Essex Clipper Dinner Train is a 2.5-hour train ride that departs Essex Depot and offers scenic views of the Connecticut River along the way. The train brings passengers to the northern end of the operable line in Haddam. A seasonal four-course meal is prepared on-board and served in restored 1920s Pullman dining cars. Connecticut Valley Railroad’s #3025 is a China Railways SY class steam locomotive that was built in 1989 by the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works for the Knox and Kane Railroad in Kane, Pennsylvania, where it spent its life until that railroad's demise. It was purchased by the Valley Railroad Company in 2008 and has since been completely rebuilt to resemble a New Haven Railroad J-1 Mikado and renumbered it NH #3025.—Wikipedia
