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Valley Railroad
Check pricesVintage steam and diesel train rides and riverboat cruises along the lower Connecticut River Valley.
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Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Ride a vintage steam train through the lower Connecticut River Valley, then board a riverboat for a cruise.
1 Railroad Ave · Essex, CT
About Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
The Valley Railroad Company has run vintage steam trains from the 1892 Essex Station since 1971. The narrated 12-mile round trip takes about an hour through the lower Connecticut River Valley. Choose the train and riverboat combination and the outing stretches to about two and a half hours, with a cruise on the Connecticut River that passes Gillette Castle. Themed dinner, brunch and holiday trains run at other times of the year.
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