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VALE 900 |
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One of the Valley Railroad's GE 80-tonners sits south of the Plains Road grade crossing. The other 80-tonner on the railroad is seen in the background by the enginehouse. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2009 Upload Date: 6/29/2011 2:46:24 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 900(80Tonner) VALE 901(80Tonner) |
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| Title: |
VALE 900 |
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The Essex Clipper Dinner Train, powered by one of the Valley Railroad's GE Tonners, awaits departure for the two hour roundtrip up the line. It will head out towards Chester and East Haddam once the Valley's regular excursion arrives back at the station. |
| Photo Date: |
10/6/2013 Upload Date: 10/8/2013 11:05:22 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 900(80Tonner) |
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| Title: |
And They're Off |
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With the steam excursion consist now waiting south of the Plains Road crossing, the Essex Clipper Dinner Train heads north into the misty evening. |
| Photo Date: |
10/6/2013 Upload Date: 2/28/2015 11:35:48 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 900(80Tonner) VALE 3025(2-8-2) |
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| Title: |
VALE 900 |
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This old 80-ton locomotive was built in 1947 by General Electric for use as a plant switcher at their facility in Schenectady, NY. After retirement it also pulled trains of the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, beginning in 1984, before coming to work for the Valley. Seen here at the head of the dinner train consist it would be powering later that evening. |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/2015 Upload Date: 6/10/2015 11:30:48 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 900(80Tonner) |
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412 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tied Down for the Day |
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The Valley Railroad's work train has been parked along with a restored NH boxcar alongside the old Goodspeed freight house, now in use as a gift shop. |
| Photo Date: |
6/25/2017 Upload Date: 11/2/2017 8:52:28 PM |
| Location: |
Haddam, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 900(80Tonner) |
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| Title: |
VALE 901 |
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The Valley's other 80-tonner, this one of US Navy heritage and constructed in 1940. The Valley acquired this one from Pfizer. |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/2015 Upload Date: 6/10/2015 11:39:20 PM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 901(80Tonner) |
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| Title: |
VALE 1606 |
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Valley's newest locomotive acquisition awaits restoration behind the shops. Constructed for the US Air Force in 1953, it is one of three ex-military GE tonners that the Valley Railroad currently rosters, all from a different branch of the armed forces. |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/2015 Upload Date: 6/9/2015 1:28:13 AM |
| Location: |
Essex, CT |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
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| Locomotives: |
VALE 1606(80Tonner) |
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