Steam Photo Charter

Join the Valley Railroad Company in Essex, CT, for two days of steam photo charters on October 8-9, 2024, hosted by Dak Dillon Photography. Capture the vibrant fall colors and historic steam trains, pulled by Valley Railroad 40 and 3025. Tuesday features a freight train from Old Saybrook to Goodspeed Station, with photo opportunities from sunrise to sunset and a night session at Essex Station. Wednesday offers a passenger train along the same route, starting early and concluding in the late afternoon. Single day tickets are available to accommodate flexible schedules.

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad will operate a charter photo passenger train on October 9, 2024. The train will be pulled by steam locomotive No. 18, a Baldwin 2-8-2 built in 1914, or by V&T No. 29 if No. 18 is unavailable. The day begins with boarding in Virginia City for a 16-mile journey to Eastgate Carson City Station, where the locomotive will take water and run around the train. The return trip to Virginia City will include approximately 15 photo stops and run-bys, ending with a workshop visit in Virginia City.