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Essex Steam Train and Riverboat

Address: Valley Railroad Company, 1 Railroad Ave., (Rte. 9 Exit 3), Essex, CT | Map It
Phone: 860/767-0103
www.essexsteamtrain.com

Category: Transportation Sites
Location: Essex

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Fodor's Review:

This ride offers some of the best views of the Connecticut River valley from the vantage point of a restored train (1920s coaches pulled by a vintage steam locomotive) and an old-fashioned Mississippi-style riverboat. The train, traveling along the Connecticut River through the lower valley, makes a 12-mi roundtrip from Essex Station to Deep River Station; from there, if you wish to continue, you board the riverboat for a ride up the river to East Haddam (the open promenade deck on the third level has the best views). Special trains, including a dinner train and a wine train, as well as a Santa Special and hugely popular visits by Thomas the Tank Engine, occur periodically.

Cost: Train fare $17, train-boat fare $26
Open: May-Dec.; call for schedule

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