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Essex Steam Train and Riverboat Review
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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
Fodor's Review:
The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat 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 throughout the year.
- Cost: Train fare $16, train-boat fare $24
- Open: May-Dec.; call for schedule
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