Family Activities:

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride

Attraction

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride

Valley Railroad, 1 Railroad Avenue, Essex, 06426, CT

Enjoy a ride on a vintage steam locomotive and its railcars. One- and 2.5-hour rides are available May through October, with special holiday excursions. Riverboat rides are also available during the same month, with combination train and boat ride packages. Special events include fall foliage tours, North Pole Express holiday rides, dinner trains, sunset cruises and more. The attraction is open on weekends in the spring and fall, and daily in the summer season.