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May 29, 2023 at 8:00 am · Filed under connecticut , tourism , train travel , travel , U.S. travel and tagged: essex steam train , short reads , travel writing
By Linda Tancs
Essex, Connecticut, is a quaint town on the west bank of the Connecticut River. At Essex Station, you can catch a ride on a steam train operating along the historic Valley Railroad line. The 12-mile, narrated journey passes through Deep River and Chester (together with Essex, referred to locally as the Tri-Town Area). But why stop there? You can combine the steam train journey with a riverboat cruise, which offers views of coves, inlets, marshes, wildlife, rocky shoreline and Gillette Castle. The Essex Stea