Official Valley Railroad Thread (VALE)

Hand.

(Oh, and it's going to be FUN "shoveling forward" in that thing... lotta flat space at the bottom of the bunker.)

I can only imagine

3025 sure looks good with the cab on and tender attached!

Hurry up and get that thing put back together so it can run and I can take pictures of it already...

What Lee no pics.


Can't post like that and leave us hanging.

Pics of 3025 on Friends of the Valley Railroad facebook page. I don't see a hint of any Chinese engine left in her, even though she is it sure looks New Heaven to me.

I'm planning on getting over to the VRR this fall for the foliage, wanted to know...........any rumors if the 3025 will be ready in the next few weeks, or is it something more like a winter time unveiling?

Thanks!

Seeknay wrote:I'm planning on getting over to the VRR this fall for the foliage, wanted to know... any rumors if the 3025 will be ready in the next few weeks, or is it something more like a winter time unveiling?

I don't think the operation of 3025 will be kept a secret from anyone. We all want to see it completed and operating, and so does the railroad, so rest assured they will make sure everyone knows when it will be placed in service. If you want a guess as to when, yours is as good as mine (or anyone else's).

Otto Vondrak wrote:

Seeknay wrote:I'm planning on getting over to the VRR this fall for the foliage, wanted to know... any rumors if the 3025 will be ready in the next few weeks, or is it something more like a winter time unveiling?

I don't think the operation of 3025 will be kept a secret from anyone. We all want to see it completed and operating, and so does the railroad, so rest assured they will make sure everyone knows when it will be placed in service. If you want a guess as to when, yours is as good as mine (or anyone else's).

That, and a 142 ton secret that has the potential to drown out the noise from a highway. I think it would be easy to keep a secret like that
Come to think of it, maybe if it was disguised as a Hymek diesel-hydraulic, it might just be possible...

Otto Vondrak wrote:

Seeknay wrote:I'm planning on getting over to the VRR this fall for the foliage, wanted to know... any rumors if the 3025 will be ready in the next few weeks, or is it something more like a winter time unveiling?

I don't think the operation of 3025 will be kept a secret from anyone. We all want to see it completed and operating, and so does the railroad, so rest assured they will make sure everyone knows when it will be placed in service. If you want a guess as to when, yours is as good as mine (or anyone else's).

"Next few weeks" is about as best an estimate as I can give you. It's CLOSE,... but still in progress.
I'm sure that me or Lee or someone will post the news when it happens, meanwhile come on by! Even if it's not up and running you can still poke your head in and take a peek. Just remember the shop is not a "visitor area." Be respectful and courteous and keep safety in mind at all times.

Does the Valley still plan on running two trains at once for the North Pole express? What if 3025 is not done by then?

1) Yes
2) They'll use the diesel if they have to, but
3) It SHOULD (knock on wood) be done well before then.

Rumor has it that 3025 is outside and has her cab affixed and tender behind her. Anyone have any pics of the locomotive?

A MEET AT DEEP RIVER

On Saturdays and Sundays in October, Valley Railroad Train 8, the 2:00 PM northbound departure from Essex, is scheduled to meet Train 23, the southbound Essex Clipper Dinner Train at the siding in Deep River. If everything works perfectly, the meet takes place with neither train having to stop. Today was one of those perfect days. Here is Mikado 40 on the point, while GE 80-Tonner 0900 leads the Dinner Train.



Enjoy,
Lee

VALE40 wrote:Rumor has it that 3025 is outside and has her cab affixed and tender behind her. Anyone have any pics of the locomotive?

Correct except for the outside part.
Plenty of pics on the FB "Friends Of The Valley" site.