Valley Railroad (California)
The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad: *Connecticut Valley Railroad, 1868-1887, a defunct railroad in the state of Connecticut * Valley Railroad (Connecticut), a heritage railroad *Valley Railroad (New York), 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad *Valley Railroad (Pennsylvania), Westline to Kushequa *Valley Railroad (Virginia), predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad *Valley Railway The Valley Railway was a shortline railroad which operated between the city of Cleveland and small town of Zoarville in the state of Ohio in the United States. The railroad was founded in 1871, but the first segment of track did not open until ...

Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ...
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Connecticut Valley Railroad
The Connecticut Valley Railroad was a railroad in the state of Connecticut founded in 1868. The company built a line along the Connecticut River between Hartford and Old Saybrook, which opened in 1871. It was reorganized as the Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad in 1880, and leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1887. Following partial abandonments by the New Haven Railroad and successor Penn Central Transportation Company between 1968 and 1972, the line south of Middletown was revived as the Valley Railroad, a heritage railroad, while the portion in Middletown and northward saw operation by several freight railroads. As of 2022, the Providence and Worcester Railroad and Connecticut Southern Railroad both operate portions of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad. History Founding The Connecticut Valley, which follows the course of the Connecticut River, was an important transportation corridor for New England. The Hartford and New Haven Railroad ...
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Valley Railroad (Connecticut)
The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep River and Essex, and has since reopened additional parts of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad line. It operates the Essex Steam Train and the Essex Clipper Dinner Train. History Construction The vision of a Valley Railroad started in the 1840s when President of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, James Clark Walkley traced the 44-mile route by stagecoach with friend Horace Johnson. Walkley and a group of business men obtained a state charter on July 17, 1868, to form the Connecticut Valley Railroad Company and start the process of building a railroad. During 1868–1869, survey crews worked to map out the line from Hartford, Connecticut to Saybrook Point. In April 1870, construction of the line began, with ground breaking t ...
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Valley Railroad (New York)
The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad: *Connecticut Valley Railroad, 1868-1887, a defunct railroad in the state of Connecticut * Valley Railroad (Connecticut), a heritage railroad * Valley Railroad (New York), 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad * Valley Railroad (Pennsylvania), Westline to Kushequa *Valley Railroad (Virginia), predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad *Valley Railway The Valley Railway was a shortline railroad which operated between the city of Cleveland and small town of Zoarville in the state of Ohio in the United States. The railroad was founded in 1871, but the first segment of track did not open until ...

Valley Railroad (Pennsylvania)
The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad: *Connecticut Valley Railroad, 1868-1887, a defunct railroad in the state of Connecticut * Valley Railroad (Connecticut), a heritage railroad *Valley Railroad (New York), 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad * Valley Railroad (Pennsylvania), Westline to Kushequa *Valley Railroad (Virginia), predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad *Valley Railway The Valley Railway was a shortline railroad which operated between the city of Cleveland and small town of Zoarville in the state of Ohio in the United States. The railroad was founded in 1871, but the first segment of track did not open until ...

Valley Railroad (Virginia)
The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad: *Connecticut Valley Railroad, 1868-1887, a defunct railroad in the state of Connecticut *Valley Railroad (Connecticut) The Valley Railroad, operating under the name Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, is a heritage railroad based in Connecticut on tracks of the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was founded in 1868. The company began operations in 1971 between Deep ..., a heritage railroad * Valley Railroad (New York), 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad * Valley Railroad (Pennsylvania), Westline to Kushequa * Valley Railroad (Virginia), predecessor of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad * Valley Railway, former shortline in Ohio {{Disambig ...
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