The folks in the Engine House are taking advantage of the warmer weather, sunny skies, and minimal weekday operations as they continue a num...

Yes, we know we've been lax in posting here, but that does not mean we've been cooling our heels! We've just been too busy to s...

Locomotive 97 was built by Alco's Cooke Works (#65188) in November 1923 as a stock coal-fired engine along with twelve other 2-8-0'...

Built by the AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY at their Dunkirk (N.Y.) works in August 1920, No. 40 has had a long and interesting career. It was ...

Heading out over the railroad to inspect the track prior to it being buried in snow reminded me very quickly of why riding on the E...

The Blizzard of 2013 gave the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat an opportunity to put its theory of “Accessible History” to a real test. Nearl...

In preparation for this weekend's Eagle Flyer excursions, we coupled our snow plow to one of the diesel locomotives and set to work. Lee...

It's been a while since the Engine House blog has been updated.  It's hard to believe, but over the next few weeks we're prepari...

As soon as Essex Steam Train & Riverboat's busy, 7 day-a-week summer schedule relaxed after Labor Day, the facilities crew immediat...

While Essex Steam Train & Riverboat possesses many unique features, perhaps the most engaging is our "accessible history" - - ...