First Passenger Train in 85 Years! July 22,2017 

The Valley Railroad in Connecticut is continuing its restoration of the former New Haven Railroad's Valley Line, from Old Saybrook toward the end of its line in the Maromas section of Middletown, CT, a distance of about 22 miles, for its Essex Steam Train & Riverboat. So far this year, about another half mile has been added to the run. The work was completed on July 6, and the first train is the annual Friends of the Valley Volunteer Appreciation Lunch Train. We first view the train on the new track, north of Midway Marina in Haddam, CT and follow it to Deep River.
The last passenger trains ran on this line in 1932. Freight service lasted until 1968.