Valley Railroad 97 Returns and Other Late October Happenings

After a 94 month hiatus, Valley Railroad's Consolidation 97 (ALCO-Brooks, 1923) returned to service on Sunday, October 28, 2018, pulling a doubleheader charter train for the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts. The film also has a few scenes shot on October 21.

[@tristan-railproductions9543]

Amazing Video, and glad to see 97 back, and she does need a little paint job done on her. Great job !

[@Charlie-wf4er]

I always referred to steam engines as male because of the term “brother trains”

[@GillespieRailVideos]

Awesome video Lee! Great seeing you there!

[@csignorelli1]

Good to see it back!

[@RTS4018]

Fantastic video!!!

[@ebtmikado]

Thank you.

[@brianfalzon6739]

They should at least do a tripleheader next time, btw welcome back 97!

[@lhsboyproductions3446]

Great Video!
Thumbs up!
Greetings from Poland
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[@That_One_Guy_In_A_Band]

So, you work/volunteer at the Valley Railroad I presume? If so, you may be able to answer a very old question I have. What exactly is the whistle fitted on 97? I was told it's a New Haven 6 chime, but the only place I've ever heard of one is the whistle 97 wears. Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance.

[@KeystoneRailProductions]

97 looks like she could use a new paint job even though she just came back

[@GillespieRailVideos]

She hasn’t had time for paint yet, most likely will happen next year.

[@ebtmikado]

All in good time. Appliances were still being attached on Friday night.

[@ebtmikado]

Thanks, Zach. Good seeing you.

[@TrainfanProduction]

14:04 that was my vechile

[@rileysanesh9238]

What are the numbers of the diesels

[@ebtmikado]

0900-0903