Connecticut River Valley 2-8-0 Alco-built steamer from 1923

Built as #65188 for planned sale to Cuba, but sold in 1926 as Birmingham Southeastern Railroad #200. It was sold again to a private owner in 1963, and operated on Vermont Railway #97 in 1964 and 65. #97 operated excursion trips over the New Haven Railroad in 1966, 1967, and 1968. It was moved to the Valley Railroad as #97 in 1970. #97 was sold by the private owner's estate to Valley Railroad in 2005. It was in revenue service from 1973 to 2010, and returned to service in 2018. 97's current tender is from Central Vermont Consolidation 404, the original tender is stored out of service in Essex. (Wikipedia)