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Viewing Album:  Providence Harbor - South Providence and Cranston Yards
 
By:Ron Chouinard
Dates:7/9/2009 - 7/9/2009
Album Info:South Providence Yard and Providence Harbor on the Providence and Worcester Railroad. South Providence yard built by the Providence and Stonington Railroad in 1830 for use as their yard, station location and access to their steamboat pier. The successor to the Providence and Stonington, the New Haven and latter Penn Central continued to use that yard name until they also passed into history. In 2006/2007, South Providence Yard underwent a major renovation for storage and movement of grain ethanol from Aventine in the mid west as a fuel additive for (Shell) Motiva Enterprises. Adjacent to South Providence yard is Coastal Recycling with an unused spur. Across Allens Avenue at the Providence Port, active customers include Fields Terminal Building; Metals Recycling; Northern Pacific Lumber; Univar Chemicals and Waterson Terminal Services. Waterson, the operators of the Providence Port, is responsible for handling various minerals used in sandpaper products, along with coal from Africa, China and South America which are transported by the Providence and Worcester Railroad. Inactive customers in the Port area include Glens Falls Cement and Keyspan/National Grid the old Providence Gas Company.Company. Also included is the Cranston Yard that recent underwent a major renovation by Amtrak and the Providence and Worcester.
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MFS-2 Ethanol Extra Down at Chace's Lane
Title:  MFS-2 Ethanol Extra Down at Chace's Lane
Description:  Back on the roll, running thru Central Falls with the continuing snow squall. Extra crossed Hunt street, approaching Chace's Lane at Osram Sylvania. In another minute they'll be on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor by Boston Switch for the remainder of the trip to the Railroads South Providence yard and Motiva with that ethanol
Photo Date:  3/2/2009  Upload Date: 3/3/2009 7:41:17 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38) PW 2011(GP38) PW 3901(B39-8E) PW 2007(GP38-2) PW 2216(B23-7R)
Views:  709   Comments: 3
MFS-4 Ethanol Extra from Worcester to Providence
Title:  MFS-4 Ethanol Extra from Worcester to Providence
Description:  MFS-4 extra running under the arches of the Route 116 viaduct by Ashton Village in the Town of Cumberland, Rhode Island. Their heading down to Providence and Worcester's South Providence Yard and Motiva Enterprises with 80 cars of ethanol
Photo Date:  4/14/2009  Upload Date: 4/14/2009 1:14:31 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3905(B39-8E) PW 3902(B39-8E) PW 3909(B39-8E)
Views:  1076   Comments: 0
K638 Ethanol Extra
Title:  K638 Ethanol Extra
Description:  Some history in this photo - for the first time while on the Providence and Worcester, the ethanol extra was called by its CSX symbol - K638. Now officially on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor south of Boston Switch, its now called MFS-9 - MFS for Multi Function Switcher. MFS-9 with 3 hoppers of cement serving as spacers, 80 cars of ethanol, along with a box car spacer running on track 7 along the Corridor at Branch Avenue. This was the old New Haven Northup Avenue Yard. A long gone P&W customer on the right when it was a Sears Warehouse and the other track now unused to West River and the then new automated Post Office under New Haven, later Penn Central
Photo Date:  4/29/2009  Upload Date: 4/29/2009 2:50:30 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 4004(B40-8) PW 4003(B40-8)
Views:  846   Comments: 0
K638/MFS-9 Ethanol Extra
Title:  K638/MFS-9 Ethanol Extra
Description:  Along the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, ethanol extra slipping the first 50 or so cars of ethanol down the South Providence Running track to Providence and Worcester's South Providence yard and Motiva Entreprises
Photo Date:  4/29/2009  Upload Date: 4/29/2009 4:31:18 PM
Location:  Cranston, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 4004(B40-8) PW 4003(B40-8)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
K638/MFS-9 Ethanol Extra at Elmwood Avenue
Title:  K638/MFS-9 Ethanol Extra at Elmwood Avenue
Description:  Providence and Worcester's ethanol extra, running on the South Providence Running Track by Roger Williams Park - running down to South Providence yard and Motiva Enterprises with the ethanol
Photo Date:  4/29/2009  Upload Date: 4/29/2009 4:41:12 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 4004(B40-8) PW 4003(B40-8)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
Ethanol Extra
Title:  Ethanol Extra
Description:  B units return to Valley Falls - after being absent for some time, tonight's ethanol extra has the 3005 and 3008 helping out -- 80 cars of ethanol for Motiva at Providence and Worcester's renovated South Providence yard
Photo Date:  6/11/2009  Upload Date: 6/11/2009 7:00:05 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38) PW 3005(B30-7AB) PW 3008(B30-7AB) PW 3902(B39-8E)
Views:  670   Comments: 0
Train PR-3 - Valley Falls Yard
Title:  Train PR-3 - Valley Falls Yard
Description:  Running up the Valley main with a spacer and 20 empty ethanol tank cars from Motiva Enterprises in Providence, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/25/2009 2:50:26 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2) PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
K638 Ethanol Extra
Title:  K638 Ethanol Extra
Description:  Using the CSX symbol, K638 Ethanol Extra running past the Valley engine house and office, heading for South Providence yard and Motiva Enterprises - the East Providence running track curving off with the remnant of the Wrentham Branch, used as a RIP track
Photo Date:  9/21/2009  Upload Date: 9/27/2009 9:47:41 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3903(B39-8E) PW 2007(GP38-2) PW 2215(B23-7R) PW 2216(B23-7R)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
K662 Ethanol Extra
Title:  K662 Ethanol Extra
Description:  Heading for Providence, Rhode Island and Motiva, K662 Ethanol Extra running under the Ashton Viaduct - Route 116
Photo Date:  3/23/2010  Upload Date: 3/23/2010 11:34:42 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3902(B39-8E) PW 3005(B30-7AB) PW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  449   Comments: 0

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