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By:Ron Chouinard
Dates:6/12/2010 - 6/12/2010
Album Info:Today, June 2010, the East Providence Branch runs from Cumberland, Rhode Island - Valley Falls, to a point past Metals USA on the former East Junction. In February 2008, the East Junction was combined under the East Providence Branch. These two branches are now connected by a new continuos connector or loop by Tanner Industries, linking the East Providence with the East Junction. Served Monday thru Friday by PR-2, crews no longer need to call on or off the East Junction. Previously the East Junction ran from the junction by the Red Bridge in East Providence to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in Attleboro, Massachusetts, with the Providence and Worcester operating the East Junction from the Red Bridge to the MBTA interchange at East Junction. Active customers on the combined East Providence starting from Valley Falls; State Line Scrap; Teknor Apex; Quebecor Printing/Packaging Graphics; United Paper; Key Container; Baer Supply; Atlantic Plywood; Pond View - Transload America Recycling; Tanner Industries; Homestead Baking; Metals USA and lately the MBTA with occasional gondolas of used concrete ties. And March 18, 2008 a new customer at the Darlington Yards with 2 or 3 cars a year of landscaping materials is rumored though only shipped once. Because of the economy, the delayed diesel fuel load facility for Capital Terminal Company on the short segment between King Philip Road and Dexter Road has been delayed. Narragansett Pellets was a customer for a short time, but the wood scraps and sawdust was to fine for converting into wood pellets and since found a new supply, but sadly, product is now trucked to their location. William J. Canaan no longer receives produce. The photos in this album are arranged chronologically starting in Valley Falls to the MBTA interchange on the East Junction, with a photo set up at the end for miscellaneous photos. George Washington Whistler was the chief engineer for the East Junction project and father of James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
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End of the Track
Title:  End of the Track
Description:  Today, its the end of track looking towards William J. Canaan Produce and Old Fox Fertilizer
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 2:13:54 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Historic East Junction
Title:  Historic East Junction
Description:  what a difference a week makes --- couple Providence and Worcester gons were parked here
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 2:06:17 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Old Rolling Lift bridge over the Seekonk River
Title:  Old Rolling Lift bridge over the Seekonk River
Description:  Welded in the upright position - still standing after all these years. The old unused rolling lift bridge spanning the Seekonk River at the Providence and East Providence line. At Pawtucket Falls, the Blackstone River becomes the Seekonk River, as that part of Pawtucket was Seekonk, hence the name change. The bridge was the link for the East Junction, East Providence Branch and the College Hill tunnel that linked the old Union Station in downtown Providence. Also the only link from Boston as this was the mainline for the Boston and Providence before Boston Switch was constructed. The bridge needing repairs, the New Haven tried running all freight thru Valley Falls, then onto the East Providence. That was a bottleneck as they needed to do a switchback onto the Wrentham, then pull onto the East Providence. Eventually its was fixed and the last known passenger train was a Providence and Worcester Bunny train. With the line severed and part of the East Providence and East Junction rails lifted, it has no future.
Photo Date:  6/11/2006  Upload Date: 6/13/2006 9:11:26 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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South Quay on the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Title:  South Quay on the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Description:  Providence Port on other side - what was to be the end of the East Providence branch was South Quay, a Capitol Properties fuel unloading dock. This barge unloading facility located on Narragansett Bay, South Quay towards the left was a proposed container unloading facility. For years the Providence and Worcester Railroad brought in fill for South Quay. Doomed almost from the beginning with the NIMBYs, its officially been abandoned with the tracks removed to the new connector at Tanner Industries
Photo Date:  3/19/2008  Upload Date: 3/31/2008 7:30:44 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Dexter Road on the East Junction
Title:  Dexter Road on the East Junction
Description:  Looking towards the Henderson bridge on the Providence and Worcester's East Junction Branch. Freight docks used by Cohen Scrap for copper scrap and such. Steel scrap was by the Henderson Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/7/2007  Upload Date: 6/7/2007 5:28:18 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Dexter Road on the East Junction
Title:  Dexter Road on the East Junction
Description:  Past the switch, location for the new Capital Terminal Company diesel fuel loading facility - looking towards King Philip Road on the Providence and Worcester's East Junction Branch - another unknown customer on my left with the Getty Oil spur on my right. Now closed, in the 90's, Getty would get 3 cars of ethanol every day
Photo Date:  6/7/2007  Upload Date: 6/7/2007 5:30:09 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Dexter Road on the East Junction
Title:  Dexter Road on the East Junction
Description:  Never to work again! Dexter Road on the East Junction, officially out of service
Photo Date:  6/15/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2007 2:08:17 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Dexter Road on the East Junction
Title:  Dexter Road on the East Junction
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester's East Junction trackage - Getty Oil to my left - Dexter Road paved over and no longer in service with all protection removed, which questions the wye that was going to be at this end
Photo Date:  9/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 2:41:08 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Dexter Road on the East Junction
Title:  Dexter Road on the East Junction
Description:  Spike puller on what's left of the Providence and Worcester's East Junction - rail soon to be lifted
Photo Date:  3/18/2008  Upload Date: 3/18/2008 3:20:35 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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New East Junction Connector
Title:  New East Junction Connector
Description:  Happening soon! New connector curving towards the left and the East Junction trackage
Photo Date:  5/30/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2007 10:31:42 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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New East Junction Connector
Title:  New East Junction Connector
Description:  Happening soon! Follow the red line in the dirt towards that telephone pole and the East Junction trackage
Photo Date:  5/30/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2007 10:30:21 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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New East Junction Connector
Title:  New East Junction Connector
Description:  From the top off the hill on the East Junction, looking down towards Dexter Road and Tanner Industries with that tank car - Pond View recycling on my right in this photo
Photo Date:  6/7/2007  Upload Date: 6/7/2007 5:27:14 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Tanner Industries - Dexter Road
Title:  Tanner Industries - Dexter Road
Description:  PR2's setting off a tank car of ammonia at Tanner Industries - long string of black high hoppers for Pond View Recycling on the left with WHJJ radio towers in the background
Photo Date:  9/14/2007  Upload Date: 9/15/2007 10:38:30 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
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First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Title:  First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Description:  Running past Tanner Industries, PR2 became the first official train on the new East Junction Connector linking the East Providence Branch with the East Junction Branch
Photo Date:  6/15/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2007 2:04:26 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
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First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Title:  First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Description:  Larry's the man ... almost on the East Junction! PR2 became the first official train on the new East Junction Connector linking the East Providence Branch with the East Junction Branch
Photo Date:  6/15/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2007 2:05:26 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
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First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Title:  First Train on the New East Junction Connector
Description:  PR2's dumping stone on the new East Junction Connector linking the East Providence Branch with the East Junction Branch
Photo Date:  6/15/2007  Upload Date: 6/15/2007 2:07:24 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Train PR2 at King Philip Road
Title:  Train PR2 at King Philip Road
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, crossing King Philip Road on the East Junction. Track running to the right leads to a long gone (Corona) beer distributor. Track running on the left to King Philip Reel, manufacturer of wooden reel for the wire trade, since closed.
Photo Date:  11/29/2006  Upload Date: 11/29/2006 2:30:12 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Locomotives:  PW 3901(B39-8E)
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King Philip Road
Title:  King Philip Road
Description:  Providence and Worcester's East Junction Branch --- annual weed spraying of the right of way at King Philip Road
Photo Date:  6/7/2007  Upload Date: 6/7/2007 12:21:21 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Train PR-2 on the East Providence Branch
Title:  Train PR-2 on the East Providence Branch
Description:  Providence and Worcesters train PR-2 running on the East Providence branch. They're on the old East Junction viaduct spanning the Ten Mile River and Roger Williams Avenue on this imposing arch original to the line dating back to 1835. They're heading to Metals USA down a tad in Seekonk, Massachusetts
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 9/30/2009 5:43:14 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Homestead Baking
Title:  Homestead Baking
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, switching out Homestead Baking on the East Junction Running Track
Photo Date:  8/22/2006  Upload Date: 8/22/2006 6:16:43 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Homestead Baking
Title:  Homestead Baking
Description:  At Homestead Baking, (Cavanaugh's) PR2's pulling out that empty covered hopper on the Providence and Worcester's East Junction Branch
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 4:15:51 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Homestead Baking
Title:  Homestead Baking
Description:  Not much to look at, but where covered hoppers are unloaded at Homestead Baking on the Providence and Worcester's East Junction Branch
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 4:17:41 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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The old Nyman Manufacturing (Huhtamaki)
Title:  The old Nyman Manufacturing (Huhtamaki)
Description:  Forgotten and unused! The old Nyman Manufacturing along the Providence and Worcester's, East Junction running track. Trolley line above the track is for the person unloading hoppers, to clip on the safety harness. Plastic dinnerware was made here
Photo Date:  2/1/2006  Upload Date: 2/2/2006 12:32:42 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Narragansett Pellet Corporation
Title:  Narragansett Pellet Corporation
Description:  New customer for the Providence and Worcester Railroad at the old Nyman location on the East Junction --- wood pellets for your wood stove
Photo Date:  6/19/2006  Upload Date: 7/11/2006 5:45:07 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Narragansett Pellets
Title:  Narragansett Pellets
Description:  Area where box cars of wood scraps and sawdust will be unloaded with Bobcats
Photo Date:  7/17/2006  Upload Date: 7/17/2006 5:51:12 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Narragansett Pellet Siding
Title:  Narragansett Pellet Siding
Description:  Raw wood scraps and sawdust coming from southern sawmills for conversion to pellets for your wood stove
Photo Date:  7/17/2006  Upload Date: 7/17/2006 5:46:39 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Tamper
Title:  Tamper
Description:  Tamper from Northern Rail Services, doing track work at the Narragansett Pellets siding
Photo Date:  7/17/2006  Upload Date: 7/17/2006 5:48:44 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Tamper by the Telltales
Title:  Tamper by the Telltales
Description:  Mast made from old rail - could this be a mast for telltales to warn trainmen on top of cars? Tamper from Northern Rail doing track work at the Narragansett Pellets siding
Photo Date:  7/17/2006  Upload Date: 7/17/2006 5:49:56 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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Run-A-Round on the East Junction
Title:  Run-A-Round on the East Junction
Description:  By Narragansett Pellets --- Providence and Worcester Railroad on the East Junction running track --- 5 monster cars of sawdust and wood scrap for Narragansett Pellets on the run-a-round --- PR2's on the way to Metals USA
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/13/2006 1:54:18 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
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East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Title:  East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Description:  Providence and Worcester train, PR2 at the run around track on the East Junction by Nyman Manufacturing and Ferris Avenue
Photo Date:  3/7/2006  Upload Date: 3/9/2006 7:42:50 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
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East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Title:  East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Description:  Providence and Worcester train, PR2 on the East Junction, by Nyman switch at Ferris Avenue
Photo Date:  3/7/2006  Upload Date: 3/9/2006 7:43:52 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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East Junction/Route 152
Title:  East Junction/Route 152
Description:  Train PR2, on the East Junction trackage with the 2006, crossing Newman Avenue - Route 152. They serviced Metals USA and are on the way back to the East Providence Branch and the Valley
Photo Date:  2/8/2006  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 9:43:20 AM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
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East Junction/Route 152
Title:  East Junction/Route 152
Description:  Providence and Worcester's, train PR2, on the East Junction at Seekonk. Bulkhead flat of steel for Metals USA
Photo Date:  3/7/2006  Upload Date: 3/8/2006 6:17:14 PM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3908(B39-8E)
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East Junction/Route 152
Title:  East Junction/Route 152
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, crossing Route 152 on the East Junction, Seekonk, Massachusetts
Photo Date:  3/7/2006  Upload Date: 3/8/2006 6:24:21 PM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
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Metals USA
Title:  Metals USA
Description:  Imposing Metals USA building along the Providence and Worcester's East Junction trackage - was home to the former Tower Iron Works
Photo Date:  2/8/2006  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 10:34:59 AM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
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Metals USA
Title:  Metals USA
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, on the East Junction, servicing Metals USA in Seekonk, Massachusetts
Photo Date:  2/8/2006  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 10:34:09 AM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Metals USA
Title:  Metals USA
Description:  Providence and Worcester's East Junction trackage. Metels USA, the former Tower Iron Works. Around 6 cars waiting to be unloaded
Photo Date:  6/11/2006  Upload Date: 6/17/2006 7:54:07 AM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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East Junction Branch/Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Title:  East Junction Branch/Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Description:  Probably years and years since any kind of interchange was done here on the East Junction - 10 or so gondolas from the Providence and Worcester and the MBTA with old concrete ties, waiting for PR2 Monday to be picked-up. Towards the end of the string is the Amtrak Northeast Corridor at the East Junction curve
Photo Date:  2/4/2007  Upload Date: 2/4/2007 2:09:53 PM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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East Junction with Track Car P1181
Title:  East Junction with Track Car P1181
Description:  Providence and Worcester track car P1181 at Oak Hill Avenue, proceeded PR2 to East Junction for 15 gondolas of used concrete ties
Photo Date:  2/5/2007  Upload Date: 2/5/2007 3:46:33 PM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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PR2 at Oak Hill Avenue
Title:  PR2 at Oak Hill Avenue
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 crossing Oak Hill Avenue - they're at the MBTA interchange at East Junction, tugging on 15 gondolas of used concrete ties
Photo Date:  2/5/2007  Upload Date: 2/5/2007 3:48:05 PM
Location:  Seekonk, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  445   Comments: 1
Train PR2 at Omega Pond
Title:  Train PR2 at Omega Pond
Description:  Phillipsdale Section of East Providence --- Providence and Worcester's train PR2 with the 2009 crossing the bridge at Omega Pond on the East Providence Branch
Photo Date:  10/13/2006  Upload Date: 10/13/2006 1:52:52 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  469   Comments: 1
East Providence Branch
Title:  East Providence Branch
Description:  train PR2 with the 3901 trailing. They're on the East Providence Branch, approaching Ralco Way with the signal box for the crossing circuits
Photo Date:  10/6/2005  Upload Date: 10/13/2005 6:09:21 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3901(B39-8E)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
East Providence Branch
Title:  East Providence Branch
Description:  Its the December 9 Nor'easter. What a difference a few months make - the 2006 heading up the East Providence Branch
Photo Date:  12/9/2005  Upload Date: 12/20/2005 7:29:29 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  285   Comments: 1
East Providence Branch
Title:  East Providence Branch
Description:  the December 9th Nor'easter. Train PR2's heading up the East Providence branch amidst giant snow flakes! Car of steel for Metals USA on the East Junction
Photo Date:  12/9/2005  Upload Date: 12/14/2005 6:56:12 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  479   Comments: 2
East Providence Branch and Pawtucket Highway
Title:  East Providence Branch and Pawtucket Highway
Description:  I'll have my coffee with no sugar, please! PR2's on the East Providence Branch, running along side the Highway section and Darlington Yards
Photo Date:  5/31/2006  Upload Date: 5/31/2006 1:05:29 PM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
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Phillipsdale Yard
Title:  Phillipsdale Yard
Description:  Train back together, they'll do the set and release, and their on the way back to Valley Falls
Photo Date:  6/5/2006  Upload Date: 6/5/2006 6:09:36 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
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Broadway
Title:  Broadway
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 on the East Providence Branch, crossing the busy intersection of Broadway (Route 1), Benefit Street and the Industrial Highway
Photo Date:  7/5/2006  Upload Date: 7/5/2006 1:21:46 PM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2215(B23-7R)
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East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Title:  East Junction/Ferris Avenue
Description:  Couple workers on the silo's at Narragansett Pellets watching PR2 with the 2215 approaching Ferris Avenue
Photo Date:  7/13/2006  Upload Date: 7/13/2006 2:38:44 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2215(B23-7R)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
East Providence Branch and Pawtucket Highway
Title:  East Providence Branch and Pawtucket Highway
Description:  on the East Junction --- the 2008 on the tail end at Ferris Avenue and the Narragansett Pellet spur
Photo Date:  7/13/2006  Upload Date: 7/13/2006 2:40:53 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  318   Comments: 1
Pawtucket Highway
Title:  Pawtucket Highway
Description:  Our intrepid Mr Landry, roving Foreman of Engines, flagging PR-2 across the busy intersection of Broadway- Route 1, Benefit Street and the Pawtucket Highway
Photo Date:  9/21/2006  Upload Date: 9/21/2006 2:19:22 PM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38)
Views:  445   Comments: 1


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