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A 1910 map showing nearly the maximum extent of Rhode Island's railroads. As of February 2022, a total of five railroads operate in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.Freight services are largely operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad, which interchanges with the state's only other freight railroad, the Seaview Transportation Company, a switching and terminal railroad serving the Port ...
The “Rail Explorers,” as they are called, cost $95 for two people and $175 for four. That amounts to $45.50 and $43.75 per person, respectively. ... joining Rhode Island; New York state’s ...
North Kingstown, Rhode Island: Locale: Newport County, Rhode Island, USA: Dates of operation: 1979 (Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway) 1997 (Newport Dinner Train) 2014 (as Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad)–present: Technical; Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Other; Website: trainsri.com
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad: Valley Falls (in Cumberland) Massachusetts state line in Cumberland (with a section in Massachusetts) East Side Railroad Tunnel: East Providence: downtown Providence: built by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: Moshassuck Valley Railroad: Woodlawn (in Pawtucket) Saylesville (in Lincoln ...
Northup Avenue Yard (also known as Northrup Avenue Yard) is a rail yard located in Providence and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in the United States. The location has been the site of a rail yard since at least 1899. It was significantly expanded by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between 1918 and 1921 and made into a hump yard.
The Narragansett Pier Railroad (reporting mark NAP) [2] was a railroad in southern Rhode Island, running 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from West Kingston to Narragansett Pier.It was built by the Hazard family of Rhode Island to connect their textile mills in Peace Dale to the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad at Kingston Station, as well as to ocean-going steamboats at Narragansett Pier.
Passenger rail transportation in Rhode Island (2 C, 17 P) R. Rhode Island railroads (3 C, 8 P) T. Rail trails in Rhode Island (5 P)
The original Providence and Springfield Railroad main line continued to see local freight service until abandonment in 1962, and the two miles (3.2 km) originally built in 1874 followed in 1965. Several segments of the railroad are now rail-trails, including the Woonasquatucket River Greenway. A preserved station remains in Smithfield, Rhode ...