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By:Ron Chouinard
Dates:5/23/2007 - 6/29/2009
Album Info:Along the Providence and Worcester mainline to Boston Switch and access to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor is Chaces Lane in Central Falls, Rhode Island. The mainline is home to 3 Providence and Worcester customers - Dean Warehouse - mostly paper goods; Osram Sylvania - raw sand for light bulbs; Hasbro - the toy manufacturer, though no longer an active customer
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Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  What turned out to be a car chase from Woonsocket, ended here at all places - Chace's Lane in Central Falls --- driver trying to elude police drove a stolen car down the Providence and Worcester main towards Boston Switch
Photo Date:  9/7/2006  Upload Date: 9/7/2006 9:51:07 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  420   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Before they could get the 4 x 4 pick-up down the main to drag it back, PR3 needed to get by
Photo Date:  9/7/2006  Upload Date: 9/7/2006 9:54:11 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3901(B39-8E)
Views:  735   Comments: 0
Chace's lane
Title:  Chace's lane
Description:  Camera crew from WPRI TV, Providence and Worcester foreman with the police wait for PR3 to get by so they can retreive the car that eluded the Woonsocket Police
Photo Date:  9/7/2006  Upload Date: 9/7/2006 2:46:06 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  Everybody's waiting for the Woonsocket officer to climb on board to retreive that chased car down around the bend by Boston Switch
Photo Date:  9/7/2006  Upload Date: 9/7/2006 10:23:21 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  363   Comments: 0
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  Driver trying to elude police drove this stolen car down the Providence and Worcester main towards Boston Switch --- here's a new 2006 Dodge Stratus with flat wheels, ruined rims, locked transmission and blown motor being dragged back to Chace's Lane
Photo Date:  9/7/2006  Upload Date: 9/7/2006 2:34:02 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  560   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Osram Sylvania
Title:  Train PR2 at Osram Sylvania
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, slipping in a CSX covered hopper of sand into the Osram unloading area
Photo Date:  6/25/2007  Upload Date: 6/26/2007 5:56:42 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
ARMN 922978
Title:  ARMN 922978
Description:  on the way to the Seaview Railroad in Davisville, Rhode Island. Should be a load of fish coming back
Photo Date:  5/18/2006  Upload Date: 5/18/2006 8:44:49 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  323   Comments: 0
SP 231014
Title:  SP 231014
Description:  New customer for the Providence and Worcester ... Dean Warehouse. Couple empties waiting to be replaced with a couple loads
Photo Date:  5/24/2006  Upload Date: 5/25/2006 10:01:15 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  356   Comments: 0
VCY 764955
Title:  VCY 764955
Description:  New customer for the Providence and Worcester ... Dean Warehouse. Couple empties waiting to be replaced with a couple loads
Photo Date:  5/24/2006  Upload Date: 5/25/2006 9:59:59 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  373   Comments: 0
VCY 764964
Title:  VCY 764964
Description:  at the Dean Warehouse in Central Falls
Photo Date:  6/18/2006  Upload Date: 6/18/2006 11:54:23 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  233   Comments: 0
SSW 67123
Title:  SSW 67123
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester, at Dean Warehouse - Chace's Lane, Central Falls, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  6/27/2006  Upload Date: 6/27/2006 10:07:59 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  268   Comments: 0
VCY 764937
Title:  VCY 764937
Description:  at Dean Warehouse, Central Falls, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  6/28/2006  Upload Date: 6/29/2006 8:40:13 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
SP 230077
Title:  SP 230077
Description:  at Dean Warehouse, Central Falls, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  6/28/2006  Upload Date: 6/29/2006 8:39:21 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  229   Comments: 0
GVSR 774165
Title:  GVSR 774165
Description:  xSSW 67419 at Dean Warehouse, Central Falls, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  7/3/2006  Upload Date: 7/4/2006 6:23:49 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  312   Comments: 1
NS 114598 Bulkhead Flat
Title:  NS 114598 Bulkhead Flat
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester mainline --- Osram Sylvania/Chace's Lane, Central Falls
Photo Date:  8/28/2006  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 6:51:28 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  249   Comments: 0
PW 2007
Title:  PW 2007
Description:  2 Providence and Worcester trains meeting here at Chace's Lane by Osram Sylvania. PR2 with the 2010 is on what's called the house track. They'll take those 2 box cars from Dean Warehouse and slip 2 other's in their place. Train PR3 with the 2007 is on the main, heading up to the Valley Falls yard with general freight and loaded coal hoppers with the 2011 and 3008 pushing in the rear
Photo Date:  5/24/2006  Upload Date: 5/24/2006 6:13:36 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2) PW 2010(GP38)
Views:  448   Comments: 0
PW 2011
Title:  PW 2011
Description:  Everybody's favorite, the o'l Tugboat, the 2011 pushing a long train past Osram Sylvania into the Valley yard
Photo Date:  5/24/2006  Upload Date: 5/25/2006 9:57:42 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38) PW 3008(B30-7AB)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
PW 2009
Title:  PW 2009
Description:  We're at Hunt Street with both trains heading back to the Valley yard - PR2 with the 2 boxes and PR3 pushing hard on that coal!
Photo Date:  5/24/2006  Upload Date: 5/24/2006 6:15:00 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  PR2's heading down towards Boston Switch and the Amtrak Northeast Corridor with their afternoon's work
Photo Date:  5/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 4:12:38 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PW 2010
Title:  PW 2010
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3 at Chace's Lane, with the 2010 and 3006. Sizeable train this morning with general freight and around 50 coal hoppers. The 2008 is on the tail end
Photo Date:  6/27/2006  Upload Date: 6/27/2006 8:36:42 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38) PW 3006(B30-7AB)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
PW 2008
Title:  PW 2008
Description:  Welcome Home! First time for the 2008 to be in Rhode Island this year. Been down for 9 months with a connecting rod problem. Rear loco on train PR3
Photo Date:  6/27/2006  Upload Date: 6/27/2006 8:37:42 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
PW 2007
Title:  PW 2007
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3 at Chace's Lane, with a light train this morning of general freight. Heading down to the Port of Providence for coal
Photo Date:  6/28/2006  Upload Date: 6/28/2006 8:09:01 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, coming up to Chace's Lane on the way to Pawtucket Yards with the bulkhead flat of steel and that white tank car
Photo Date:  7/18/2006  Upload Date: 7/18/2006 4:06:49 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3905(B39-8E)
Views:  539   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3, running past Dean Warehouse siding and Chace's Lane with empty coal hoppers
Photo Date:  7/19/2006  Upload Date: 7/19/2006 3:12:00 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3905(B39-8E) PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  389   Comments: 1
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Later after lunch, PR2's on the way to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Their at Osram Sylvania - Chaces Lane in Central Falls
Photo Date:  8/17/2006  Upload Date: 8/17/2006 4:15:16 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3, with B39 3906 and cabless B unit 3007, running past Osram Sylvania at Chace's Lane on the way to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Photo Date:  8/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/21/2006 9:01:17 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  Early fall, foggy morning making for an eerie site, with Providence and Worcester's train PR3 running past Osram Sylvania at Chace's Lane
Photo Date:  9/28/2006  Upload Date: 9/29/2006 7:59:38 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  423   Comments: 1
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  Crew members from Providence and Worcester's train PR3 getting the "End of Train" devise set up before walking their train on a foggy morning
Photo Date:  9/28/2006  Upload Date: 9/29/2006 7:58:55 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  275   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR2 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Providence and Worcester train PR2 playing peek-a-boo with the sun, approaching Chace's Lane with around 10 empty coal hoppers for the Receiving Yard along Route 95
Photo Date:  10/12/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2006 2:53:48 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  275   Comments: 2
Train PR2 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR2 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, rocking across Chace's Lane --- waiting to tamped and trued, uneven roadbed from an extensive tie replacement over the summer
Photo Date:  10/12/2006  Upload Date: 10/12/2006 2:54:50 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Hunt Street
Title:  Train PR3 at Hunt Street
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3, crossing Hunt Street by Osram Sylvania with a good size freight. 2 GE's on the nose - B39 3904 and a "B" unit B30-7 3008
Photo Date:  10/16/2006  Upload Date: 10/16/2006 8:31:43 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3904(B39-8E) PW 3008(B30-7AB)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Providence and Worcester train PR3, coming off the Amtrak Northeast Corridor at Boston Switch in sparse foliage
Photo Date:  11/3/2006  Upload Date: 11/3/2006 1:24:53 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  281   Comments: 1
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 running past Osram Sylvania, Chace's Lane with their afternoons work
Photo Date:  11/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/10/2006 5:12:29 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3, crossing Chace's Lane by Osram Sylvania with general freight and empty coal hoppers --- the 2008 will tie on the end hopper, do their brake test before heading on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Photo Date:  11/20/2006  Upload Date: 11/20/2006 7:57:48 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
Budd RDC's
Title:  Budd RDC's
Description:  Budd's at the Providence and Worcesters Providence main at Central Falls - early morning, 21 November 2006 - RDC1, BC-15 coach was built 1957 for CN, then VIA Rail and BC; RDC3, BC-30 baggage/coach was built 1956 for PGE, then BC. In 2002 the RDC's were sold to the Wilton Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire. The Wilton Scenic operated on State owned track from Wilton to Bennington, and operated from May of 2003 to 2005 before the owner suddenly passed away in early 2006. The railroad ceased operating and the RDC's were put up for sale. The new owners are the operators of the Newport Dinner train. Set for interchange later in the day with the Seaview Railroad in Davisville, where they will be barged across the bay to Newport, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  11/21/2006  Upload Date: 11/21/2006 8:14:36 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  BCOL 30(RDC3) BCOL 15(RDC1)
Views:  1046   Comments: 0
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3 approaching Chace's Lane, heading towards Valley Falls with 19 general freight and 20 loads of coal --- PR2's waiting on the house track down by Boston Switch
Photo Date:  1/10/2007  Upload Date: 1/10/2007 4:52:45 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 4003(B40-8)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 at Chace's Lane with their afternoon work heading down to Boston Switch
Photo Date:  1/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/29/2007 3:43:55 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  284   Comments: 1
Chace's Lane
Title:  Chace's Lane
Description:  rear locomotive on Providence and Worcester's train PR2, running light at Chace's Lane - lead loco and train waiting at Boston Switch
Photo Date:  1/29/2007  Upload Date: 1/29/2007 3:46:13 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  After lunch, PR2's running past Osram Sylvania and Chace's Lane with their afternoon's work
Photo Date:  1/30/2007  Upload Date: 1/30/2007 2:46:34 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  The circus is in town! Providence and Worcesters train PR3 running past Osram Sylvania - their heading down to the receiving yard along Route 95 for 4 elephant cars that they'll later forward to yard 17
Photo Date:  5/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/1/2007 11:11:27 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 3006(B30-7AB) PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  0745 on a bright May morning, Providence and Worcester's train PR3, running past Osram Sylvania, on the way to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and the Seaview Railroad
Photo Date:  5/23/2007  Upload Date: 5/23/2007 8:37:32 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  259   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Running past Osram Sylvania on the Providence Main, PR3's hurrying down to track 7 and the Amtrak Northeast corridor
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/19/2007 10:53:15 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
Providence & Worcester Extra 2009 - MFS-2
Title:  Providence & Worcester Extra 2009 - MFS-2
Description:  Officially called MFS-2 from Worcester, but changed to the PW Extra 2009 at the Boston Switch hot box detector. The 2009 with the 4002 helping are running past Osram Sylvania at Chaces Lane in Central Falls, Rhode Island with empty coal hoppers and loaded ethanol tankers, heading down to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Couldn't do it Saturday because of the Bernat Mill fire in Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 7/22/2007 6:56:18 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 4002(B40-8)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Crossing Chace's Lane in back of Osram Sylvania, PR3's heading down to the Amtrak Northeast corridor
Photo Date:  7/27/2007  Upload Date: 7/27/2007 9:20:49 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 3004(B30-7AB)
Views:  357   Comments: 1
MFS-9 at Chace's Lane
Title:  MFS-9 at Chace's Lane
Description:  The extra now running past Osram Sylvania, heading down to South Providence yard - the Amtrak Northeast Corridor is just ahead
Photo Date:  7/29/2007  Upload Date: 7/29/2007 4:28:17 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2215(B23-7R) PW 3005(B30-7AB) PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Running past Osram Sylvania at Chace's Lane - instead of running on the main, today PR3's running down the House Track, heading for Boston Switch - track department working on the main
Photo Date:  8/14/2007  Upload Date: 8/14/2007 9:23:28 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  again running on what's known as the house track, PR3's running past Osram Sylvania - today with a rare GE B unit, their tugging on 18 general freight cars and 92 empty coal hoppers with the 2007 tacked on the rear for added power
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 8:38:46 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 3005(B30-7AB)
Views:  409   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Title:  Train PR3 at Chace's Lane
Description:  Brakeman catching the breeze while Mr Landry, our roving Road Foreman of Engines is at the throttle of the 2007, catching up with the rest of PR3 waiting down at Boston Switch
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 6:01:08 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  287   Comments: 1
Train PR3 at Hunt Street
Title:  Train PR3 at Hunt Street
Description:  Approaching Hunt Street, PR3's running past the Osram Sylvania bulk sand unloading facility, heading for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 8/16/2007 8:40:07 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 3006(B30-7AB) PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  323   Comments: 1
Blackstone Street Bridge
Title:  Blackstone Street Bridge
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester Railroad, Providence mainline - Recently replaced Blackstone Street bridge. Narrowness obviously meant for horse and buggy!
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 1:57:10 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  331   Comments: 0


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