BOSTON, HARTFORD & ERIE
NEW ENGLAND RAILROAD
The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill entered Providence in 1854 with a road that would be extended to the Hudson River at Fishkill. It was purchased by the Boston, Hartford & Erie in 1863 which had plans to extend the road to Boston but failed in that endeavor. It was reorganized as the New York & New England in 1873, reorganized as the New England Railroad in 1895 and came under the control of the New Haven in the same year. The line in Rhode Island remained intact until 1968 when the track west of Washington was abandoned.
SWITCHING NARRAGANSETT BREWERY - CRANSTON
New Haven Y-3 Class 0-8-0 3401 was built by Schenectady in 1920
THE NARRAGANSETT BREWING CO. in CRANSTON
BREWERY EMPLOYEES ON A BREWERY REFRIGERATOR CAR
Owned by the New York & New England RR and used to ship Narragansett beer.
The NY&NE was the railroad that served the brewery in the late 19th century.
PRINT WORKS - 4 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE.
PRINT WORKS
The Depot at the Cranston Print Works was named Cranston until January 1, 1932 when the depot at Auburn was renamed Cranston.
The Print Works Freight Station in May 1979 looking toward Providence and Dyer Avnue. The passenger depot in the two pictures above stood off Dyer Avenue on the right directly across from the freight house. The curved track on the left went to the Cranston Print Works. Photo By Edward J. Ozog
Print Works freight station photographed in May 1979 from the track to the Cranston Print Works.
Photo by Edward J. Ozog
KNIGHTSVILLE - 4.8 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
KNIGHTSVILLE
MESHANTICUT - 5.6 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
OAKLAWN - 7.1 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
OAKLAWN AT AN EARLIER DATE
WEST PONTIAC - 8.34 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
PAWTUXET RIVER BRIDGE WHEN BUILT IN 1901 NEAR NATICK
The bridge replace a wooden Howe truss bridge which burned in 1900. The center span is 122 feet long with spans of 101 feet on the ends.
NATICK - 8.92 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
RIVER POINT- 10.74 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
There were two River Point stations. See the Pawtuxet Valley page of this site for the larger station at the junction of the Auburn-Hope Branch.
ARCTIC - 11.5 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE.
WARWICK MILL AT CENTREVILLE (Also spelled Centerville)
WEST WARWICK WAS ONCE CENTREVILLE - 12 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
The track to Providence is under the bridge. The station's order board on the right (to compensate for the bridge blocking vision) and the three-track team yard for 28 cars give this photo the appearance of a junction which it is not. The interchange with the Auburn-Hope line was 1 1/4 miles east at River Point.
West Warwick
View to the right of the image above. On the right is Robert Forsyth & Son, Flour, Hay, Grain, Feed and Poultry Supplies.
QUIDNICK - 12.93 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
THIS BRIDGE AT QUIDNICK CROSSES THE RAILROAD 12.56 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE -- JULY 1, 1927
ANTHONY - 13.3 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
ANTHONY DEPOT AND COVENTRY COMPANY MILLS
ANTHONY
WASHINGTON - 14.33 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
THE DEPOT AT WASHINGTON, RHODE ISLAND.
COVENTRY - 18.1 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
SUMMIT DEPOT - 21.64 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
The summit of the Hartford Line is 475 feet high - trains meeting at depot circa early 20th century
THE CLIMB TO SUMMIT INCLUDED ABOUT SEVEN MILES OF OVER ONE PERCENT GRADE
THE LINE ROSE FROM AN ELEVATION OF 55 FEET AT NATICK TO 475 FEET
VERTICLE IS ELEVATION IN FEET, HORIZONTAL IS MILES, GRADE NUMBERS ARE FEET OF RISE PER MILE
GREENE - 24.09 MILES FROM PROVIDENCE
GREENE - Late 19th century.
Greene Depot was the last station before Connecticut.
Willimantic was 34.2 miles west.
TRAIN FROM PROVIDENCE AT GREENE
