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12/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Providence and Worcester
Model:GE B39-8EBuilt As:LMX 8550 (B39-8E)
Serial Number:45459Order No:1410LMX
Frame Number:Built:12/1987
Notes:ex GE/LMX 8550 built 10/87
Other locos with this serial:  LMX 8550(B39-8E) PW 3906(B39-8E)
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B39-8E 3906
Title:  B39-8E 3906
Description:  Providence and Worcester's, General Electric B39-8E, resting the weekend at the crossties by the Valley Falls office --- built in October 1987 as a LMX lease unit, numbered 8550, it was leased to the Burlington Northern
Photo Date:  4/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/19/2006 12:19:28 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  728   Comments: 0
B39-8E 3906 at Valley Falls
Title:  B39-8E 3906 at Valley Falls
Description:  Providence and Worcester's, General Electric B39-8E, resting the weekend at the cross ties by the Valley Falls office --- built in October 1987 as a LMX lease unit, numbered 8550, it was leased to the Burlington Northern
Photo Date:  4/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/19/2006 12:17:14 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  898   Comments: 0
Auto Passenger Extra
Title:  Auto Passenger Extra
Description:  After gathering guest at the Amtrak Providence station, the Auto Passenger Extra is eastbound heading for home rails by Amtrak's Lawn Tower --- on board are officials from the Providence and Worcester, NECR, Canadian National and Toyota. They'll tour the Providence and Worcester from Valley Falls, Worcester, Putnam, Plainfield and Groton. Next day they'll do the NECR to Saint Albans
Photo Date:  8/1/2006  Upload Date: 8/1/2006 12:58:02 PM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  1003   Comments: 0
Auto Passenger Extra
Title:  Auto Passenger Extra
Description:  The 3901 smoking it up over the Blackstone River, leaving a pale of diesel smoke by the Valley office
Photo Date:  8/1/2006  Upload Date: 8/1/2006 12:55:03 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  613   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Providence and Worcester's power for today's train PR2, resting in the early morning sunlight on the East Providence branch
Photo Date:  8/17/2006  Upload Date: 8/17/2006 7:45:33 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  507   Comments: 1
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Cough!! the 3906 comes to life with the GE smoke on its 3rd visit to Valley Falls - it, along with the 2008 are the loco's for today's PR2
Photo Date:  8/17/2006  Upload Date: 8/17/2006 4:08:10 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Running long hood forward, train PR2's crossing Martin Street at KIK in the Berkeley section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  8/17/2006  Upload Date: 8/17/2006 4:09:18 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  After servicing KIK Custom Products in Berkeley, the 3906 is now the trailing locomotives ducking under the Broad Street bridge at Ann and Hope
Photo Date:  8/17/2006  Upload Date: 8/17/2006 4:10:53 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  432   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:  540   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 crossing over the Blackstone River bridge from Central Falls to the Valley Falls section of Cumberland --- in the consist is a Georgetown Rail Equipment articulated ditching machine that was picked up from the Amtrak Milebase in Providence
Photo Date:  8/18/2006  Upload Date: 8/18/2006 6:05:28 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR3 at Railroad, High and Titus Streets. They'll drop the 2008 in the yard, get their train together and the 2008 will be tacked on the rear of the train down at Boston Switch
Photo Date:  8/21/2006  Upload Date: 8/21/2006 8:59:33 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB) PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  655   Comments: 1
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:  858   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Railroad, High and Titus Streets - Providence and Worcester's train PR3, heading into the Valley Yard for their train while an impatient driver was tqying to be first
Photo Date:  8/22/2006  Upload Date: 8/22/2006 6:10:03 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB) PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  597   Comments: 0
Train PR3
Title:  Train PR3
Description:  Unusual to see all the power on the front! Today's Providence and Worcester's train PR3, passing Pawtucket Yards on the way to Lawn Tower
Photo Date:  8/22/2006  Upload Date: 8/22/2006 6:08:28 PM
Location:  Pawtucket, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB) PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  713   Comments: 1
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Caught up with Providence and Worcester's train PR2, at Mendon Road after they serviced KIK Custom Products, in the Berkeley section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  9/1/2006  Upload Date: 9/1/2006 3:43:56 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  Its 10 am, and Providence and Worcester's train PR2 starting their day running up in the lower Valley yard --- after getting their train together they'll head down the East Providence Branch
Photo Date:  9/5/2006  Upload Date: 9/5/2006 12:45:55 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
Train NR2
Title:  Train NR2
Description:  First train of the day at Plainfield --- Providence and Worcester's train NR2 with the 3901 working the yard, while the 3007 and 3901 wait on the house track
Photo Date:  10/24/2006  Upload Date: 10/24/2006 1:14:27 PM
Location:  Plainfield, CT
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3901(B39-8E) PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB)
Views:  851   Comments: 1
Train NR2
Title:  Train NR2
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train NR2, getting their train together at the Plainfield yards --- 3007 and 3906 pulling a few cars in the clear
Photo Date:  10/24/2006  Upload Date: 10/24/2006 1:16:13 PM
Location:  Plainfield, CT
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3007(B30-7AB) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  662   Comments: 0
Train NR2
Title:  Train NR2
Description:  NR2 with a good size train, leaving Amtrak's Old Saybrook depot, heading back home to Plainfield
Photo Date:  7/24/2007  Upload Date: 7/24/2007 5:01:12 PM
Location:  Old Saybrook, CT
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E) PW 3007(B30-7AB)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
Train PR3 Extra on the Providence Main
Title:  Train PR3 Extra on the Providence Main
Description:  PR3 running as `n extra today, 28 July 2007 - they've crossed the bridge over the historic Blackstone River from Valley Falls into Central Falls. They're running down to the Amtrak Northeast#Corridor to the Port of Providence with assorted freight and tanks of ethanol for the new Motiva ethanol unloading complex. Latter they'll work the port for a few loads of imported coal
Photo Date:  7/28/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2007 8:24:13 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 3004(B30-7AB) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
Extra to Valley Falls
Title:  Extra to Valley Falls
Description:  At 1617 hours, WOPR Extra from Worcester, Massachusetts, with a classic A-B-A all GE loco combo, arrived at the lower Valley Falls Yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island, with 22 autoracks of Subaru's -- they'll leave with 30 loaded hoppers of imported coal from the Port of Providence, destined for Guilford at Gardner, Massachusetts
Photo Date:  12/11/2007  Upload Date: 12/11/2007 5:15:35 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 3908(B39-8E) PW 3008(B30-7AB) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  914   Comments: 1
Providence and Worcester Railroad
Title:  Providence and Worcester Railroad
Description:  3906 getting its wheels trued at the Worcester engine house. All's need to be done is jack the truck up for wheel/rail clearance and place wood blocking. Disconnect the motor leads and hook to a welder for power. Being computer driven ain't much for the operator, but remove the steel wool from the cutter with that hook under the control panel
Photo Date:  3/24/2009  Upload Date: 3/25/2009 10:11:44 AM
Location:  Worcester, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  635   Comments: 0
Getting Some Wheel Work
Title:  Getting Some Wheel Work
Description:  Providence and Worcester - wheel getting some needed attention - pins to immobilize the bearing along with blocking. Computer driven cutter, traction motor power supplied by portable welder.
Photo Date:  3/24/2009  Upload Date: 3/26/2009 4:16:49 PM
Location:  Worcester, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
Ethanol Extra to Providence
Title:  Ethanol Extra to Providence
Description:  Ethanol extra from Worcester with 80 cars of ethanol, plus the spacer, running thru the Valley Falls yard heading down to Motiva at South Providence Yard. Our rare Green Mountain gondola over on track 2
Photo Date:  8/3/2009  Upload Date: 8/4/2009 2:07:58 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 3901(B39-8E) PW 3005(B30-7AB) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Train PR3X - Valley Falls Yard
Title:  Train PR3X - Valley Falls Yard
Description:  The nightly PRWO/WOPR to Worcester left their train at Lonsdale Yard Limits - no room in the modest Valley Yard, PR3X running under the historic Church Street Bridge, while PR3 waiting past Church Street
Photo Date:  6/29/2010  Upload Date: 6/29/2010 9:43:36 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PW 2201(B23-7) PW 3906(B39-8E)
Views:  273   Comments: 0


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