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8/21/2025
 
 
 
 
 
AAR Class: GBS: Specialty Open top car, having fixed sides, fixed or drop ends and solid bottom.
AAR Type: E534
Detail Info:   Equipped Gondola, Inside Length: 52-61ft, Capacity: Less than 3,000 cu ft *Light Density Service

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South Providence Yard
Title:  South Providence Yard
Description:  Employee's from Northern Rail Services slipping 10' ties down for a new turnout at Providence and Worcester's South Providence yard
Photo Date:  1/2/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2007 2:48:52 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Mill Gondola at Valley Falls
Title:  Mill Gondola at Valley Falls
Description:  This o'l veteran assigned for State Line Scrap service
Photo Date:  5/25/2009  Upload Date: 5/25/2009 6:11:25 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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PW 20004 Gondola
Title:  PW 20004 Gondola
Description:  at Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  11/8/2007  Upload Date: 11/12/2007 5:02:43 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  417   Comments: 1
PW 20005 Mill Gondola
Title:  PW 20005 Mill Gondola
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester mainline --- Osram Sylvania/Chace's Lane, Central Falls
Photo Date:  8/28/2006  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 7:01:51 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Providence and Worcester Railroad
Title:  Providence and Worcester Railroad
Description:  Couple piles of aluminum oxide at the Providence, Rhode Island Port - destined for Washington Mills, Syracuse, New York. Washington, a manufacturer of sandpaper and other grits. Inset photo of the PW 20005 shows the small load of the heavy oxide
Photo Date:  9/21/2008  Upload Date: 9/21/2008 6:11:35 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  725   Comments: 1
PW 20012 Mill Gondola
Title:  PW 20012 Mill Gondola
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester mainline --- Osram Sylvania/Chace's Lane, Central Falls
Photo Date:  8/28/2006  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 7:00:01 PM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  339   Comments: 0
Valley Falls Yard
Title:  Valley Falls Yard
Description:  Providence and Worcester mill gondola sporting sprayed on reporting mark and number. Perhaps an FRA RIP at one time
Photo Date:  7/12/2010  Upload Date: 7/26/2010 4:55:09 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  311   Comments: 0
PW 20013 Gondola
Title:  PW 20013 Gondola
Description:  Imported aluminum oxide from the Providence Port. Aluminum oxide is a heavy mineral - the inset shows spring deflection on a lightly loaded Providence and Worcester gondola at their Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island - heading for Washington Mills in New York state
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/6/2007 10:48:21 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  431   Comments: 0
PW 20017 Gomdola
Title:  PW 20017 Gomdola
Description:  Originally chocolate brown with orange ends. Providence and Worcester's yellow ended mill gondola running past Chace's Lane, Central Falls on train PR3
Photo Date:  8/28/2006  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 9:10:01 AM
Location:  Central Falls, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  481   Comments: 0
PW 20017 Gondola
Title:  PW 20017 Gondola
Description:  one of Providence and Worcester's original gondolas - when new, the 200 series sported an attractive brown and orange scheme - this gondola seen at Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  11/30/2007  Upload Date: 11/30/2007 5:57:47 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  498   Comments: 0
South Providence Yard
Title:  South Providence Yard
Description:  Laying out a new turnout, Northern Rail Services renovating the old Providence and Worcester yard in conjunction with the Aventine/Motiva ethanol unloading area
Photo Date:  12/21/2006  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 4:57:09 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  576   Comments: 0
South Providence Yard
Title:  South Providence Yard
Description:  Laying out a new turnout, Northern Rail Services renovating the old Providence and Worcester yard - turnout and track will enter the Motiva yard in back of the boom truck - present use for this track is unknown at this time
Photo Date:  12/21/2006  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 4:58:44 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  655   Comments: 0
WRWK 20021
Title:  WRWK 20021
Description:  To see a string of these in a Providence and Worcester freight. The gondola is in the company of 2 other Warwick box cars and a red 60' Providence and!Worcester box car. WRWK - Warwick Railway owned by the Providence and Worcester.
Photo Date:  9/14/1981  Upload Date: 6/30/2005 4:27:10 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  RailAfan
Categories:  RollingStock
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PW 20021 Gondola
Title:  PW 20021 Gondola
Description:  at Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  11/8/2007  Upload Date: 11/12/2007 4:55:12 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  441   Comments: 0
PW 20023 Gondola
Title:  PW 20023 Gondola
Description:  at Providence and Worcester's, Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  10/2/2007  Upload Date: 10/2/2007 2:52:58 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  373   Comments: 0
PW 20027
Title:  PW 20027
Description:  an old veteran that's not looking that handsome as when it was bought new in the 70's, with its brown and orange paint scheme
Photo Date:  5/10/2006  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 3:14:14 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  431   Comments: 0
PW 20027
Title:  PW 20027
Description:  an old veteran that's not looking that handsome as when it was bought new in the 70's, with its brown and orange paint scheme
Photo Date:  5/10/2006  Upload Date: 5/10/2006 3:15:23 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  413   Comments: 0
PW 20034 Gondola
Title:  PW 20034 Gondola
Description:  at Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  10/31/2007  Upload Date: 10/31/2007 4:40:56 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  352   Comments: 0
PW 20037 Gondola
Title:  PW 20037 Gondola
Description:  Imported aluminum oxide from the Providence Port - lightly loaded gondola at Providence and Worceswers Valley Falls yard in Cumberland, Rhode Island - heading for Washington Mills in New York state
Photo Date:  10/6/2007  Upload Date: 10/6/2007 11:25:03 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  369   Comments: 0


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