1025:, and planned to turn the railroad into a museum. Miller announced his intention to reacquire locomotive 11, previously sold by the Narragansett Pier Railroad in 1937, from a New York railroad museum for passenger excursions. At this point, trains ran only once or twice per week for freight service, and the railroad was losing money, though this was mitigated by fellow railfans doing much of the railroad's labor on a volunteer basis. Number 11 was shipped to the railroad and restoration started, but ultimately was not completed. Miller decided to sell the line at the end of 1979, stating that while he had enjoyed running the railroad, it was too far of a drive from his western Connecticut home and that all remaining freight customers had ended their rail service. He sought a buyer for $ 100,000 (equivalent to $ 420,000 in 2023), the price he had paid to buy the line, and would otherwise sell the company's real estate for development and scrap its remaining equipment. Miller found a potential buyer in California group B-J-T Industries, which expressed interest in buying the line and resuming both freight and passenger business, and announced it was negotiating with Miller in May 1980.
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running chiefly to provide its employees with jobs, and stated his hope that another company would purchase the railroad. The company exited receivership near the end of the year when the New Haven, one of the chief creditors, agreed to accept a note rather than a cash payment. However, the South County
Transportation Company did not survive, shutting down in July 1936. A few buses were retained by the railroad to continue service between Kingston and Narragansett Pier, largely replacing the Micky-Dinks; this service survived until 1938 when the company ceased non-railroad activities entirely. The telegraph line was discontinued in 1939 along with the sale of the Wakefield station – which sat on valuable land in demand for commercial use – to the Wakefield Branch Company, a local lumber, coal, and oil supplier.
853:, which started in 1929. Revenues from both passenger and freight business decreased dramatically from 1928 onward: that year the company earned approximately $ 47,000 from freight and $ 13,000 from passengers, but by 1936 these numbers had dropped to $ 27,000 and $ 654 respectively. The Depression spelled the end of private passenger cars on the railroad, though this business had been in decline for a number of years. The formerly profitable bus service began operating at a loss from 1930 onward, despite attempts to attract more customers through advertising. In response, the Hazard family incorporated the South County Transportation Company as a wholly owned subsidiary, keeping the buses (and the highway freight business, which was somewhat more successful) one step removed from the railroad.
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Narragansett were particularly upset at the prospect of losing their only remaining passenger rail service. Railroad management insisted they would apply for total abandonment of the line if they didn't get their way. Unsuccessful attempts were made to find funding for a subsidy to stop abandonment, while the cash-strapped railroad entered a state of disrepair. In 1952, the Wakefield Branch Company, a major rail customer along the line, announced it was willing to purchase the railroad so long as passenger service was discontinued. Now worried about losing the railroad entirely, South Kingstown and Narragansett dropped their objections.
937:, then a textiles company. Little had both a home and an office in Narragansett, and following the purchase Textron announced plans to use the railroad's station in Narragansett Pier as a sewing plant. The railroad continued operating at a loss, leading to the American Associates asking for tax exemptions from South Kingstown and Narragansett in 1949. Voters in both towns approved exemptions for that year, but South Kingstown voters rejected an extension of the exemption in 1950. Though Narragansett voters approved another extension, most of the railroad's tax burden was paid to South Kingstown and so the railroad declared Narragansett's offer moot.
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unprofitable services. As authorized by the act, the town of
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Narragansett Pier, averaging three freight cars inbound a year. Excluding one time shipments related to decommissioning of a local military base, outbound traffic was also minimal. At the behest of the State of Rhode Island, which was building a highway crossing the railroad right-of-way near Narragansett Pier, the railroad applied to abandon the now seldom-used 2.25-mile (3.62 km) segment beyond
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halfway through May despite Hazard hoping to open the line on July 1. The company ran its first train on July 17, 1876. As built, the railroad began at a connection with the
Stonington Line at Kingston station, where trains from both railroads called. The railroad diverged southeast up a hill, then proceeded east to Gould's Crossing, the first station. At Peace Dale, a trestle was built to carry the railroad on a southward curve over
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purchasing a new diesel locomotive in 1958. The railroad's new owner successfully returned it to profitability, handling significant shipments both for itself and the fish plant. The
Wakefield Branch Company wanted to keep rail service but was not very interested in running an entire railroad, and therefore was happy to sell. Another change of ownership took place in 1964, with J. Anthony Hanold, a
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336:; they formed the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company the following year. An additional shawl mill was completed in 1859, followed by a major expansion in 1872 which added a large mill dedicated to woolen products. The switch in focus towards wool products was motivated in part by a downturn in sales to the southern states, attributed to Rowland G. Hazard's strong
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of a steam locomotive with two passenger cars. The enhanced service frequencies enabled by the gas-powered railbus resulted in an increase of over 10,000 passengers in one year, prompting the company to order a second one in 1922. Quickly, the railbuses acquired a nickname – "Micky-Dinks" – after the nicknames of two of their drivers.
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brim on opening day. The freight business was secondary to passengers in importance, but significant amounts of coal were hauled from ships docking at
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Narragansett Pier and Providence. In large part, this covered the route of the abandoned Sea View Railroad. Additional stops
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Anthony Guarriello, who purchased it solely to remove its trestles through Peace Dale that he considered an impediment to traffic. The entire remaining line was abandoned in 1981, though several pieces of its equipment were saved, including a caboose transferred to the
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The company's last operating Mickey-Dink broke one of its axles in June 1952 and was not repaired. Remaining passengers were carried in taxis or the company superintendent's automobile until formal approval for ending passenger service came from the state Public Utilites Commission at the end of the
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in 1921 for use along its main line during non-peak times when passenger demand was insufficient for a locomotive-hauled train to be profitably operated. Placed into service on June 9, 1921, the railbus proved both reliable and highly economical, with a cost per train-mile less than one quarter that
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that could potentially run on both the Sea View and the Narragansett Pier. This proved to be a poor decision, as on top of the $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 228,000 in 2023) purchase price the railroad ended up spending over $ 1,000 on necessary repairs before the railcar even arrived. The railcar's
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connected with the Stonington Line at Kingston, and single tickets were available for travel on both railroads. Management attempted to reach similar agreements with other railroads in the region but found no takers. Passenger numbers were strong, with the railroad's sole passenger car filled to the
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and several hotels in Narragansett Pier as partners in their railroad venture. With the original charter set to expire in 1875 and no progress in construction made, Rowland G. Hazard reorganized the company that year at a meeting in Peace Dale; his son John N. Hazard was appointed company president.
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railcar broke its motor on a sharp curve at Sprague Park in Narragansett Pier; the railcar never operated again and was ultimately scrapped. Bacon sold the Sea View for scrap two months later when a financing plan with the towns along its route fell through. With the end of trolley service, the New
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provided an additional $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 404,000 in 2023) in funding to support the more expensive downtown Kingston routing, but when the stockholders held a subsequent meeting on January 26, 1876, to decide on a route, the option bypassing Kingston was the clear victor. The Stonington
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gave the railroad permission to abandon the segment. The new terminus was in Wakefield, reducing the line to approximately six miles (9.7 km) in length. Unfortunately for the state, by this point work on the bridge had progressed to the point it was cheaper to complete it than to abandon its
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was not fought on American soil, it hurt the railroad by making both workers and materials harder to come by. Only minimal increases in usage of the railroad could be attributed to the war. Within the USRA, the Narragansett Pier Railroad was grouped with the entire New Haven system and controlled
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and Narragansett Pier in 1900 – to add overhead wire between Peace Dale and a connection with the Sea View in Narragansett Pier. The agreement also permitted the Sea View to run its trolleys on the line, which began in 1902. At the end of the 5-year agreement, the Narragansett Pier
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switcher. To cut costs, all of the company's steam locomotives were removed from service at this time and the remaining passenger cars sold for scrap, since the railbuses made them largely redundant. Maintenance was deferred to reduce expenses, resulting in a deterioration of the right-of-way. A
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for use on charters. Additionally, the railroad converted the Peace Dale station, which had been built in 1876, into a museum with a variety of railroad-related exhibits and opened the company's roundhouse and a freight station to visitors. Unfortunately for the company, the excursions were not
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in March 1941 following an overhaul by that railroad's maintenance workers. This was despite the railroad's experimental (and unsuccessful) trials with an eight-ton locomotive from Evans the previous year – the locomotive had the power to haul only a handful of cars at a time, and a trip to the
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on February 1, 1936, along with its bus subsidiary the South County Transportation Company. T. G. Hazard, Jr, asked for receivership and stated the railroad could not pay its expenses. The railroad's superintendent assumed the position of receiver. Hazard stated that the railroad had continued
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in 1922 and arrived on the railroad in 1923. The new arrival prompted management to retire the company's other steam locomotives, though any breakdowns meant a locomotive from the New Haven had to be rented as a substitute at a high cost. This finally grew unbearable by 1930, when the company
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monopoly". The monopoly allegation was also made in 1898 by proponents of a new steamboat wharf in Narragansett Pier that would connect to Providence. Steamboat boosters pointed to the railroad's high rates between Kingston and Narragansett Pier (50 cents, equivalent to $ 18 in 2023) and
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reported the opening of the railroad to Narragansett Pier "has had a marked effect on this very popular seaside resort", including the demise of the stagecoach previously used by visitors from points west or south. The introduction of fast transportation to the resort town prompted a boom in
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The Rhode Island legislature passed a law in April 1920 allowing the towns of Narragansett and South Kingstown to directly subsidize the railroad as well as exempt it from local taxation, and also ordered the state's Public Utilities Commission to allow the railroad to reduce or eliminate
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for maintenance of way use. The Hazards had left many details out of their order, requiring Osgood Bradley to write them for particulars on everything from lettering to windows and lighting. Osgood Bradley delivered the two passenger cars on June 29 only for the railroad to discover their
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successful at salvaging the company's finances. Since the railroad no longer reached Narragansett Pier, there were no major attractions for tourists on the line, and cost-cutting meant that the vegetation along the line had become overgrown, making sightseeing near impossible.
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challenges for the streetcar operator. The Narragansett Pier Railroad's new owners unintentionally neglected many of the required maintenance of way tasks needed to keep the line in a state of good repair. Matters deteriorated further when the railroad was nationalized by the
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in June 1953. The town of Narragansett dropped its objection to the proposed abandonment after the railroad offered to donate two acres (0.81 ha) of land for use as a park. As no further objections were received, the state of Rhode Island declined to intervene and the
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was quickly found indispensable and ordered from Osgood Bradley the following month. Even cords for the bells on the passenger cars needed replacement, and the Hazards sent a purchase order to Osgood Bradley asking for "the most desirable kind of rope".
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reported that the company's trains routinely departed more than a half an hour past their scheduled times. This was perceived especially poorly since the trip to Narragansett Pier was only a matter of minutes; the newspaper derided the railroad as "the
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minutes, including station stops on the way. Travelers from as far away as New York City and Philadelphia took the railroad to reach Narragansett Pier, making their trips over the Stonington Line to Kingston. The Stonington Line was leased by the
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Narragansett Pier's potential as a coastal resort had been known to businessmen since the construction of its first hotel in 1856, but significant growth was held back by poor transportation links. The nearest rail line to the Pier was the
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and was therefore familiar with the benefits of rail transport. He recognized that both the mills and Narragansett Pier would greatly benefit from a railroad, and therefore set about organizing one with industrialist and politician
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surcharges on coal shipments. The wharf was ultimately built by the Providence, Newport and Fall River Steamboat Company in 1898 despite strong opposition from the railroad and some residents; however, it only lasted until 1905.
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in 1936, the railroad divested from non-rail operations. Steam locomotives were retired in 1937 in favor of more economical gasoline power. The Hazards exited the railroad business for good by selling to the family trust of
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from Philadelphia, becoming the line's new owner. Hanold brought back passenger service in the form of excursion trains run on weekends and holidays. Regular excursions included a 1928 flatcar converted into a
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had provided good service, as the sole locomotive it was used intensively and within a year was in need of an overhaul. With funds still short, company president John N. Hazard purchased a used locomotive from the
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coal into wagons and moving them overland was slow and costly. The lack of an efficient means of transport overland also hampered the mills' ability to import and export materials and finished wool products.
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horses also traveled in special freight trains. A special train carrying newspapers from New York City made the fastest ever traversal of the line by reaching the Pier 12 minutes after leaving Kingston.
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for $ 8,000 (equivalent to $ 229,000 in 2023) in early May and arrived the next month. Once it arrived, Rowland G. Hazard's demands for additional features on the locomotive and
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and two streams, beyond which the Peace Dale station was located along with a freight house and a small rail yard. The next station was at Wakefield, just after a bridge over the
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in September 1900; a new, more modest casino failed to attract the patronage of its predecessor. The Hazard family found a buyer in the New Haven, which under the control of
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installing new rails and ties (thought the ties often not well-made). A second floor was also added to the station building in Wakefield.
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A Short Haul to the Bay: A History of the Narragansett Pier Railroad
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success. Sprague's eponymous Sprague Company was devastated by the
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1774:. New York City: Poor's Railroad Manual Company. 1904. p. 43.
578:(which president Hazard reclaimed and sold). Ordered new from the
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275:Most of the right-of-way has been converted to the
3282:. Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press.
2706:"Historic R.I. Rail Line to Get 1923 Steam Engine"
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1639:The former Peace Dale station, now privately owned
189:of Rhode Island to connect their textile mills in
3482:Transportation in Washington County, Rhode Island
3090:. Associated Press. January 16, 1971. p. 16.
690:between the two destinations. A replacement, the
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2661:"Another Gas Car for the Narragansett Pier Road"
924:
3103:"Short-Line Railroads, Tho Small, Are Colorful"
2963:. Holyoke, Massachusetts. 1946-06-14. p. 9
2843:"Court Appoints Receiver for Narragansett Road"
312:, an industrialist and member of the prominent
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2607:"New Type Car for Pier Road to Save Costs"
2505:. Providence. November 5, 1920. p. 2.
653:The railroad signed an agreement with the
586:, the new engine was numbered 3 and named
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3225:"Keeping the Charm of Main Street U.S.A."
3084:"Narragansett Pier Railroad is Purchased"
929:American Associates, the family trust of
752:Second period of Hazard family operations
605:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
234:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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2643:"Mack Truck Enters the Railroad Field"
2179:The Rail Lines of Southern New England
1978:Babcock, Samuel D. (October 1, 1876).
832:'Mogul' numbered 11, was ordered from
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3101:Ross, Kenneth (October 29, 1972).
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3301:. Charleston, SC: History Press.
3070:American Short Line Railway Guide
2749:. p. 4 – via Proquest.
2359:Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
2341:Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
2323:Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
1317:New Haven Railroad Roxbury Shops
630:Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
565:Providence and Worcester Railroad
31:Narragansett Pier Railroad 11, a
3223:Dunn, Christine (May 17, 2015).
2571:"Baby Railroad to Give Up Ghost"
2499:"Owner to 'Scrap' Sea View Road"
2470:. September 10, 1920. p. 1.
2452:. September 4, 1920. p. 13.
2361:. February 23, 1905. p. 10.
1556:American Car and Foundry Company
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1055:Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
516:, was the company's first engine
16:Defunct railroad in Rhode Island
3441:Former carriers in Rhode Island
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3401:Seaview Transportation Company
3151:"Dentist Selling His Railroad"
3072:. The Baggage Car. p. 87.
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1244:Rhode Island Locomotive Works
1223:Rhode Island Locomotive Works
1197:Rhode Island Locomotive Works
977:Interstate Commerce Commission
649:in 1888 including the railroad
504:Operation by the Hazard family
471:to carry coal shipments and a
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1146:Rhode Island Locomotive Works
925:American Associates ownership
173:) was a railroad in southern
3278:Henwood, James N.J. (1969).
2932:"Old Railroad Changes Hands"
2712:. June 13, 1977. p. 15.
2577:. March 21, 1921. p. 7.
2541:. April 26, 1920. p. 6.
2325:. August 1, 1901. p. 6.
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889:surge in traffic brought by
713:Southern New England Railway
531:United States Postal Service
277:William C. O'Neill Bike Path
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2613:. July 8, 1921. p. 14.
2595:. May 12, 1921. p. 10.
2559:. June 23, 1920. p. 7.
2355:"Pier Dock to be Abandoned"
2343:. March 3, 1898. p. 6.
2224:. July 18, 1876. p. 2.
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1266:Manchester Locomotive Works
10:
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3472:Narragansett, Rhode Island
3297:Heppner, Frank H. (2012).
3198:Roy, Jr., John H. (2007).
2936:St. Albans Daily Messenger
2176:Karr, Ronald Dale (2017).
1772:Poor's Manual of Railroads
1748:Wood River Branch Railroad
1733:Moshassuck Valley Railroad
1693:Rodman Crossing-Wakefield
1405:Plymouth Locomotive Works
1384:Plymouth Locomotive Works
914:Arcade and Attica Railroad
837:purchased outright a used
828:A new steam locomotive, a
823:University of Rhode Island
465:Osgood Bradley Car Company
287:Formation and construction
164:Narragansett Pier Railroad
20:Narragansett Pier Railroad
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3382:Railroads of Rhode Island
3169:"Classy Railroad Revived"
3068:Lewis, Edward A. (1975).
2319:"The Pier Railroad Again"
2151:Boston Evening Transcript
1339:Plymouth Locomotive Works
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1043:Micaville, North Carolina
995:Boston and Maine Railroad
886:Plymouth Locomotive Works
613:Narragansett Pier Express
551:Boston Evening Transcript
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2818:"Tiny Railroad Bankrupt"
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2222:Providence Evening Press
1507:McKeen Motor Car Company
884:in 1937 by purchasing a
789:The railroad acquired a
322:Peace Dale, Rhode Island
292:Background and formation
226:Narragansett Pier Casino
145:8.5 miles (13.7 km)
53:Peace Dale, Rhode Island
2938:. 1946-04-02. p. 1
2901:. 1941-02-28. p. 1
2849:. 1936-02-07. p. 6
2824:. 1936-02-01. p. 1
2647:The Wall Street Journal
1615:International Harvester
1595:Evans Products Company
1576:Evans Products Company
1472:Railcars and railbuses
1172:Brooks Locomotive Works
617:Stonington, Connecticut
580:Brooks Locomotive Works
3228:The Providence Journal
3126:"Alco 2-6-0 Number 11"
2822:The Waterbury Democrat
2589:"Helping The Railroad"
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1120:Mason Locomotive Works
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185:. It was built by the
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302:Rowland Gibson Hazard
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3348:KML is from Wikidata
3267:Cole, J. R. (1889).
3173:The Hanford Sentinel
2629:The Kansas City Post
2593:The Hartford Courant
2337:"Proposed Pier Line"
1502:gas-electric railcar
1023:Newtown, Connecticut
762:gas-electric railcar
721:Rhode Island Company
703:from the burning of
674:Steamship operations
512:Locomotive 1, named
238:Rhode Island Company
209:business along with
2961:Transcript-Telegram
2517:"Daily Freight Car"
2423:, pp. 129–130.
2374:, pp. 156–157.
2146:"Narragansett Pier"
1949:, pp. 128–129.
1890:, pp. 127–128.
1845:, pp. 602–604.
1768:"New England Group"
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441:Mason Machine Works
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3132:. 22 February 2018
2747:The New York Times
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1714:Narragansett Pier
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399:William Sprague IV
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83:Dates of operation
67:William Sprague IV
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647:Narragansett Pier
447:("We do not find
361:Narragansett Pier
357:Saugatucket River
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688:Narragansett Bay
527:ice was imported
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