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facility on the
Providence waterfront for local use as well as for transfer to ocean-going tankers. It has also been used in recent years for the movement of imported coal from the Port of Providence to various power plants in New England and even Upstate New
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acquired the NYP&B, merging it on
February 13, 1893. The New Haven discontinued the New York-Stonington steamship route in 1900, ending the existence of the Providence and Stonington Steamship Company. A New Haven subsidiary, the
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295:. This provided direct connections from Stonington to both Boston and Worcester and locations in between. The B&P's old alignment was kept as a branch to transport passengers and freight to and from the pier at
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and other points as far south as
Galveston, TX. Trade in raw cotton moving north to New England textile mills, and finished goods moving south from New England factories remained strong until the Great Depression.
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The
Stonington Steamship Company merged in 1875 with the Providence and New York Steamship Company, primarily a freight carrier between the two named ports, to form the
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on August 14, 1833. On
November 17, 1837 the line opened between Stonington and a pier at South Providence, about 1 mile downriver from the city center. At Stonington
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in June of that year to fix the problem. On July 1, 1833 they consolidated to form a new New York, Providence and Boston
Railroad. Ground was broken by the subsidiary
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On May 1, 1848, the NYP&B opened an alignment to the new Union
Station in Providence, where it connected directly to both the newly opened
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in 1982 and shut down permanently a few years later when a trucking company which was the last remaining customer ended operations.
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opened in the late 1870s and was leased by the NYP&B in 1880 and bought in 1885. It provided a branch from
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was kept when the new alignment to downtown opened in 1848. This line is currently owned and operated by the
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was wrecked, but her engine was salvaged and was installed in a new steamer of the same name, built in 1882.
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The original line that reached the docks in
Stonington from the east was abandoned on September 27, 1914.
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for the
Providence route. All the foregoing steamers had been paddlers, but in 1892 the propellers
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absorbed the NYNH&H. Penn
Central went bankrupt in June 1970, and was merged into
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was assigned to the New York-Providence route, joined in 1877 by a new steamer, the
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on December 29, 1865; the grounding, and recovery at great expense, of the steamer
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Steamboat service from New York to Stonington commenced in November 1837 under the
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revived the New York-Stonington steamship operation by organizing the subsidiary
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During the 1860s, service between New York and Stonington was provided by the
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burned and sank with a loss of 140 lives; there were only four survivors.
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in North Kingstown. There is a proposal to extend the line once more to
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188:. The B&P was completed in 1835 and began operating the steamer
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to catch fire and burn with a loss of 30 lives. Also in 1880, the
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Predecessors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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List of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad precursors
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in Providence for transfer to and from the steam boats to
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Prior to the building of the NYP&B, travelers between
624:. It opened in 1874 and was operated by the NYP&B.
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in 1976, but the old NYP&B main line was sold to
760:, p. 65. Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North Books, 1968.
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278:. On January 13, 1840, the latter company's steamer
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in Providence, where travelers could continue on to
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad subsidiary
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Companies affiliated with the Long Island Rail Road
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Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company
492:was extended in 2010 over the old NYP&B past
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327:. The terminal for steamboats connecting to the
247:, opened July 29, 1844. At Providence, a short
354:in January 1866; and the wreck of the steamer
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552:Westerly Granite Quarry Proprietor's Railroad
309:New Haven, New London and Stonington Railroad
307:On November 1, 1859 the NYP&B leased the
855:. Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North Books, 1968
576:, opened in 1874 and operated independently.
192:between Providence and New York, adding the
38:Former New York, Providence and Boston line
386:Providence and Stonington Steamship Company
898:
884:
870:History of Providence County, Rhode Island
648:Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad
315:, though with two ferries, one across the
272:Boston and New York Transportation company
907:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
646:opened in 1874 as a leased branch of the
436:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
139:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
81:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
1091:Railway companies disestablished in 1893
1009:Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River
209:New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
131:New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
20:New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
369:, which placed in service the steamers
1096:American companies established in 1832
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431:were built for the Stonington route.
415:In 1889 a bridge was built across the
1086:Railway companies established in 1832
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680:in 1879, and later became part of a
540:opened in 1889, the old line to the
404:collided in heavy fog, causing the
276:New Jersey Steam Navigation Company
13:
1021:Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut
834:"Old Wharf Line of Rails Taken Up"
274:, which was soon succeeded by the
217:Providence and Stonington Railroad
180:and its rough waters to reach the
14:
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289:Providence and Worcester Railroad
1003:Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern
842:. September 28, 1914. p. 7.
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684:. The line was purchased by the
668:opened in 1875 as a branch from
558:, was operated by the NYP&B.
201:New York and Stonington Railroad
32:
973:New York, Providence and Boston
337:New York and New Haven Railroad
1081:Defunct Rhode Island railroads
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293:Boston and Providence Railroad
291:and the new main line for the
257:Boston and Providence Railroad
182:Boston and Providence Railroad
1:
1076:Defunct Connecticut railroads
868:Edited by Richard M. Bayles,
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678:Rhode Island Central Railroad
441:New England Steamship Company
367:Stonington Steamship Company
344:Merchants' Steamship Company
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10:
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584:Narragansett Pier Railroad
566:Wood River Branch Railroad
514:the current Amtrak station
484:conventional service. The
178:Point Judith, Rhode Island
163:
137:, was a major part of the
26:NYP&B at consolidation
967:New Haven and Northampton
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859:Railroad History Database
694:The old main line to the
532:When the bridge over the
490:Providence/Stoughton Line
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1027:Poughkeepsie and Eastern
997:New York and New England
985:Providence and Worcester
704:Providence and Worcester
700:Providence, Rhode Island
686:Providence and Worcester
644:Pawtuxet Valley Railroad
469:. It now hosts Amtrak's
396:. On June 11, 1880, the
255:led to the docks of the
147:Providence, Rhode Island
63:Providence, Rhode Island
632:Pontiac Branch Railroad
547:Westerly Granite Quarry
538:New London, Connecticut
323:and another across the
221:Stonington, Connecticut
143:New London, Connecticut
59:New London, Connecticut
921:Hartford and New Haven
917:New York and New Haven
610:Wickford, Rhode Island
556:Westerly, Rhode Island
381:, was built in 1873.
377:. A third vessel, the
358:on December 27, 1866.
313:New Haven, Connecticut
133:, normally called the
612:, where a connecting
544:was kept as a branch.
506:Warwick, Rhode Island
329:Long Island Rail Road
241:Long Island Rail Road
636:Auburn, Rhode Island
616:service crossed the
586:opened in 1876 from
554:, a short branch in
207:in May 1832 and the
149:. It is now part of
1033:New York Connecting
1015:Central New England
502:T. F. Green Airport
465:) and the state of
245:Greenport, New York
239:, and later to the
176:had to pass around
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949:Connecticut Valley
851:George W. Hilton,
814:Hilton, pp. 66-67.
756:George W. Hilton,
708:Motiva Enterprises
698:south of downtown
604:was a branch from
481:Northeast Regional
158:Northeast Corridor
69:Dates of operation
19:
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606:Wickford Junction
592:Narragansett Pier
579:Narragansett Pier
510:Wickford Junction
476:high-speed trains
325:Connecticut River
237:Long Island Sound
203:was chartered in
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666:Warwick Railroad
618:Narragansett Bay
568:, a branch from
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652:River Point
574:Hope Valley
463:Connecticut
421:Connecticut
297:India Point
261:India Point
251:across the
205:Connecticut
93:Track gauge
1060:Categories
991:Old Colony
979:Housatonic
955:New Canaan
925:Shore Line
744:References
561:Wood River
494:Providence
402:Stonington
371:Stonington
321:New London
229:steamboats
196:in 1836.
186:Providence
155:high-speed
961:Naugatuck
614:steamship
572:north to
356:Commodore
339:in 1870.
281:Lexington
249:car float
190:Lexington
87:Technical
77:Successor
943:Air Line
716:See also
608:east to
597:Wickford
590:east to
588:Kingston
524:Branches
518:Kingston
449:In 1969
235:through
141:between
112: in
50:Overview
42:Kingston
839:The Day
674:Warwick
661:Warwick
640:Pontiac
622:Newport
455:Conrail
164:History
107:⁄
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670:Auburn
642:. The
529:Groton
459:Amtrak
388:. The
333:Groton
265:Boston
174:Boston
151:Amtrak
55:Locale
711:York.
696:docks
650:from
542:docks
425:Maine
225:docks
664:The
656:Hope
630:The
600:The
582:The
564:The
550:The
486:MBTA
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