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Providence and Worcester Invitation |
Description: |
You are cordially invited to enjoy the official collection of Philip M. Paradis |
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1/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/19/2006 6:13:47 PM |
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Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Here's all 5 Providence and Worcester RS3's leased from the Delaware and Hudson for $85 a day getting ready at the Colonie Shops for their trip on the Boston and Maine to Worcester |
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1/31/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 5:43:34 PM |
Location: |
Colonie, NY |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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PW 162(RS3) PW 161(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
5 Providence and Worcester RS3's on the Boston and Maine mainline at Charlemont, Massachusetts, heading down to their new home in Worcester. Note only the numbers were applied by the Delaware and Hudson, with names applied by Providence and Worcester shop personnel |
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2/1/1973 Upload Date: 1/21/2006 1:39:08 PM |
Location: |
Charlemont, MA |
Author: |
William G. Dulmaine, Jr. |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
Providence and Worcester RS3's |
Description: |
The 5 Providence and Worcester RS3's near Jackson Street, waiting for midnight to go on Providence and Worcester property |
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2/2/1973 Upload Date: 1/21/2006 1:42:38 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
William G. Dulmaine, Jr. |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester RS3 161 and caboose No 3 are ready at the Worcester engine house for the maiden run to Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the inauguration ceremonies |
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2/2/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 5:48:36 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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PW 161(RS3) |
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Title: |
Operations schedule for 1st day |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester operations schedule and assignments for the first day of resuming independent operations |
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2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/21/2006 10:55:17 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
Assignments for the 1st day |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester crew assignments for the first day of resuming independent operations |
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2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/21/2006 11:24:36 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Inaugural run at Greenwood Avenue, leaving Worcester, Massachusetts. Outside of 2 reporters Phil was allowed to ride down to the ceremony at Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
Photo Date: |
2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 12:35:24 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
William G. Dulmaine, Jr. |
Categories: |
Bridge |
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PW 161(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Are you here? Inauguration ceremonies after gaining they're independence from Penn Central at River Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
Photo Date: |
2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 5:59:07 PM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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PW 161(RS3) |
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1975 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Inauguration ceremonies after gaining they're independence from Penn Central at River Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Robert H. Eder at the microphone and Herbert Bixler, a consultant on the left |
Photo Date: |
2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 6:02:28 PM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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PW 161(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 161 |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester train PW-5 at the Church Street bridge, getting ready to leave the Valley Falls yard with the first northbound train |
Photo Date: |
2/3/1973 Upload Date: 1/23/2006 6:05:54 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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Locomotives: |
PW 165(RS3) PW 161(RS3) |
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Title: |
First Official Train |
Description: |
Actual first Providence and Worcester train running thru Woonsocket Station at 7:30 am --- reason to have equipment in Valley Falls. Locomotives 165, 162 and caboose, with Engineer Barry Casey at the controls |
Photo Date: |
2/3/1973 Upload Date: 7/4/2006 10:29:41 AM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Jim Shaughnessy |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
FORM 19 issued |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester FORM 19 - No 1 - for May 19, 1973 |
Photo Date: |
5/19/1973 Upload Date: 1/21/2006 11:35:11 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
A Thank You |
Description: |
A thank you to Phil from Bob Eder |
Photo Date: |
5/19/1973 Upload Date: 1/31/2006 4:46:47 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
BM 6129 |
Description: |
First passenger train on the Providence and Worcester since the road regained its independence! Seen at the Valley Falls office with its old hand crank gates. The crossing then a stop and protect crossing. Boston and Maine Budd cars 6120, 6924, 6204 and 6129 were chartered by the Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts on Sunday, June 24, 1973. The train was called the Seekonk River Seagull Flyer and operated from Worcester to Boston Switch, then down the East Providence Branch, and back to Worcester. The 6129 was built in May, 1955 with serial number 6124. Sold to the MBTA in December, 1976. Later rebuilt by Morrison Knudson to a Boise Budd in 1982 and renumbered 407 |
Photo Date: |
6/24/1973 Upload Date: 1/27/2006 5:24:16 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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BM 6129(RDC1) |
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Title: |
BM 6129 |
Description: |
First passenger train on the Providence and Worcester since the road regained its independence! Seen at the Valley Falls office with its old hand crank gates. The crossing then a stop and protect crossing. Boston and Maine Budd cars 6120, 6924, 6204 and 6129 were chartered by the Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts on Sunday, June 24, 1973. The train was called the Seekonk River Seagull Flyer and operated from Worcester to Boston Switch, then down the East Providence Branch, and back to Worcester |
Photo Date: |
6/24/1973 Upload Date: 1/27/2006 5:26:27 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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BM 6129(RDC1) |
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Title: |
Phil and his gates |
Description: |
Phil, and his penchant for hand cranked gates. Somehow he knew he'd get these. They would go to Phil, at his home in Millbury when Mill Street crossing was upgraded! |
Photo Date: |
7/3/1973 Upload Date: 2/6/2006 2:45:22 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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BM 6129(RDC1) |
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Title: |
PW 165 at the derailment |
Description: |
The 165 waiting to pull the Union Pacific box car back on the rails after a minor derailment. The Millbury Senior Center has a passenger car on this siding now |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1973 Upload Date: 1/26/2006 4:34:34 PM |
Location: |
Millbury, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 165 at the derailment |
Description: |
The late Orville Harrold at the throttle of RS3 165, pulling the derailed box car back onto the rails |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1973 Upload Date: 1/26/2006 5:39:23 PM |
Location: |
Millbury, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
Derailment |
Description: |
The late Orville Harrold and Bob Ossene, assess getting the Union Pacific box car back on the rails |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1973 Upload Date: 1/26/2006 4:35:31 PM |
Location: |
Millbury, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
Derailment |
Description: |
Bob Ossene with some extra blocking ... take a look at that Providence and Worcester truck! |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1973 Upload Date: 1/26/2006 4:36:23 PM |
Location: |
Millbury, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 162 |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester freight crossing the Blackstone River - I understand the author had to stand in the cold Blackstone for this photo |
Photo Date: |
11/1/1973 Upload Date: 5/15/2006 1:40:53 PM |
Location: |
Millbury, MA |
Author: |
William G. Dulmaine, Jr |
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PW 162(RS3) PW 4094(RS3) |
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Title: |
Valley Falls Freight Station |
Description: |
After being boarded up under Penn Central, the Providence and Worcester gave it some class with the company colors. The gates no longer being used! |
Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 1/28/2006 6:11:19 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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Title: |
PW 163 |
Description: |
The 163 in the snow by the Valley office. Interesting photo - over by them distant poles is the old green New Haven maintenance of way building that would latter burn down on Titus Street |
Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 1/28/2006 6:14:08 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 163(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
3 classic RS3's resting on what is now called the House Track. Phil's standing on the mainline taking this photo. The signal for the approach to Boston Switch for the mainline. Over the 165's horn is the dummy mast for the house track. |
Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 1/28/2006 6:16:27 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 163 |
Description: |
Its cold with them icicles hanging from the office roof. When clean it's a handsome color scheme, but the white was a bear to keep clean! There's a train on the East Providence |
Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 1/28/2006 6:17:40 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Locomotives: |
PW 163(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 2 wood caboose |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester's cabooses No 2 and No 4 at Valley Falls in the company of a Deleware and Hudson box car on the Valley team track |
Photo Date: |
2/2/1974 Upload Date: 1/27/2006 7:31:24 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 2002 |
Description: |
The almost new 2002 suffered a slight derailment by the Church Street bridge in the Valley Yard |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 1/31/2006 5:41:52 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 2002(M420R) |
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Title: |
Valley Falls Yard |
Description: |
On the ground waiting for a rescue from the Mechanical Department -- the almost new 2002 idling under the Church Street bridge in the Valley yard |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 6/25/2006 12:54:55 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 2002(M420R) |
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Title: |
Here's Phil |
Description: |
Obviously a crew member took this photo of Phil hamming it up in the 2002 |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 1/31/2006 6:29:26 PM |
Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 2002(M420R) |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
The 165 working Denman and Davis (the old Edgecomb Steel) on the Slatersville branch. They're pulling an empty flat from the warehouse |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 1/31/2006 6:59:11 PM |
Location: |
Slatersville, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Locomotives: |
PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 2 wood caboose |
Description: |
Lots of activity in the Slatersville yard - there are box cars being worked by the freight dock, hoppers on the yard tracks, caboose No. 2 looking on |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 1/31/2006 7:01:27 PM |
Location: |
Slatersville, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
The end of the line for the Woonsocket end of the Slatersville Branch - Winter Street yard |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 2/2/2006 5:24:14 PM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
Woonsocket Yards |
Description: |
Woonsocket yard at River Street. About midway on the Providence to Worcester main |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 2/2/2006 6:47:07 PM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 165 and its time for lunch |
Description: |
crew gone to beans at the Winter Street yard in Woonsocket - looks like a flat car of steel plate for Denman and Davis on the end of the Slatersville branch |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 2/2/2006 6:47:59 PM |
Location: |
Woonsocket, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 2002 |
Description: |
Phil caught up with the 2002 somewhere on the Southbridge Branch with a few cars today |
Photo Date: |
4/14/1974 Upload Date: 6/25/2006 12:57:21 PM |
Location: |
Southbridge, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 2002(M420R) |
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Title: |
PW 3 wood caboose |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester wood caboose No 3, and a couple old Norton box cars in back of the Worcester engine house - could be ex New Haven cars |
Photo Date: |
6/3/1974 Upload Date: 2/6/2006 1:21:02 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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Title: |
Illinois Northern 29 |
Description: |
Illinois Northern #29 was a Santa Fe subsidiary before being sold to Crosshans-Peterson, and stored at the Worcester engine house during 1974 and 1975. The 29 never turned a wheel for the Providence and Worcester, or the construction company and was sold to Neosho Construction in Parsons Kansas |
Photo Date: |
3/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/12/2006 10:24:18 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
Roster |
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INR 29(S4) |
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Title: |
PW 3 wood caboose |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester's, end cupola, wood caboose No 3, showing off its classic Delaware and Hudson heritage at the Worcester engine house |
Photo Date: |
3/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/6/2006 3:00:06 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
the 165 ready to head out of the Worcester Yard to service DelMonte at the old US Steel Works in Worcester, while a couple unused cabooses look on. |
Photo Date: |
3/14/1975 Upload Date: 3/14/2006 12:46:12 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
Switching DelMonte at the old US Steel Works in Worcester |
Photo Date: |
3/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/12/2006 11:06:46 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 165 |
Description: |
Remember when almost every city had one of these gas tanks in their skyline? The o'l Alco switching the Worcester yard |
Photo Date: |
3/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/12/2006 11:07:54 AM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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PW 165(RS3) |
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728 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PW 2003 |
Description: |
Not many roads, come to mind, that used brown as company colors! Here is the 2003 showing off its as delivered brown under frame and running gear |
Photo Date: |
8/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/6/2006 2:59:05 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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PW 2003(M420R) |
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Title: |
PW 2005 |
Description: |
Well your in MLW (ALCO) heaven here in Worcester! First railroad to purchase wide cabs and MLW's here in the United States |
Photo Date: |
8/14/1975 Upload Date: 2/6/2006 2:58:08 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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PW 2001(M420R) PW 2003(M420R) PW 2005(M420R) |
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Title: |
First day of Service |
Description: |
First day of service to Willimantic, Connecticut with Robert Eder's signature |
Photo Date: |
4/1/1976 Upload Date: 3/7/2006 5:28:17 PM |
Location: |
Willimantic, CT |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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Title: |
PW 1601 |
Description: |
Part of Phil's collection. Slide from Jack's Trains, the 1601 showing off its new paint, when like so many cities, Worcester had these gas tanks |
Photo Date: |
9/19/1976 Upload Date: 4/19/2006 3:17:42 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
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PW 1601(RS3) |
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Title: |
PW 2002 |
Description: |
brrrrrrrrrr! The 2002 working Colfax at the Providence, Pawtucket city line on this winter day. Colfax, now Bunge is a processor of cooking oil. Sadly, Bunge now closed! |
Photo Date: |
1/14/1977 Upload Date: 2/4/2006 5:27:32 PM |
Location: |
Pawtucket, RI |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PW 2002(M420R) |
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Title: |
PW 1963 |
Description: |
Providence and Worcester caboose at the Worcester engine house, destined to become the 3002. Ex Bessemer and Lake Erie 1963 |
Photo Date: |
1/14/1977 Upload Date: 2/4/2006 2:40:57 PM |
Location: |
Worcester, MA |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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Title: |
PW 2201 |
Description: |
Still in new condition, the 2201 and 1801 at the Plainfield diamond. |
Photo Date: |
6/18/1978 Upload Date: 2/4/2006 6:32:57 PM |
Location: |
Plainfield, CT |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PW 2201(B23-7) |
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Title: |
PW 3001 steel caboose |
Description: |
Caboose 3001 at the old Plainfield freight dock - note the heater oil fill pipes. The 3001 is ex Lehigh Valley 95025 |
Photo Date: |
6/18/1978 Upload Date: 2/4/2006 6:30:13 PM |
Location: |
Plainfield, CT |
Author: |
Philip M. Paradis |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
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895 Comments: 0 |
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