After the first snowfall of the season hit the Northeast the day prior, it made for some incredibly picturesque scenes. The first of four northbound Polar Express trips out of Woonsocket rounds th... (more)

The rain has subsided and a sold out Blackstone Valley fall excursion is about to arrive in Woonsocket to discharge its passengers before it deadheads back to Worcester.

The rain has subsided and a sold out Blackstone Valley fall excursion has just returned from Putnam to discharge its passengers.

Say Cheese. WODA's lead unit tiptoes onto the approach to the Woonsocket viaduct and into view of my waiting flashes. I later found out that WODA's crew wasn't bothered by me doing... (more)

Providence and Worcester Polar Express

Time To Go. Its getting close to 9:00pm, and the P&W has completed to round trips from Woonsocket depot filled with kids (and their parents) enjoying a reading of The Polar Expre... (more)

While "home" from Alaska on vacation I was fortunate to catch a loaded P&W ethanol train. While growing up in Rhode Island I spent many a night watching P&W's nocturnal freight operations as they... (more)

Newly repainted GP38-2 2008 glistens in the afternoon sun as it leads the Polar Express northbound past the Woonsocket yard.

On the last day of the Polar Express excursions for 2009, P&W 2008 leads the deadhead move from Worcester south along the Rivers Edge Recreation Complex in Woonsocket, RI.