The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad, established in 1844 to connect Providence, Rhode Island with Worcester, Massachusetts, with service beginning in 1847 and operating today over 612 miles of track across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York including trackage rights. After operating independently for more than four decades, the company was leased to larger railroads for 85 years before regaining its independence in 1973, subsequently purchasing lines from the Boston and Maine Railroad and Conrail and absorbing several shortline railroads in the region. It has been owned by Genesee and Wyoming since November 2016.
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1. Wikidata: Providence and Worcester Railroad
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Regional railroad in the Northeastern United States
Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 2
instance of: public company
Wikidata statement: instance of (P31), value 1
instance of: railway company
View the Source 2. Providence and Worcester Railroad (Wikipedia)
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The company was founded in 1844 to build a railroad between Providence, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts, and ran its first trains in 1847
Operates In: Railroad Industry, Lead
The Providence and Worcester Railroad (P&W; reporting mark PW) is a Class II railroad operating 612 miles (985 km) of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York via trackage rights.
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