Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad
The Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad (also known as the Fall River Branch) was a branch of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad that ran through the states of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The 8-mile (12.9 km) railroad branch formerly connected the city of Fall River, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island via Warren, Rhode Island.
Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad
Fall River Branch
Abandoned
- Warren Junction
- Fall River Depot
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Interurban (1900-1934)
Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company (1865-1873), Boston and Providence Railroad (1873-1875), Old Colony Railroad (1875-1893), New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (1893-1968), Penn Central (1969-1976)
1865
1932 (Brayton-Fall River), 1937 (East Warren-Brayton), 1976 (Warren-East Warren)
12.9 km (8.0 mi)
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Overhead line, 600 V DC (electrified 1900-1934)
The line opened in 1865 and operated electrified regional rail services between 1900 and 1934, making it one of the only electrified heavy-rail lines in Massachusetts outside of the rapid-transit systems of Boston at the time. Most of the line was abandoned in 1937; all rail service ceased on the branch in 1976.
A portion of the former Fall River Branch is now the Warren Bike Path, which is a branch of the East Bay Bike Path.
FRW&P abutment in Somerset
View of Slade's Ferry Bridge from Fall River
Former Touisset station and bridge abutment in Swansea
Interior of the former Brayton Point battery house
Exterior of Brayton Point battery house; the entire structure is hidden by overgrowth
External links[edit]
Media related to Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad at Wikimedia Commons