PORTSMOUTH, R. I. — A 1952 vintage New York Central boxcar was saved thanks to quick action by the Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad. The car had been sitting in an abandoned state for decades in Millis, Mass., on a siding on the Bay Colony Railroad. The property owners wanted the car removed, so it was offered for preservation but if no entity stepped up it would be scrapped.
The Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad acted to save the car, former NYC 172935, and had it trucked to its base of operations in Rhode Island. Eventually it will be restored and repainted.
The Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad is a heritage railroad based in North Kington, R.I. It was formed in 2014-15 from the merger of the for-profit Newport Dinner Train and the nonprofit Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway. It operates over a former New Haven/Penn Central/Conrail line now owned by the state and leased to the railroad.
To see a video of the boxcar move click here.
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