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Viewing Album:  Berkeley/Ashton, Rhode Island
 
By:Ron Chouinard
Dates:10/25/2008 - 10/26/2008
Album Info:Berkeley/Ashton, separate Lonsdale Company mill villages in the Cumberland section of Cumberland, Rhode Island. Martin Street at milepost 9, along the Providence and Worcesters Providence mainline is the historic village of Berkeley, a typical Lonsdale Company village with its historic streets and brick apartment buildings used for housing the workers at Berkeley Mills. The imposing mill building erected by the Lonsdale Company in 1872 for their spinning and weaving operations. This mill was steam powered rather than being water powered. Today Berkeley Mills is home to various companies. Presently the Providence and Worcester has no customers in the Berkeley area. KIK Custom Products, formerly the old CCL Custom Manufacturing, or originally known as Petterson Puritan, closed at the end of September 2008. They manufactured aerosol products. Given the climate in the state of Rhode Island, its doubtful KIK will ever reopen. Other former customers include Universal Chemical, Okonite - a manufacturer of electrical cable and a large Warehouse once operated by IGA Foods. Okonite and IGA was once the site of a small grass stripe airport. Unfortunately during the plunder and destruction of the New Haven Railroad by Penn Central, the old Berkeley Station was set aflame by vandals and razed. Up at milepost 10, Ashton, the next village on the Providence main, another imposing mill with brick apartment buildings was erected by the Lonsdale Company as a spinning and weaving operation. Last occupied by Owens Corning Fiberglass, it has since been converted to condos in 2006. Ashton was home to a Owens Corning Marble plant and weaving mill in the Ashton Mill building. Check out my Lonsdale, Rhode Island album for the Lonsdale Company. 10/26/2008
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Berkeley Mills mill housing
Title:  Berkeley Mills mill housing
Description:  This photo shows typical mill housing erected by the large textile mills that were part of mill culture in the Rhode Island, Massachusetts area. Erected on the hill above the mill, these are part of the 30 or so buildings erected by the Lonsdale Company in the Martin Street area for housing their workers. Everything came from your pay. You rented your apartment and bought everything from the company store. Even fire protection, schooling, a church and a community hall was provide
Photo Date:  1/13/2006  Upload Date: 1/23/2006 9:24:06 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Berkeley School
Title:  Berkeley School
Description:  Every village had a grammer school, and Berkely was no exception. The Berkeley School, located on Martin Street, hasn't changed that much
Photo Date:  5/29/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 12:40:05 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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KIK Custom Products
Title:  KIK Custom Products
Description:  KIK Custom Products, formerly CCL Custom Manufacturing on Marttn Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland. They pack aerosol products, and the Providence and Worcester services KIK about 2 times per week.
Photo Date:  8/15/2005  Upload Date: 7/18/2005 3:57:49 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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KIK Custom Products
Title:  KIK Custom Products
Description:  A grim reminder of the state of affairs in Rhode Island - past Providence and Worcester Railroad customer now closed and for sale. KIK, was a packager of custom aerosol products
Photo Date:  10/25/2008  Upload Date: 10/25/2008 10:33:57 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Martin Street
Title:  Martin Street
Description:  In this photo were looking up Martin Street. The 1st building on the left is about where the Berkely station stood. This is the (CCL) KIK Custom Products campus, with Mendon Road at the top of the hill.
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:09:16 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Martin Street - Berkeley Section
Title:  Martin Street - Berkeley Section
Description:  Our tax dollar$ at work --- crew worked on this for a couple weeks digging trenches and running wire for 1 pedestrian crossing gate
Photo Date:  6/13/2007  Upload Date: 6/13/2007 12:17:40 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Berkeley Siding
Title:  Berkeley Siding
Description:  on the Providence and Worcester Railroad --- Berkeley siding looking towards Martin Street
Photo Date:  5/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/10/2007 4:06:57 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Martin Street
Title:  Martin Street
Description:  Looks like Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland, Rhode Island is getting a new crossing and protection
Photo Date:  10/10/2006  Upload Date: 10/10/2006 12:10:28 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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The Ditch Witch
Title:  The Ditch Witch
Description:  Providence and Worcester's ditcher at Martin Street --- pedestrian walkway improvements in the Martin Street crossing
Photo Date:  5/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/8/2007 1:01:09 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  PR2's on the Worcester main, crossing Martin Street - their on the way to KIK Custom Products
Photo Date:  5/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/8/2007 1:03:09 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
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Track Car P-1730
Title:  Track Car P-1730
Description:  Providence and Worcester's track Car at Martin Street --- pedestrian walkway improvements in the Martin Street crossing
Photo Date:  5/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/8/2007 1:05:14 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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At Martin Street
Title:  At Martin Street
Description:  International crew cab C1731 along with Sterling boom/dump truck B1731 at the Martin Street work site
Photo Date:  5/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/8/2007 4:33:22 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Polution Mitigation
Title:  Polution Mitigation
Description:  Site of the old Berkeley Station --- this building has something to do with the ground water pollution mitigation. The old Peterson Puritan (CCL), Owens Corning Glass and the Providence and Worcester are all being accused of polluting the ground water
Photo Date:  10/11/2005  Upload Date: 10/11/2005 6:23:58 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Berkeley Station
Title:  Berkeley Station
Description:  The current site of the mitigation building. This gem of a station at Martin Street was torched by vandals and torn down
Photo Date:  11/26/2005  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 11:17:28 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Old Berkeley Mills
Title:  Old Berkeley Mills
Description:  How it looks today --- this mill was steam powered instead of the typical water power of mills along this valley. No doubt in its day there were tracks in back here for freight and coal delivery
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:15:01 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Old Berkely Mills
Title:  Old Berkely Mills
Description:  The name fading, the mills last major tenant was Grace Holmes. Holmes was a mail order buyers club, where you received rewards for buying from them. Like Sears, Grace Holmes published a large catalog.
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:13:28 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Old Berkeley Mills
Title:  Old Berkeley Mills
Description:  Looking down Martin Street towards the Providence and Worcester mainline and the further down, the Blackstone River
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:14:15 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Old Berkeley Mills
Title:  Old Berkeley Mills
Description:  We're looking at the smaller building. It was probably the office. Berkely station would be to the left
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:12:36 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Old Berkeley Mills
Title:  Old Berkeley Mills
Description:  The old Berkeley Mills today. Erected by the Lonsdale Company in 1872 as a spinning and weaving mill. The old mill is home to many small companies now. A typical New England mill building built during the textile boom. There's another track along the main that leads to another building that hasn't been used in years. The Providence and Worcester will store equipment on that track.
Photo Date:  8/17/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 10:11:52 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Berkeley Mills freight warehouse
Title:  Berkeley Mills freight warehouse
Description:  Part of the Berkeley Mills complex. Yea there's tracks and a dock in them weeds. In its day some shipping and receiving was done here
Photo Date:  1/13/2005  Upload Date: 1/23/2006 9:24:55 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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New Siding along the Providence and Worcester's Providence Main
Title:  New Siding along the Providence and Worcester's Providence Main
Description:  Apparently grading work has started on the new passing siding at Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland, Rhode Island. Siding a little over a mile in length, mainly for the new autorack traffic that will be running to Davisville/Quonset Point. View looking north towards Martin Street and KIK Custom Products where a switch will be installed with the siding continuing south down to Lonsdale Yards Limits by the Ann and Hope Department Store
Photo Date:  12/8/2007  Upload Date: 12/8/2007 11:53:53 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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The Okonite Company
Title:  The Okonite Company
Description:  The Okonite Company --- a previous Providence and Worcester customer. Product comes in by truck now! Manufacturer of electrical cable
Photo Date:  10/11/2005  Upload Date: 10/11/2005 6:25:54 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Universal Chemicals
Title:  Universal Chemicals
Description:  Previous Prowidence and Worcester customer on the Providence main at Ashton - town of Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  2/27/2006  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 8:23:54 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Univgrsal Chemicals
Title:  Univgrsal Chemicals
Description:  Previous Providence and Worcester customer on the Providence main at Ashton - town of Cumberland, Rhode Island
Photo Date:  2/27/2006  Upload Date: 9/14/2007 8:27:02 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Owens Corning Fiberglass
Title:  Owens Corning Fiberglass
Description:  They make glass marbles here for fiberglass. In its day, an important customer on the Providence and Worcester mainline. In the end, Fiberglass threw the towel in, and gave the plant and land to the tnwn of Cumberland
Photo Date:  5/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 5:52:34 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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PW 2006 at Martin Street
Title:  PW 2006 at Martin Street
Description:  On a bright Wednesday morning, PR2's accelerating from Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland!after servicing KIK Custom Products
Photo Date:  5/31/2006  Upload Date: 5/31/2006 12:57:58 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  Must be a "Stop and Protect" at Martin Street for the ongoing track work, as PR2's slowing down for Martin Street - they serviced KIK this morning - tamper in the distance
Photo Date:  7/10/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 12:38:26 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
PW 2010
Title:  PW 2010
Description:  Last week the railroad sprayed for weeds! Looks like this week their working on the mosquitos! Its a cold locomotive! The 2010 only been at idle for the last half hour. Now its the lead locomotive back to Valley Falls after servicing (CCL) KIK Custom Manufacturing in the Berkeley section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  6/22/2005  Upload Date: 6/24/2005 1:53:17 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38)
Views:  581   Comments: 1
PW 2006
Title:  PW 2006
Description:  Train PR2 at Martin Street after servicing KIK Custom Products
Photo Date:  8/1/2005  Upload Date: 11/9/2005 6:12:19 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
PW 2006
Title:  PW 2006
Description:  The gates are down with the 2006 crossing Martin Street after servicing KIK Custom Manufacturing in the Berkely section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/20/2005 9:42:52 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
PW 4003
Title:  PW 4003
Description:  Train PR2 with the 4003 approaching Martin Street in the Berkely section of Cumberland to service KIK Custom Products at reduced speed because the wash-out earlier in the week
Photo Date:  10/20/2005  Upload Date: 10/22/2005 5:51:38 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 4003(B40-8)
Views:  656   Comments: 1
PW 3903
Title:  PW 3903
Description:  Done servicing KIK Custom Products, PR2's going past the waiting track equipment - back to Valley Falls
Photo Date:  10/20/2005  Upload Date: 10/22/2005 5:53:39 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3903(B39-8E)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  In this December 9th photo - The gates are down, as train PR2's crossing Martin Street in the Berkeley section of town after servicing KIK Custom Manufacturing in the thick of one of our famous Nor'easter's!
Photo Date:  12/9/2005  Upload Date: 12/14/2005 6:52:36 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  565   Comments: 1
Train PR2
Title:  Train PR2
Description:  In this December 9th photo, in the mist of one of our famous Nor'easter's, train PR2 with the Tugboat going by the old Berkeley mills ... visibility is almost zero!
Photo Date:  12/9/2005  Upload Date: 12/14/2005 6:53:49 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  567   Comments: 1
PW 2011
Title:  PW 2011
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 running past the Berkeley Mills at Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland. They serviced KIK Custom Products and are returning to the Valley Falls yard
Photo Date:  3/31/2006  Upload Date: 5/16/2006 3:32:00 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
PW 2010
Title:  PW 2010
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2, serviced KIK Custom Products this morning --- they're running past the old Berkeley Mills at Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  5/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/31/2006 1:00:08 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2010(GP38)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  Later, Providence and Worcester's train PR2 running past Martin Street in the Berkeley section --- their on the way to KIK Custom Products
Photo Date:  10/11/2006  Upload Date: 10/11/2006 2:32:12 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2009(GP38-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 1
Nightly Train WOPR
Title:  Nightly Train WOPR
Description:  PRWO/WOPR, normally a nocturnal job on the Providence and Worcester, a very tardy WOPR with 109 cars in tow with a relief crew from the daytime PR3 on board. Their running past KIK Custom Products at Martin Street, Berkerly section of Cumberland, heading down to the Lonsdale Yard Limit board, officially ending WOPR at 1010 hours
Photo Date:  11/27/2006  Upload Date: 11/27/2006 10:28:54 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2) PW 2010(GP38) PW 2009(GP38-2) PW 3904(B39-8E)
Views:  520   Comments: 1
Train PR2 at Berkely Siding
Title:  Train PR2 at Berkely Siding
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train PR2 servicing KIK Custom Products in the Berkeley section of Cumberland
Photo Date:  4/6/2007  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 1:38:40 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  296   Comments: 1
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  After servicing KIK Custom Products, PR2's running along the Berkeley siding, slowly approaching the work area at Martin Street, before hurrying back to Valley Falls
Photo Date:  5/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/10/2007 11:48:47 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2008(GP38-2)
Views:  275   Comments: 1
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  With the all clear, PR2's now running past the work area at Martin Street
Photo Date:  5/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/10/2007 11:50:10 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3904(B39-8E)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  PR2's slipping across Martin Street where the old Berkeley Depot was located --- they'll service KIK Custom Products with that last tank car
Photo Date:  5/15/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 12:21:19 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  Providence and Worcester's train, PR2 running past KIK Custom Products on the Providence main
Photo Date:  5/17/2007  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 12:15:08 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  Done servicing KIK Custom Products, PR2's running back to the yard at Valley Falls --- they're approaching Martin Street
Photo Date:  6/13/2007  Upload Date: 6/13/2007 1:44:06 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2006(GP38-2)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  Train PR2 over by the Martin storage siding - they'll pull out a couple empty tanks from KIK and head up to Woonsocket to service Ralco
Photo Date:  7/2/2007  Upload Date: 7/3/2007 9:04:08 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2007(GP38-2)
Views:  289   Comments: 1
Providence and Worcester TC203 Ballast Regulator
Title:  Providence and Worcester TC203 Ballast Regulator
Description:  Working by KIK Custom Products at Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland, the regulator's pulling some stone
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 4:42:01 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  259   Comments: 0
Providence and Worcester TC203 Ballast Regulator
Title:  Providence and Worcester TC203 Ballast Regulator
Description:  Working by KIK Custom Products at Martin Street in the Berkeley section of Cumberland, the regulator's slowly moving forward sweeping the just plowed stone into the roadbed
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 4:34:21 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
MFS-9 at Martin Street
Title:  MFS-9 at Martin Street
Description:  Under threatening skies, MFS-9 is kicking up the ballast dust hurrying past KIK Custom Products at Martin Street in the Berkeley Section of Cumberland - earlier they ran to Gardner, Massachusetts for those empty coal hoppers
Photo Date:  7/29/2007  Upload Date: 7/29/2007 4:23:34 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2215(B23-7R) PW 3005(B30-7AB) PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at Martin Street
Title:  Train PR2 at Martin Street
Description:  The Berkeley section of Cumberland, the ol 2011 having crossed Martin Street with its ill sounding horn - PR2's servicing KIK Custom Products this morning
Photo Date:  7/30/2007  Upload Date: 7/30/2007 11:51:59 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Train PR2 at the Rock
Title:  Train PR2 at the Rock
Description:  PR2 at the old Fiberglass factory, or as some call it "The Rock". Their on the way back to Valley Falls after servicing Ralco in Woonsocket
Photo Date:  12/14/2005  Upload Date: 9/13/2007 11:49:31 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 2011(GP38)
Views:  467   Comments: 0

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