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Viewing Album:  P&W Bay Window Caboose 2116/5001
 
By:Ron Chouinard
Dates:3/27/2008 - 3/27/2008
Album Info:The Providence and Worcester bay window caboose 2116/5001, acquired in January 1985. Class N7-E built in 1969 for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad as their C-369. During Conrail, the caboose was assigned number 21169. When acquired by the Providence and Worcester, renumbered as their 2116 by dropping the 9. Up till the early 90's, cabooses were required by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor and the 2116 was primarily used by train PR-3. When cabooses became obsolete on Amtrak, the 2116 was kept inside the Valley Falls engine house over by People Coal until returned to Worcester. There the 2116 received the Providence and Worcester red paint scheme and renumbered to 5001. Later around April 1992, spending time in Brunswick, Maine for possible use by Atlas Railroad Construction with a fiberoptic work train. In the late 90's it was assigned to the Belle Dock/New Haven area. Late 2005, the caboose was refurbished at the Plainfield Shops where a handsome dark maroon scheme unlike the traditional Providence and Worcester brown was applied, and the ghetto guards and plated over windows removed. Based at Middletown, Connecticut for use on the "Poo Poo" train that ran for the Middletown Sewer Department. Now again based in Valley Falls, its used on PR-2 when only one loco is available. The caboose features a strobe warning light, electric interior lighting and headlights, a horn with kerosene heat.
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1989 Providence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Title:  1989 Providence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Description:  Sitting in the late afternoon sun on the Valley Falls house track
Photo Date:  9/14/1989  Upload Date: 10/8/2005 5:42:48 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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1989 Providence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Title:  1989 Providence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Description:  Seen at Valley Falls, the resident caboose wheh cabooses were required on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Obviously an ex Conrail caboose! The Lionel style, over the track engine house is to the lower left
Photo Date:  9/14/1989  Upload Date: 6/30/2005 11:02:53 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  719   Comments: 1
1989 Pro~idence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Title:  1989 Pro~idence and Worcester 2116 Caboose
Description:  The other side of 2116. The Providence and Worcester didn't do much to it since its been acquired!
Photo Date:  9/14/1989  Upload Date: 6/30/2005 12:06:28 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ton Chouinard
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Views:  699   Comments: 0
Train PR-2 at the Upper Valley Yard
Title:  Train PR-2 at the Upper Valley Yard
Description:  December 3rd, marks the first time a caboose was used on the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Rhode Island since the early 90's - Larry's getting PR-2 on the roll again with their afternoon work
Photo Date:  12/3/2007  Upload Date: 12/3/2007 4:26:15 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Train PR-2 at the Upper Valley Yard
Title:  Train PR-2 at the Upper Valley Yard
Description:  December 3rd, marks the first time a caboose was used on the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Rhode Island since the early 90's - PR-2 with their afternoon's work waiting at the Valley Falls yard
Photo Date:  12/3/2007  Upload Date: 12/3/2007 4:29:37 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  769   Comments: 1
On The Wrentham Branch
Title:  On The Wrentham Branch
Description:  Over by the Valley Block Limit Board, Providence and Worcester's caboose, No 5001 on the Wrentham Branch
Photo Date:  12/5/2007  Upload Date: 12/9/2007 11:06:27 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  451   Comments: 0
Valley Falls - Wrentham Branch
Title:  Valley Falls - Wrentham Branch
Description:  brrrrrrrrrrr, looking cold and forlorn on the remnant of the Wrentham Branch after our first substantial snowfall
Photo Date:  12/20/2008  Upload Date: 12/21/2008 7:07:41 AM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  661   Comments: 3
On The Wrentham Branch
Title:  On The Wrentham Branch
Description:  Over by the Valley Block Limit Board, Providence and Worcester's caboose, No 5001 on the Wrentham Branch after an overnight dusting of snow
Photo Date:  12/8/2007  Upload Date: 12/8/2007 2:00:52 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  601   Comments: 0
Providence and Worcester Caboose on the Wrentham Branch
Title:  Providence and Worcester Caboose on the Wrentham Branch
Description:  Day before the first day of winter ... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Bay window caboose assigned to!Valley Falls spending the Christmas Holiday on the Wrentham Branch by the Valley Block Limit Board
Photo Date:  12/21/2007  Upload Date: 12/21/2007 12:17:07 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  533   Comments: 0
Lonsdale Yard Limits
Title:  Lonsdale Yard Limits
Description:  Caboose being used for it's intended purpose - caboose leading PR-2 across Mendon Road. It's being pushed by the 3905 back to the Valley yard
Photo Date:  12/26/2007  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 4:42:25 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3905(B39-8E)
Views:  932   Comments: 1
ahhhhh, New England Railroading At It's Best!
Title:  ahhhhh, New England Railroading At It's Best!
Description:  In a scene that's reminiscing of railroading in New England as franks, beans and brown bread on a Saturday night! PR-2's running around their caboose at the Ferris Avenue run around on the East Junction trackage for their return to Valley Falls. Ferris Avenue, the old location of the First National Stores Warehouse, now occupied by Secure Records Management
Photo Date:  12/26/2007  Upload Date: 12/26/2007 3:02:52 PM
Location:  East Providence, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Locomotives:  PW 3905(B39-8E)
Views:  787   Comments: 0
Providence and Worcester Caboose on the Wrentham Branch
Title:  Providence and Worcester Caboose on the Wrentham Branch
Description:  Class N7-E built in 1969 for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad as their C-369. During Conrail, the caboose was assigned number 21169. When acquired by the Providence and Worcester, renumbered as their 2116 by dropping the 9. Latter the 2116 received the Providence and Worcester red paint scheme and renumbered to 5001 -- the caboose features a strobe warning light, electric interior lighting and headlights, a horn with oil heat
Photo Date:  3/27/2008  Upload Date: 3/27/2008 4:37:01 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  780   Comments: 2
Bay Window Caboose Interior
Title:  Bay Window Caboose Interior
Description:  Interior of Providence and Worcester's caboose No 5001 - conductor's desk to my left
Photo Date:  12/5/2007  Upload Date: 12/9/2007 2:03:03 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  Ron Chouinard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  2812   Comments: 1
Caboose at Worcester, Massachusetts
Title:  Caboose at Worcester, Massachusetts
Description:  Now stored at Worcester -- unfortunately 3 windows on the other side suffered some vandalism while stored in Valley Falls - inset shows the battered B end window
Photo Date:  3/24/2009  Upload Date: 4/1/2009 9:33:56 AM
Location:  Worcester, MA
Author:  Ron Chouinard
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Views:  507   Comments: 0

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