page_title: Providence and Worcester Railroad
section_title: Current lines
hierarchical_section_title: Providence and Worcester Railroad / Current lines
caption_attribution_description: English: P&amp;W Passenger Special
context_page_description: The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City. The railroad's connection between New Haven, Connecticut through New York City to Long Island is via trackage rights over the Hell Gate Bridge.
context_section_description: In addition to the original main line between Providence and Worcester, and the East Providence Branch, the P&W owns or provides freight service on the following lines, identified by their original companies:
  Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad, Worcester to Gardner
  Woonsocket and Pascoag Railroad, Woonsocket to Slatersville (North Smithfield)
  Old Colony Railroad Newport line, Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line to Newport (bridge out at the Sakonnet River)
  trackage rights over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Central Falls to New Haven
  East Junction Branch - branch of Boston and Providence Railroad, East Providence to Rhode Island/Massachusetts state line
  Norwich and Worcester Railroad, Worcester to Groton
  Southbridge Running Track - Southbridge and Blackstone Railroad, Webster to Southbridge
  Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad, Plainfield to Willimantic
  New York and Boston Air Line Railroad, Middletown to New Haven
  Connecticut Valley Railroad, Hartford to Middletown
  Naugatuck Railroad, Devon to Derby (trackage rights over Metro-North Railroad)
  Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, Norwalk to Danbury
  P&W operates over the following lines with overhead trackage rights, meaning it cannot serve on-line customers:
  Metro-North's New Haven Line, New Haven (CT) to New Rochelle (NY), Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, New Rochelle (NY) to Pelham Bay (NY), and CSX running tracks, Pelham Bay to Fresh Pond Jct., NY (CSX has trackage rights to serve customers on Metro-North and Amtrak, if any)
  Housatonic Railroad and branches, Danbury to Derby
  MBTA and CSX - Boston and Providence Railroad (East Providence Branch and main line), Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad and Old Colony Railroad Newport line, Rhode Island/Massachusetts state line to Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line
caption: Providence & Worcester GP38-2 #2009
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