Providence & Worcester Railroad Operations Freight Schedule List


Updated 9/13/08


New haven,Ct (Cedar Hill Yard)
CT-1 - 0830 M-F, Local to Middletown area and return
CT-2 - 1800 M-F,(in season),stone train to Danbury and return, also switches in Bethol
CHFP - 2000 M-Th, Stone Train to NY & A at Fresh Pond Jct.,NY when in season

Fresh Pond Jct.,NY
FPCH - 1000 Th-F, Empty stone train to Cedar Hill,CT. when in season

Plainfield,CT
NR-4 - 2100 Su-Th, Interchange from Plainfield,Ct. to NECR in Willimantic,Ct & back
NR-3 - 0730 M-F, Local to Allyn's Point and Putnam
NR-2 - 0800 M-F, Local to Groton Wharf,Old Saybrook & New Haven
NRWO/WONR - 1800 Su-Th,Worc,Ma and return ,Will on some occations work the Willimantic branch to Versailles

Valley Falls,RI
PR-3 - 0630 M-F, works Harbour Jct. branch in Cranston -- Coal & freight
PR-2 - 0930 M-F, East Providence(EP secondary),Moshassuck Valley (Mud Valley Branch),Switches Slatersville branch & Yard 17 in Providence
PRWO/WOPR - 1830 Sun, Freight to Worc & back -- 1630 Mo-Th, Coal to Worc,Ma and return
Worcester,Ma
MFS-? (occasional Coal,Ethanol,or special customer move, ? replaced with date of extra)
WODA/DAWO - 2100 Su-Th --- Worc-Davisville & Return (Also does Kingston if needed)-- General Freight & Autoracks -- Picks up PR-2 & PR-3 cars in Pawtucket yard on return from Davisville

PWBO/BOPW - as required -- Coal train to Bow,NH from Worcester,Ma using Guilford's Worc. main to Ayer,Ma ---P&W power used
PWMT/MTPW/b> - as required -- Coal train from Gardner,Ma to Mt. Tom Power Plant in Holyoke,Ma via Guilford Freight Main --- P&W Power used
WX-1 - 0500 M-F, switches Worcester area
WX-2 - 1300 Su-F, same as above
WX-3 - Worcester switcher Saturday and Sunday work is called the 'Worcester Extra'; switching the Gardner,Ma branch is handled by a Worcester switcher or a road job on a as needed basis.


(Do Not always count on Schedules being right they are are always subject to change sometimes due to work of MOW crews, derailments, engine breakdown ,delays and on the Amtrak Shore Line passanger train delays)


Thanks goes out to the following people that helped me with this info:
Dave Horree
Tom Mik
Steve Carlson
Jay Pease
Nick Palazini
Henry Bourdeau jr.
David Jodoin
Mike Sholtz

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