Narragansett Pier Railroad

Narragansett Pier Railroad

Narragansett Pier Railroad - NAP

Route:: Kingston - Peace Dale - Wakefield - Narraganset Pier, RI (8.5 miles)
Headquarters:: Peace Dale, RI
Junctions with other railroads:: CR: Kingston, RI
Radio frequencies:: ?
History:: Railroad opened on July 17, 1876.; Line beyond Wakefield to Narraganset Pier abandoned in 1953.; Line eventually cut back to only two miles from Kingston.; Operations ceased in October 1979.
Ownership:: A. Guariello, Jr. (1981)
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
30	Plymouth	?	1937	3927		acquired new	1937	1963	destroyed in shop fire, 1963
31	Evans	8-ton	1940	?		acquired new	1940	1941	returned to Evans, 1941
33	Plymouth	30-ton ML-8	1938	3963		nee BM 101	1942	1959	sold, 1959
35	Plymouth	25-ton	1929	?		?	1967	?	disposition unknown
38	GE	?	6/1958	33107		acquired new	1958	1967	to Martin Marietta 70058; to Koppers Industries (Galesburg, IL); to Koppers Industries (Salem, VA)
40	Vulcan	65-ton	12/1943	4399		ex-US Navy 65-00120; nee US Navy 7036	1963	1979	to Yancey RR (4), 1981
42	GE	44-ton	12/1947	29076		nee BM 118	?	1979	to Quebec Iron and Titanium 5111 (Tracy, QC), 1981

Explanations:

B/D: Builder's Date
B/N: Builder's Number
F/N: Frame Number
Acq.: Year unit acquired
Ret.: Year unit retired

Reporting Marks

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Last updated: December 5, 2003

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