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Old Colony & Newport Railway Operated by The National Railroad Foundation and Museum Newport, RI

Old Colony & Newport Railway Operated by The National Railroad Foundation and Museum Newport, RI. National Railway Foundation and Museum. Mission Statement The National Railway Foundation and Museum, located in Newport RI and operator of the Old Colony & Newport Railway ,

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Old Colony & Newport Railway Operated by The National Railroad Foundation and Museum Newport, RI

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  1. Old Colony & Newport Railway Operated by The National Railroad Foundation and Museum Newport, RI

  2. National Railway Foundation and Museum • Mission Statement The National Railway Foundation and Museum, located in Newport RI and operator of the Old Colony & Newport Railway, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of historic railway equipment, and the preservation of Narragansett Bay and the surrounding environment. • Delay • delay

  3. History • Rail Corridor - Newport Secondary Line - was established in February 1984. • The State of Rhode Island acquired the line in 1977. • Foundation began operations in 1979.

  4. Newport Secondary Track • Aquidneck Island - West Side • Narragansett Bay • Navy Station Newport • USS Forrestal • USS Saratoga

  5. Old Colony & Newport Railway Winter scenes

  6. The Newport Depot

  7. Elm Street

  8. Leaving Newport

  9. The Flag at the Station

  10. Willow Street

  11. Passing Stacy House

  12. Passing the Playhouse

  13. Approaching Admiral Kalbfus

  14. Admiral Kalbfus

  15. Gate 4 Bridge

  16. Chandler Street

  17. Stopping on the Navy Station

  18. Mr. O’Hanley and Guest

  19. The Ships

  20. The Shipyard

  21. Burma Road

  22. Old Colony & Newport Railway Summer scenes

  23. Location • Trains leave from the Old Colony & Newport Railway Depot across from the Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau • From the West: • Take 95 to route 138 (east); follow the signs to Newport Bridge. Take the first bridge exit to Scenic Newport. • From the East • Take 24 to route 114, then right on 138 (west) past Newport Jai Lai to Route 138 South to Scenic Newport. • delay • delay • delay • delay

  24. Schedule • Christmas Vacations • Wednesday Through Sunday • 11:45 a.m. • 1:45 p.m. • Winter - January Through April • Sundays • 11:45 a.m. • 1:45 p.m. • Summer - May to November • Saturdays & Sundays • 11:45 a.m. • 1:45 p.m. • delay • delay • delay • delay

  25. Credits • Photos • Peter Martin • Don Donovan • Richard Ribb [Narragansett Bay Estuary Program] • Presentation • Peter Martin [Stacy House Designs] • delay • delay • delay • delay

  26. Contact Information • Old Colony & Newport Railway • Web Site • www.ocnrr.com • Telephone • (401) 849-0546 • Mailing address • Post Office Box 343 • Newport, RI 02840 • delay • delay • delay • delay

  27. Presentation by: • Stacy House Designs • Web Site • www.stacyhouse.com • Telephone • (401) 847-0651 • Mailing address • Post Office Box 473 • Newport, RI 02840 delay • delay • delay

  28. The End Old Colony & Newport Railway Newport, Rhode Island

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