Valley Falls Yard

[1] In 1874, the P&W completed the East Providence Branch, which joined the P&W mainline near the yard.

Around the same time, the Rhode Island Horse Shoe Works completed a factory in the area of the yard, which became a significant location for freight train traffic on the P&W system.

[2] From 1878 to 1884, a full suite of repair and maintenance facilities were built at Valley Falls Yard.

[3] By 1905, Valley Falls Yard included 13 tracks and was 2,000 feet in length; a new interlocking tower was completed to control the switches between the P&W mainline, the East Providence Branch, and the Wrentham branch (formerly the New York and New England Railroad).

[7] By 1995, the P&W was operating trains PR-2 and PR-3 from the yard five days per week to serve customers along the Northeast Corridor.