Route Description
The Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railroad operates along what is known as the "Newport Secondary Line" (NSL), which is owned by the state of Rhode Island.
The NSL was built to provide a rail connection to steam ships operating between Fall River, Massachusetts and New York City. Passengers were conveyed from Boston to Fall River by the Old Colony Railroad where they would board a steam ship that operated on Long Island Sound, arriving at New York City the following morning. As the steam ships had to travel down Narragansett Bay past Newport to reach Long Island Sound, it occurred to the railroad that travel time could be saved by extending the passenger train to Newport.
The line starts off on the east side of the historic point section of Newport, and enters the Naval base about two miles up the line. It leaves the Naval base south of milepost 3, where most of the OCN equipment is stored. It crosses Burma Road and passes Greene Lane, where the regular trains terminate.
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