This is a list of all freight railroad (not streetcar or rapid transit) lines that have been built in Rhode Island, and does not deal with ownership changes from one company to another. The lines are named by the first company to build or consolidate them. Unless noted, every railroad eventually became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad system.

List of railroad lines in Rhode Island NameFromToBranchesNotesBoston and Providence RailroadMassachusetts state line in Pawtucketdowntown ProvidenceEast Providence Branch, Massachusetts state line in Pawtucket to Fox Point in Providencewas jointly owned with the Providence and Worcester Railroad south of Boston Switch in Central FallsProvidence and Worcester RailroadMassachusetts state line in North Smithfielddowntown ProvidenceEast Providence Branch, Valley Falls (in Cumberland) to East Providence (with a section in Massachusetts)was jointly owned with the Boston and Providence Railroad south of Boston Switch in Central FallsRhode Island and Massachusetts RailroadValley Falls (in Cumberland)Massachusetts state line in Cumberland (with a section in Massachusetts)East Side Railroad TunnelEast Providencedowntown Providencebuilt by the New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadMoshassuck Valley RailroadWoodlawn (in Pawtucket)Saylesville (in Lincoln)remained independentSeekonk Branch RailroadShort line in East ProvidenceProvidence, Warren and Bristol RailroadEast ProvidenceBristolFall River, Warren and Providence RailroadWarrenMassachusetts state line in WarrenNewport and Fall River RailroadMassachusetts state line in TivertonNewportCharles River RailroadMassachusetts state line in WoonsocketWoonsocketWoonsocket and Pascoag RailroadWoonsocketHarrisville (in Burrillville)Providence and Springfield Railroaddowntown ProvidenceMassachusetts state line at Pascoag Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroaddowntown ProvidenceConnecticut state line in CoventryDorrance Street Branch in ProvidenceNew York, Providence and Boston Railroaddowntown ProvidenceConnecticut state line in WesterlySouth Providence Branch, Cranston Junction (in Cranston) to South Providence (in Providence)Pontiac Branch RailroadAuburn (in Cranston)Pontiac (in Warwick)Pawtuxet Valley RailroadPontiac (in Warwick)Hope (in Scituate)Warwick RailroadAuburn (in Cranston)Buttonwoods (in Warwick)remained independent, later became a street railwayNaval Air Station Quonset PointDavisville (in North Kingstown)Quonset Point (in North Kingstown)remained independent (U.S. Government owned)Newport and Wickford RailroadWickford Junction (in North Kingstown)Wickford (in North Kingstown)Narragansett Pier RailroadKingston (in South Kingstown)Narragansett Pier (in Narragansett)remained independentWood River Branch RailroadWood River Junction (in Richmond)Hope Valley (in Hopkinton)remained independentWesterly Granite Quarry Proprietor's RailroadWesterlygranite quarriesSouthern New England RailwayMassachusetts state line in WoonsocketProvidenceSouth Providence Branch, around the west side of Providencenever finished, built by the Grand Trunk Railway

See also

List of Rhode Island railroads

References