Waterbury Evening Democrat
August 8, 1896
Smithfield’s Air-Line Railroad Newspaper Articles
November 13, 2019
Air-Line Newspaper Articles from 1843 to 1893
The “Air-Line Railroad” became part of the Providence & Worcester Railroad. For a brief history, click here: Smithfield’s Air-Line Railroad
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Woonsocket Patriot
December 22, 1843
Part 1
Woonsocket Patriot
December 22, 1843
Part 2
Woonsocket Patriot
December 29, 1843
Part 1
Woonsocket Patriot
December 29, 1843
Part 2
Woonsocket Patriot
December 29, 1843
Part 3
Woonsocket Patriot
June 21, 1844
New York Daily Tribune
January 8, 1846
Woonsocket Patriot
October 1, 1847
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 1
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 2
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 3
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 4
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 5
Woonsocket Patriot
October 17, 1847
Part 6
The Daily National Whig
(Washington, D.C.)
October 29, 1847
Air-Line Railroad Schedule
December 24, 1847
Woonsocket Patriot
March 10, 1848
Air-Line Railroad Schedule
August 1, 1851
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Woonsocket Patriot
February 10, 1854
Part 1
Woonsocket Patriot
February 10, 1854
Part 2
Woonsocket Patriot
February 10, 1854
Part 3
Air-Line Railroad Schedule
March 10, 1854
Woonsocket Patriot
May 12, 1854
Woonsocket Patriot
June 30, 1855
Part 1
Woonsocket Patriot
June 30, 1855 Part 2
Woonsocket Patriot
June 30, 1855
Part 3
Woonsocket Weekly Patriot
July 28, 1855
Accident happened July 21st.
Woonsocket Weekly Patriot
August 4, 1855
Rutland (VT.) Weekly Herald
July 14, 1870, Pg. 4
Woonsocket Patriot
June 9, 1871
Woonsocket Patriot
January 8, 1877
Morning Journal & Courier
(New Haven, CT.)
September 4, 1886
Unknown Newspaper
March 29, 1888
The Evening Bulletin
Maysville, KY.
January 19, 1893
Evening Bulletin
Maysville, KY.
January 19, 1893
Evening Bulletin
(Maysville KY.)
January 19, 1893
Evening Bulletin
(Maysville, KY.)
January 19, 1893
Moving The Smithfield Railroad Station – 1975
August 25, 2019
Moving The Smithfield Railroad Station – February 2, 1975
The Smithfield Station was located on Brayton Avenue just in the from the intersection of Farnum Pike, (Rt. 104). It was one of four stations in Smithfield that were built in the 1870s as part of the Providence & Springfield Railroad. Passenger service to Smithfield ended in 1931, and the station fell into disrepair. In February 2, 1975, members of the Historical Society of Smithfield brought the old station to the Smith-Appleby House. There it sat for almost five years before being taken to the Davies Technical School in Lincoln where it underwent restoration. It was then brought back to the Smith-Appleby House and placed on a granite foundation where it sits today on permanent display.
To learn more click here: Smithfield’s Woonasquatucket Railroad and here: Woonasquatucket Railroad Newspaper Articles
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The train station after restoration.
