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Providence and Worcester Railroad

Regional railroad in the Northeastern United States
Organization railway_company Q2113906
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Providence and Worcester Railroad

Summary

Providence and Worcester Railroad is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Providence and Worcester Railroad is located in Connecticut[3].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad is in the country of United States[4].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Worcester[7].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's Commons category is recorded as Providence and Worcester Railroad[8].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[9].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's parent organization or unit is recorded as Genesee & Wyoming[10].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's official website is recorded as https://www.gwrr.com/pw[11].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's replaces is recorded as Connecticut Central Railroad[12].
  • Providence and Worcester Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1847[13].

Body

Operations

Providence and Worcester Railroad's headquarters location is recorded as Worcester[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Genesee & Wyoming[10].

Ownership

Providence and Worcester Railroad's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[9].

Why It Matters

Providence and Worcester Railroad ranks in the top 9% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (343 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Connecticut Nasdaq public company United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . gwrr.com. Retrieved . gwrr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n88175107
    Instance of → railway company, public company
    Viaf id → —
    Replaces → Connecticut Central Railroad
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987013151149205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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