As of February 2022, a total of five railroads operate in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Freight services are largely operated by the Providence and Worcester Railroad, which interchanges with the state's only other freight railroad, the

Seaview Transportation Company The Seaview Transportation Company, also known as the Seaview Railroad, is a terminal railroad in North Kingstown, Rhode Island that serves the port of Davisville and surrounding industries. The railroad began operations in 1978 on trackage that f ...

, a switching and terminal railroad serving the Port of Davisville. Passenger service is provided along Rhode Island's portion of the

Northeast Corridor The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston through Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, a ...

by Amtrak, supplemented by

MBTA Commuter Rail The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over of track to 141 different stations, with 58 statio ...

service from Wickford Junction northbound towards Boston. Rhode Island is also home to one heritage railroad, the Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad, which operates excursions on a segment of track on

Aquidneck Island Aquidneck Island, also known as Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is , which makes it the largest island in the bay. The 2020 United States Census reported its population as 60,109. T ...

which is disconnected from the rest of the United States rail network.

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;Electric * Bay State Street Railway * Fall River and Stone Bridge Street Railway *

Groton and Stonington Street Railway The Groton and Stonington Street Railway was an interurban trolley line that extended from Groton, Connecticut, to Westerly, Rhode Island, with a later branch to Old Mystic, Connecticut, and an extension to New London. The line operated from 1904 ...

* Middletown and Portsmouth Street Railway * Newport and Fall River Street Railway * Newport and Providence Railway * Newport Street Railway *

Norwich and Westerly Railway The Norwich and Westerly Railway was an interurban trolley system that operated in Southeastern Connecticut during the early part of the 20th century. It operated a 21-mile line through rural territory in Norwich, Connecticut, Norwich, Preston, Co ...

Old Colony Street Railway The Old Colony Street Railway Company (Old Colony St. Ry.) was a Horsecar, horse-drawn and Tram, electric streetcar railroad operated on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and communities south of the city. Founded in 1881 as the Brockton Stre ...

* Pawcatuck Valley Railway * Pawtucket Street Railway *

Providence Cable Tramway Company The Providence Cable Tramway Company built and operated a cable car line in Providence, Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1884 and eventually absorbed into the Union Railroad. Construction began in late 1888 and revenue service began on January ...

(also a cable-car line) *

Providence and Danielson Railway Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...

Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad The Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad (also known as the Bristol Secondary) was a railroad in the state of Rhode Island that connected the city of Providence with Bristol, Rhode Island. The company was formed in 1854 by merging the Providen ...

* Rhode Island Company * Rhode Island Suburban Railway * Sea View Railroad * Union Railroad * United Electric Railways * Warwick Railway ;Not completed * Southern New England Railway

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