Old Colony and Newport Railway

06/10/2026

Train rides to the Newport Motor Car Festival, June 21, 2026!

In partnership with the Portsmouth Tiverton Rotary Club the Newport & Narragansett Bay/Old Colony & Newport Railway will be running excursion trains to the Newport Motor Car Festival in Portsmouth, RI on Sunday June 21, 2026. You can skip the traffic by parking at our Melville Station and taking a quick 10-minute train ride right to the car show! For the price of $5 per person you get a round trip ticket with a return trip time of your choosing. Trains will be departing every hour between 9AM and 2PM from Melville Station located at 2 Alexander Rd. in Portsmouth, RI. Return trips departing the car show start at 10:30AM and the last train leaves at 3PM. If you are parking at the car show and would like to go for a ride hop on and take the train to Melville. During the layover, before your return trip, you can walk around the railyard in Melville to check out our historic rail equipment on display! Train rides from the Car Show are the same price.

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Skip the traffic, take the train!

05/30/2026

Last week the hi rail truck made its way all the way from Newport to the Sakonnet River in Portsmouth. Here’s a couple shots at the end of track.

05/28/2026

Old Colony & Newport Railway Clean Up Train - 5/17/2026

On 5/17/2026 volunteers from the Old Colony & Newport Railway ra a ...

05/27/2026

Brush cutting opened up the historic Portsmouth (Coal Mines) Station site and unearthed the original foundation! Unfortunately all of the old stations along the Newport line were demolished so it’s neat to see something like this survive. We believe the station was demolished around 1976.

05/24/2026

Here’s the last group of images from our clean up! Four shopping carts, 10 trash bags, a mattress, tires, and other debris was found along the first mile of our right of way. 8 volunteers totaled about 50 volunteer hours including prep and clean up for the event. Most of the trash was scattered along the route versus being in one area so a couple before and after photos are shown.

05/21/2026

First ever train rides to the Newport Motor Car Festival! Sunday, June 21, 2026

68th Annual Newport Motor Car Festival - Father's Day Car Show

In partnership with the Portsmouth Tiverton Rotary Club the Newport & Narragansett Bay/Old Colony & Newport Railway will be running excursion trains to the Newport Motor Car Festival in Portsmouth, RI on Sunday June 21, 2026. You can skip the traffic by parking at our Melville Station and taking a quick 10-minute train ride right to the car show! For the price of $5 per person you get a round trip ticket with a return trip time of your choosing. Trains will be departing every hour between 9AM and 2PM from Melville Station located at 2 Alexander Rd. in Portsmouth, RI. Return trips departing the car show start at 10:30AM and the last train leaves at 3PM. If you are parking at the car show and would like to go for a ride hop on and take the train to Melville. During the layover beforeyour return trip you can walk around the railyard in Melville to check out our historic rail equipment on display! Train rides from the Car Show are the same price.

Ticket price is $5 per person at the door. We are accepting cash and checks before boarding in Melville. For the return trip passengers will have to present their ticket to the conductor before boarding. Reservations are not required and boarding will be first come, first serve. Proceeds will benefit the Old Colony & Newport Railway and the Portsmouth Tiverton Rotary Club.

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to departure. The train will be strictly adhering to the advertised times in an effort to stay on schedule. Parking is available at the Grand Bellevue Dinner Train lot located at 2 Alexander Road, Portsmouth, RI.

Car Show Hours: 9AM-3PM

Trains depart Melville for the car show at 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, 1PM, & 2PM

Trains depart the car show to return to Melville at 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 12:30PM, 1:30PM, 3PM

Upon arrival at Portsmouth Abbey passengers will disembark from the train and walk up a set of stairs to the field where cars will be on display.

Passengers can return at the time of their choosing. Boarding will be first come first serve.

Price: $5 (Round trip ticket)

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Skip the traffic, take the train!
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Sunday, June 21, 2026
Portsmouth, RI
2 Alexander Rd.

05/20/2026

Here’s some more photos of our volunteer clean up we did this past Sunday. Check back soon for a full report on our efforts! Each image has individual captions with more info.