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Providence and Worcester Railroad Company
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 PROFILE
Cargo king of the Northeast Corridor rails, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (P&W) is a regional freight railroad operating in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. Its 34 diesel electric locomotives run over 545 miles of track (170 miles of which it owns). The interstate freight carrier transports about 30,000 carloads of freight a year and serves about 160 customers, including Exxon and Frito-Lay. The railroad hauls such goods as foodstuffs, plastics, and metals. It interchanges freight traffic with CSX, Springfield Terminal Railway, New England Central Railroad, and the New York and Atlantic Railroad. Chairman Robert Eder and his wife, Linda, control about 20% of the railroad.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 23.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 5.5%
Employees: 154
Revenue per employee: $150,000.00

 KEY PEOPLE
• Robert H. Eder
    CEO
• Robert J. Easton
    CFO

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75 Hammond St.
Worcester, MA 01610
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Phone: 508-755-4000
Fax: 508-795-0748
Online: Web Site

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