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Envision a Rail Trail: Bike Trail Advocates Aboard The Old Colony

February 2, 2012

photo:  Newport Green 2007 by RI State Representative Peter Martin, www.stacyhouse.com

Envision a Rail Trail

by Tom Shevlin, Newport This Week, 2/2/12

… On a recent blustery Saturday, a small group of public officials and

cycling enthusiasts climbed aboard the parlor car of the Old Colony & Newport
Railway and set out for what the volunteer organization calls its “long ride.”

Warmed by a cast iron pot belly stove, the 15 or so passengers chatted,
took in the view, and dreamed about the possibility of one day seeing
bicyclists pedaling the route.

Read the rest of Tom’s report HERE:

 

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