This photo shows veteran railroader, Don Constantineau overlooking the debris that had been loaded onto the flat car by the City Year volunteers during the recent clean-up of the Newport Secondary track.

Don, who spent 20+ years with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, is now adding to the enjoyment of his retirement by volunteering on the Old Colony & Newport Railway.

The 'yield' for the day was two flat car loads of debris including 14 shopping carts, two mattresses, and a couple of dozen loaded garbage bags.

The flat car was met by the City of Newport workers at a transfer point under the Pell Bridge. The load was loaded onto city trucks and hauled to the local recycling station.

This was the latest in a series of environmental clean-up projects that have been initiated and coordinated by the Old Colony & Newport Railway volunteers in their efforts to keep the Newport Secondary Track alive and functioning.

Photographed by Peter Martin, June 15, 2004.
Added to the photo archive by Peter Martin, June 20, 2004.
Railroad: Old Colony & Newport Railway.

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