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NOV 17th OWS march L1090609 RIRRmuseum 15 views My great movie.
Senator Pell pledges to help restore Kingston Station 1989 .mov RIRRmuseum 70 views Senator Pell visits the Kingston RR station a year after the fire in 1988, pledges to help assist the Friends of Kingston Station in an effort to restore and save the stati...
Occupy Boston 2011.10.28 My visit to OB -Medium.m4v RIRRmuseum 58 views Poetry reading, folk singers, discussions, very few police in sight, quiet day, folks mingling, the Happy mural comment board.
OWS Day 39, NY. Liberty St and Broadway - My visit to Occupy Wall Street RIRRmuseum 96 views Occupy Wall Street Discussions, drumming, police watching, police chatting, tourists waving and shooting from passing busses, sign holders, video feed interviews, food tab...
OWS Day 39 Occupy Wall Street - 2011-10-26 Large RIRRmuseum 13 views Peaceful, drumbeats, conversations, food lines, sign carrying, gawkers, police watching...talking, food stands, festivities, food line.
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RIRRmuseum is a partner to Rhode Island Operation Lifesaver in Rhode Island and is also sponsored with them by the Friends of Kingston Station Inc. or FOKS.
The original 'Friends' were organized as a volunteer band of local citizens in 1974 with the sole intent of fixing and repainting the Kingston Station. The group reformed in 1989 after a tragic fire destroyed the east waiting room in 1988.
The Kingston Station today is currently 54th in sales volume out of all the Amtrak stations nationwide, is held in high esteem holding status as one of the first demonstration projects under the first ISTEA legislation and is has been on the register of historic places since 1975. Over 160,000 passengers boarded or arrive at Kingston annually.
The Rhode Island Railroad Museum uses the west end of the station and receives over eight thousand visits a year. Amtrak uses the east waiting room for it's passenger business.
The current directorship is under Dr. Frank Heppner who is the chairman for the Friends of Kingston Station Inc.
Volunteers have contributed thousands of hours to make this a prized location as both a working station and a place to encounter the link to railroading history and on going railroad safety as well.

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