Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (P&W) is a regional freight railroad operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. The Company transports a range of commodities for its customers, including automobiles, construction aggregates, iron and steel products, chemicals, lumber, scrap metals, plastic resins, cement, coal, construction and demolition debris, and processed foods and edible foodstuffs, such as frozen foods, corn syrup, and animal and vegetable oils. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company transported 33,953 carloads of freight and 20,938 intermodal containers. P&W's rail system extends over approximately 516 miles of track, of which it owns approximately 163 miles.