15-12B

November 10, 2016

/s/ Charles D. Rennick

Charles D. Rennick

Secretary and General Counsel

0001193125-16-765882.txt : 20161110 0001193125-16-765882.hdr.sgml : 20161110 20161110160657 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-765882 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 15-12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161110 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD CO/RI/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000831968 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 050344399 STATE OF INCORPORATION: RI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 15-12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12761 FILM NUMBER: 161988074 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 75 HAMMOND ST CITY: WORCESTER STATE: MA ZIP: 01610 BUSINESS PHONE: 5087554000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD CO STREET 2: 75 HAMMOND STREET CITY: WORCESTER STATE: MA ZIP: 01610 15-12B 1 d258813d1512b.htm 15-12B 15-12B

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 0-16704

PROVIDENCE AND WORCESTER

RAILROAD COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

75 Hammond Street

Worcester, Massachusetts 01610

(508) 755-4000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive officers)

Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:


Rule 12g-4(a)(1)		☒
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)		☐
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)		☒
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)		☐
Rule 15d-6		☐

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One (1)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Providence and Worcester Railroad Company has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.