‘McDonald’s train’ back on the rails in Portsmouth

Iconic Fall River passenger car awaits repairs in Common Fence Point

By Jim McGaw
Posted 3/13/18

PORTSMOUTH — Ronald McDonald was nowhere in sight, but his train touched down in Portsmouth on Monday.

The iconic 1950 passenger car served as a dining area for patrons of the …

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.

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