In April of 2008 the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island and the U.S. Federal District Court weighed in with separate opinions which appeared to end the bid of a company known in Rhode Island as Pawtucket Transfer Operations, Inc. (PTO) to build and operate a 2,000 ton per day truck-to-rail transfer facility on a center city site owned by the Providence & Worcester Railroad.
Supreme Court Brief April 2008: Trash Transfer Ruling (pdf)