Abandoned industrial railroad track restored - Taunton, MA - Before & After

[@mikedurhan9941]

Huzzah! Huzzah! A win for rail transportation............ Thanks for the video.

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[@keplergso8369]

Like I said on a similar video, it is always gratifying to see lines restored ! Less pollution, less trucks on roads... Jacques, from France .

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[@mauricereed674]

Always nice to see lines restored and put back into use. Getting freight off the roads and back on the rails 👍

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[@prorobo]

Wow that is awesome and built by the pros. Looks great!

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[@kenward3058]

Always encouraging seeing rail restored back to use there is hope it is happing all over the world BEST WISHES from Downunder

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[@DougCeleste]

WOW, what a transformation! Thanks for sharing this video and please go back to this area when the trains begin their service on these new tracks.

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Thank you for watching! Stay tuned for more videos once trains start running!

[@andersholt4653]

How heartwarming to see how the infrastructure has been given a new lease of life. It is one of many small steps needed to save the planet. Thank you for sharing. It would have been icing on the cake if you had managed to capture some movements as well. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪.

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[@johnbruetsch8739]

Excellent video, great views of before and after!👍

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[@oleskool4413]

The owners of that railroad are either very well connected or making quite a gamble with the massive investments they're making with this renovation. Quite a pleasant sight to see compared to the decades of neglect and abandonment the north-American railroad corps. habitued us to.

[@Stoker58]

A lot of the time it’s the customer’s responsibility to maintain and keep track in serviceable condition, but it’s not uncommon for the railroad to share the cost or cover it completely especially if they receive grants from the local government

[@OnDownTheRoadProductions]

No, MA is a Democratic state and this is federally funded

[@oleskool4413]

@@OnDownTheRoadProductions By "very well connected" I meant to say that the owners were maybe aware of some probable upcoming trends such as high fuel prices, a serious shortage of truck drivers and similar things that would make it worth investing in rail transport. Not that MA was an un-democratic banana republic...

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This freight project to my knowledge was paid for by the developer preparing the building the track will serve.

[@argtv1007]

@@oleskool4413 even though it is

[@KraigSickels]

Absolutely 👍 great to see the before and after !!! Thank goodness 😊 that railroading is starting to come back to certain areas!!

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[@phillips1790]

Impatiently waiting for video of it in use 😀

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[@secondarymainlineproductio3033]

It is great to see a brand new railroad crossing with out gates being installed!

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[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

Fantastic to see - I always felt one of the reasons branch lines like these tend to die is they look neglected and are then 'unseen' by potential customers who could use them for rail frieght. Doing this creates a kind of 'rail awareness' within a commercial zone and community.

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[@markneilson6380]

Love the before and after views. Thanks for sharing.

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[@brucelang3865]

Great Video / So refreshing to see the before and after. So many times the before and after is the rails are gone for ever.

[@happyhome41]

LOVE before and after with happy endings (or at least prospects). Thank you ! Curious about the "end of the line" with the bumper. Was that always "the end", or just where the refurbishment ended this time around ?

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That is the end of the spur and never previously continued.

[@crlaw75]

Always great to see a rail line restored for use again.

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Indeed!

[@louislamonte334]

Very glad to see this! i hope there will be other customers using this spur in the future!

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[@jeffmurphree2937]

I don’t why, but I really like this video! Thank you for sharing it!

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[@garymessina1609]

They did a great job restoring this spur great video thanks I hope we in the local area get to see them work

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[@monolight1327]

Great footage, thank you! I refer to your videos for scenicking details on my New Haven ca 1965 diorama. I'm glad the line is being restored, but your before pictures are what I really enjoy!

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[@applecounty]

Very impressive. I live in Taunton, Somerset, UK.

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[@carmenscialla4855]

A truly excellent video. Great job! Thank you.

[@charlesterrebonne-lw5ml]

I'm very glad to hear that this is happening That means more American manufacturing jobs are coming back

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[@user-AZ-phil]

From what I hear, it's not jobs coming back! It's jobs being created! There's a huge difference. 🎉

[@ItchingToScratch]

This is absolutely amazing!!!!

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[@davidbrown4823]

Great to see being done.

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Yes it is!

[@CJA150179]

Wow, that's some clean up...

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[@feliciascott6874]

A wonderful improvement, and every success to the new rail-served business! Thanks for the video!

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[@MarkASmith48]

Nice to see rail being restored rather than ripped out. Does the line extend beyond the bumper?

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No, that’s the end

[@divox9pqr]

Wow that restoration is amazing

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[@RAAndre]

Super to see. Thanks again for your following up on this project. Love it.

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[@thepozfromoz5166]

Man they did a great job! They should be proud of themselves! Now lets get some trains on there! 👍👍👍👍

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That's the plan! Stay tuned

[@thepozfromoz5166]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos I certainly will my friend!

[@Mike-rx4in]

Wow! What a change, for the better! BTW!

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[@jameshill1740]

Ive never heard a more noisy closed rail line become almost silent after it re opens 😁

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Two cameras/microphones

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Nice happy railroading

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[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Anytime bro

[@k4productions]

Wow hard work really pays off!

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[@RailfanDownunder]

Superb

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[@mrfingerlakes8735]

Awesome to see an abandoned line be restored even if it’s for one customer who knows maybe in the future they will extend that dead end past those pine trees for future development

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[@bradnoga]

great to see, who funded the upgrade

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A developer refurbishing the vacant warehouse funded the project.

[@toniperry4141]

Impressive difference of before and after the community this is in should be please. Besides restoring the to a safe usable condition. It also beautified the area along the right of way 100% inprovement over the eyesore it once was.Good job to the company or companies and crews that did the work........................................comment by Kenneth Boren.................................

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[@RAILTravelers]

Nice 👍

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[@SocialistDistancing]

Pretty rare to see a track abandoned for that long to be brought back into to use.

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[@dkneuer]

Now to get a video of train operations!

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[@kathyr2792]

That took a lot of muscle and a lot of money to bring it back. I would think it would be worth the small inconvenience of having to occasionally wait for a train to pass in exchange for having it look so much better.

[@svenmartin840]

Wow what a big difference. Now it's CSX could reactivate. The East Brookfield to North Brookfield branchline. And hitch it up with the Ware River branch. You would have customers coming out like crazy

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[@trans-galactic-express]

After 6 years, the track is finally done.

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6 years? This project only took a few months

[@trans-galactic-express]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos I thought it started in 2017 when you took that first photo.

[@trans-galactic-express]

KZbin won't let me edit my comments for some reason, but after rewatching and rereading the description, I realized I made a grave error.

[@hemihead68]

What a great job with all the video editing !! May I ask for a street name where this track crosses in Taunton as I’d like see where it is in reference to how it ties in with connecting rail lines and roadways….. thanks for sharing

[@scottkew6278]

Thank you so much for sharing this. The economies of shipping by rail are going to be more and more important to businesses as an economy stops growing. The boom years are behind this country now. What that means is that slight edge that quick time delivery of product to market that would make the difference between profit and loss is now gone. Trucking and barge services can no longer afford to continually undercut shipping by rail rates. Ironically the fast deliveries of Amazon are putting these marginal companies that made profits simlpy because they were faster than the railroads are all being put out of business by the very same economic forces that drove away customers from the railroads in the first place. Amazon would not be able to stay in the bulk freight business against the trucking companies. If Amazon were to go into the railroad business it would be tying up the profits for the stockholders for years before the payout would help those stockholders. So that idea is unlikely. And if it did happen then Amazon would be forced to speed up it s rail traffic to meet it s own operating model. Either way the bottom rail mileage of America has been reached. Even now,like your video here, rail lines are revitalized. Slowly, but the decline has been stopped.

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[@cweve]

Is that the old Tci Tire Centers warehouse? It looks familiar.

[@peterp1158]

Looks like it took a lot of work. Hope the new customer generates enough revenue to pay for it.

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I believe the customer paid for the work but I could be wrong

[@patricknoveski6409]

Very cool that they fixed line. Must have cost a bundle.😅

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Thanks for watching! You’re right, railroading is expensive.

[@hemihead68]

What a great job with all the video editing !! May I ask for a street name where this track crosses in Taunton as I’d like see where it is in reference to how it ties in with connecting rail lines and roadways….. thanks for sharing

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Thanks! The street name is in the first few seconds of the video.

[@gjentertainment7158]

Question with the newer crossings do the concrete pads and rails come already connected together or does the pads fit right in???

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The pads get placed on top of the track

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[@northridgewood5918]

What is the main cross street that was fitted with flashers and bells?

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That’s listed in the video

[@thebeaz1]

Someone has very deep pockets. Wowsers.

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[@microbusss]

I'd of loved to of had the old X signs 😉

[@deirdrekiely6187]

I *WOULD'VE* loved to *HAVE* had the old X signs

[@crlaw75]

At the 7:11 mark, did the track keep going?

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No, it was built that way

[@hermannbrandi2022]

I want to see a train there.

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[@DESO718]

Hope you can catch the first movement, still no idea who it is though huh?

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[@trainrover]

aside from the ballast, the track still appears as though it be from a century ago

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Thanks for watching. That’s all they need for slow speed industrial trackage.

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

Is it still the same rusty tracks?

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

Some of it is the same, some is relay, and some is new.

[@user-AZ-phil]

I throughly enjoyed your before and after views of the line. It's not something you are likely to come across as rail to trail fans have a real tendency to tear the rails up in spite of the very real possibility of a new business moving in that would use a rail link to the world. There go potential jobs for the neighborhood! 😮😢

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[@kevinhoward9593]

when does the first train come? you going to record it?

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I hope to record trains here once service starts. Currently the customer’s building is still undergoing renovation so it’ll be a while before train service starts.

[@lancereagan3046]

Questions: I assume a private contractor did the work, not the railroad? Did they clean the ballast, or haul some of it away and bring in new ballast? Or just added ballast only? The rails were removed crossing the road. Did the business, RR, or private restoration contractor have to file for a new permit to place new rails, or is it shame on the highway superintendent for removing the rails is the first place?

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Contractor work doing whatever was needed

[@WhiteCamry]

Will this customer ship & receive via box cars?

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I heard perhaps tank cars

[@roxleyldc]

Any idea what that cost and who paid for it?

[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

has it come personally out of your pocket? Are you going to have to cancel christmas this year because of it?

[@RandallOxley]

@@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies what’s your problem? I’ve been following the State’s transportation budget and with all the rail projects that are currently going on, I was interested in whether or not this was part of it. Why are you threatened by the question? I’m fully in favor of rail reconstruction and development…

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Paid for by the customer to my knowledge

[@Isaactheviolinistandviolist]

Can you leave a google maps location link

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50 John Hancock Blvd Taunton Ma

[@Isaactheviolinistandviolist]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos ok this is so weird when I put in blvd it puts in rd instead and turns out it is isn't the right place let me try putting that in and see

[@Isaactheviolinistandviolist]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos nevermind found it haha it was abandoned didn't see it because of trees over it

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My mistake, road is correct

[@TheMrcassina]

Why don't they use RORO systems?

[@ishanjani9885]

Only thing is why there no gates on the crossing

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It is a slow speed industrial track so it isn’t necessary

[@ishanjani9885]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos oh ok make sense

[@argtv1007]

Great job men!!! No de-railments on this line.

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[@jaygatz4335]

Pinch me - I'm in a dream!

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[@yourlocalidiot23432]

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[@douglasskaalrud6865]

I have to chuckle at the “if you build it they will come” mentality. The truth is that railroads only build and maintain track to the service level desired by their best customer and do not spend one dime more than necessary to keep making money on that customer. Railroads are not in some altruistic and nostalgic time warp where they feel the interests of God, the community and the country should be served by maintaining infrastructure at a loss because it looks better. Welcome to business in America.

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Yes, very true. It’s too big of an investment for that mentality.

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Too bad more Cities Don't Thick this way...😢🎉😂❤❤❤❤

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[@choreboy3906]

We need more Railroading- less trucks..you know...green.....how about going back to 250k rail miles!! Trucks suck...green? Really?

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[@oliviru100]

In Poland, since 1945, 1,500 km of railway lines have been liquidated

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Wow! I don’t even want to know the US’s number.

[@oliviru100]

@@SouthCoastRailVideos in Poland, I am talking about the normal-gauge and narrow-gauge railways 1545mm and 1000mm 750mm such a rail clearance