Grafton & Upton Railroad

[@brianog5267]

I love the rebirth of these railroads… but why? Are there any industries left in mass that require railroads???

[@shauntakata1762]

If it wasnt for the ant size people walking around i would have thought this is a very realistic model. Imagine you could have tiny people walking around in your model? Someone should invent that...

[@dcrailmedia8054]

Was that today?

[@centralmassflicks8722]

Yes

[@dcrailmedia8054]

@@centralmassflicks8722 I was down there today, I got them at the bridge

[@slashmaster2]

Still very confused about how it all went from an empty, weeded, rotted tie yard to all this in such a short time? Wasn't too long ago they were talking about turning all this into a rail trail.

[@centralmassflicks8722]

Here’s a snapshot of what’s been done recently. I heard it was about $1M a mile to restore. Lot of money invested. As of February 2021, the following is complete: The Milford yard has been completely cleared of trees. The Hopedale yard has been completely cleared. The old engine house, scale, freight depot, and most of the yard's track have been removed. The line from North Grafton to Mendon Street in Hopedale has been completely rebuilt. Improvements include new tracks, new ties, relayed stone ballast and extensive ditch work. The West Upton yard had its switches and track refurbished with fresh ties and new stone ballast. Two new spurs were also built. The remaining old crossing signals at Upton Street in Grafton, Mendon Street and Greene Street in Hopedale, and South Main Street in Milford have been removed. The propane facility in North Grafton has been completed. New grade crossings along the entire line have been installed, including through Hopedale and Milford. New crossing signals have been installed at North Street, Jordan Boulevard, and Upton Street in Grafton. Signals in Upton at Williams Street, Hartford Avenue, Maple Avenue, and Pleasant Street have also been installed. G&U took control of the 8.35 mile CSX Milford Secondary line from Franklin to Milford on February 1st, 2021.