Railroad Development: Grafton & Upton's planned expansion site - Hopedale, MA - 3/2023

In this video we take a quick look at a site where the Grafton & Upton Railroad plans to expand their transload facilities. The site could one day hold 20 warehouses along the railroad that was restored to Hopedale in 2012. This was filmed at the entrance as going further would be trespassing.
Hopedale, MA
3/2023
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[@tempronproducts]

Wow! Having grown up in Upton, it's hard to describe seeing the explosive growth of this railroad in the past 20 years. I witnessed those old Alco's chugging up the grades in Grafton back in the the 1980's and these recent developments are just amazing to me. For those that study the G & U , I think that this railroad for so many years had an important role in the development of the entire region and that tradition continues today.

[@WeatheredRails]

Wow. Freight by rail is coming back big time. Housatonic in CT I believe is getting new customers too.

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Oh WoW wish those type of innovative management was on our city and Railway....Congratulations hope you film updates...Thank you for sharing and showcasing this property for future Customers 😀😊🙏 many God Prayers

[@RAAndre]

Another "Wow". That's huge. What an amazing railroad rebirth.

[@kennyspry5189]

Question❓. Does the Grafton and Upton RR still have all their Old Engine's sence they recently got these three EX CSX Engine's❓. Thank You...

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

They have a couple of their old engines left, 1751 and 1501

[@donsimpson3935]

fantastic

[@svenmartin840]

Maybe a major military supplier or aerospace company will build. And use the railroad for the transportation of raw and finished materials.

[@wonst186]

Not likely, with all the NIMBYs & hatred of corporations...

[@dcrailmedia8054]

Good job! Also, I love how both the towns of Upton and Hopedale hate this project because it “will” affect their water source like yeah right….

[@Peter-xo6bn]

No doubt the NIMBY's will be on the war path again !

[@ocsrc]

That's a big development

[@midmichiganemdrailfan.4187]

Nice video

[@ajgemperline9207]

Looks like they may be encroaching on wetlands. I am for progress but at what cost.

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

I think there’s some concerns but to my knowledge a section of the property will be given to the town. This section is likely the one with any wetlands (or the section abutting it if there’s even any). To my knowledge it was all just forest but I could be wrong.

[@GreatSmokyMtnRRfan1988]

Go and get a update on this. Theres alot of grading to be done huh emmm emmm emm

[@SouthCoastRailVideos]

There hasn’t been any progress