Dormant Rail Line Revived after 3 Years - Milford Industrial Track - 2021

In 2018 CSX's last customer in Milford, MA closed up and the need for rail service to the town was no longer needed. CSX truncated their local service to Bellingham, MA to continue servicing BlueLinx and Garelick Farms, about 6 miles east of Milford. Despite not being used the owner, MBTA, continued to inspect the tracks with their geometry train a few times a year. This kept the line open for future use and didn't require major work to revive rail service when needed. While CSX was pulling out a Milford, the Grafton & Upton Railroad kept pushing to get their line to Milford restored. The last time the G&U had operated to Milford was in 1983 but that changed when their line restoration was completed in June of 2020. Soon after the G&U acquired the freight rights from CSX to serve the customers in Bellingham, MA. Service was revived by the G&U on 2/1/2021 and since then the G&U has provided reliable and frequent service. This video shows the revival of the line after three years including the occasional inspection train, first train to use the restored connection at Milford, as well as the reinstated freight service through Milford to Bellingham/Franklin, MA. An interactive map is linked below to give the viewer the exact location of the rail line.

Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edi...

Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/1404502...

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