Abandoned siding restoration: Mass Coastal ballast train - Gallo, Sagamore, MA 3/14/2024

In this video we see one of the first ballast trains to go to the Gallo Siding in Sagamore, MA. The train is dumping stone as part of the restoration to service so it can be used as a freight siding. Last used regularly for freight around 2011 and briefly again for MOW trains in 2013 the track will finally be put back to use. This is the same location where an "abandoned" gondola sat inside the building for about a decade (video:    • Abandoned railcar moved after 10 year...  ). This video shows the second ballast train to Gallo traveling through Wareham and Bourne before dumping stone on the siding. This project is thanks to the MassDOT Industrial Rail Access Program (IRAP) that grants money to railroads and businesses for rail development. IRAP helps reduce truck trips and pollution by using environmentally friendly rail transportation.

To see a video of the siding before work started click here:    • Abandoned rail customer siding to be ...  

Sagamore, MA
3/14/2024
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