Abandoned railroad siding restoration - Gallo freight siding

Abandoned railroad siding restoration - Gallo freight siding - Sagamore, MA

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6 ай бұрын

In this update we see tie work ongoing at Gallo Siding in Sagamore, MA. This track hasn't been used for freight in a little over a decade so it needs some work before it is put back to use. Included in this work is new ties and reworking a canal access road crossing, among other things.
Gallo Construction
Sagamore, MA
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@joemattes8389 6 ай бұрын

Whoever is leading the initiative to get all this rail back in service in the area should be commended. After decades of decline maybe it is the spark that will start a turn around of Americas industrial base.

@JackReacheround 6 ай бұрын

bbb

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

I’m not an expert on this, but I’d venture to guess Mass Coastal is do a great job of promoting the efficiency of rail freight to businesses.

@rrad8106 6 ай бұрын

@@jerrys9226 I concur! As I am seeing Mass Coastal absorbing these smaller branch services, they seem to be investing in the infrastructure to make them economically feasible in the long run. Kudos to them!

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

Plus, I think is having a snowball effect as more and more businesses connect it builds upon itself. All good! And Great update!

@winstonmcfinston 6 ай бұрын

It's 2023 boomer. Railroads are irrelevant just like you.

@bradfordthompson8326 5 ай бұрын

So many great Comments 😊😊...so neat seeing management with "THAT could work "!!!😊😊😊congratulations 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

@JayYoung-ro3vu 6 ай бұрын

It's always a great day when forgotten sidings are restored. I see so many places in my area where those extra tracks and sidings will never be needed again.

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@JayYoung-ro3vu 6 ай бұрын

@@SouthCoastRailVideos You're most welcome.

@LeeDfined 3 ай бұрын

Never say never

@e7walnut365 6 ай бұрын

Great seeing long forgotten/neglected New England rail being brought back to life. Hopefully the NIMBY's won't get in the way.

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@edwardmiessner6502 6 ай бұрын

Same here. Rails and trails can exist side by side. Rails to trails usually mean the trains never come back!

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

@@edwardmiessner6502 That’s the problem. The Rails to Trails original charter from 50 years ago was that they’ve give back the ROW, but that’s never happened. It was just a con.

@bluehappyscrap 6 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!!🌍💯

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@armandoperez7967 6 ай бұрын

Obvious Mass Coastal has employees and managers who care. They are to be commended!

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@armandoperez7967 6 ай бұрын

@@SouthCoastRailVideos If the class ones had management like the Mass Coastal, the customers would get way better service and they would not be always looking for the next merger. Of course, having Wall Street pushing them is of no help.

@Marbleheadjed 6 ай бұрын

We need more passenger rail too . Boston and Providence to Cape Cod .

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

I agree!

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

Just want to report in today’s Falmouth Enterprise, State rep. Dylan Fernandes was interviewed by the Enterprise about getting commuter rail to the Cape. He said Buzzards Bay is ready to go now, but the track on the Cape is going to have to be upgraded ( welded rail). He said that since the southcoast will be up and running next year he doesn’t want the Cape left out.

@edwardmiessner6502 6 ай бұрын

Don't forget Falmouth! I live out of state so please petition your state rep and senator, the T, the Falmouth Board of Selectmen, and the Barnstable County Commission!

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

@@edwardmiessner6502 he did say Falmouth. So I agree.

@michaelmcginn1706 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video 😊

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@lashendawest7509 6 ай бұрын

Great catch and nice video mike

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@plymouthrock7282 6 ай бұрын

Great video. When I drive by there, I couldn’t see how the progress was going. Assuming the end result is for the Scrap Metal building?? They currently truck it off cape to other facilities.

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I think there’s multiple proposed uses for this track but we’ll see. Stay tuned

@edwardmiessner6502 6 ай бұрын

"We will sell no wine before its time, because Penn Central abandoned the siding!" - Gallo

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ruffian2952 5 ай бұрын

Better check your history. Penn Central did not abandon this siding. Louis Gallo ceased to load fly ash from the power plant. Bay Colony the culprit here. Anyone remember Bartholomew...?

@humanoverlord6708 6 ай бұрын

if every 4th tie is good..........

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@humanoverlord6708 6 ай бұрын

Will this be a double-ended connection to the main?

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

@kenmcgory8768 6 ай бұрын

How are they able to do tie replacement this time of year? When I did track work (manually) for the P&W some 40+ years ago, all of us track gang guys got laid off in mid December because the ground was frozen. Happened every year, I was told. Hasn't been THAT much global warming since then.

@jerrys9226 6 ай бұрын

It’s been relatively mild around here. The ground is certainly not frozen. Maybe in January or February.

@tomp8871 6 ай бұрын

@@jerrys9226 Right. When I just seen this, that was my thought also Ken, but it has been mild. Just starting to get cold now day and night.

@jackhughes6844 6 ай бұрын

There is a big difference between frost going into the ground on the Cape and in Worcester and Worcester County. The ground usually doesn't freeze up on the Cape and in Bourne until late January.

@kenmcgory8768 6 ай бұрын

@@jackhughes6844 I don't know about MA, I live in and worked in eastern CT (Windham & New London counties)

@jackhughes6844 6 ай бұрын

No problem, the ocean water temperatures really effect the Cape temperatures. If you don't live in the area I wouldn't feel you would be aware. @kenmcgory8768

@raybonhomme404 6 ай бұрын

What happen to the car it was in the gallo siding!!!!

@trr1589 6 ай бұрын

They look back up the line at 1:25 in the video. You can see the car that was in the siding on a passing track in the distance when they do so. They caught the move of the car onto the passing track in another video earlier this year.

@ruffian2952 5 ай бұрын

Yes, appears to be anchored to a trash hopper. Perhaps unfit to comply with mechanical department standards for movement? Continues rusting.

@prestonmcknew2300 6 ай бұрын

So they ship scrap from here?

@SouthCoastRailVideos 6 ай бұрын

There’s a scrap yard here yes

@melheinrich5438 6 ай бұрын

Railroad companies shot themselves in the foot by cutting off tracks which leads to business not being served. In turn they gave away the businesses they used to correct now going to the trucking industry. Lines where Railroad companies went under years ago should be a gold mine.