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opposed any re-opening or increased use of the railroad line but were unable to have any influence. "We can't stop the railroad," said
Selectmen Chairwoman Marsha Paul, "It is going to open. It will be about two years. It's something we'll have to monitor and watch." The new owner, Delli Priscoli,
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the second phase of getting the railroad back in shape... The first phase of the work was the stretch of track from
Grafton to West Upton... said that he expects crossing construction in Milford will begin within the next month and hopes the entire track will be completed by the end of the year."
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Torco, Inc. eventually sold the G&U to the Lucy Family. In 2008 the G&U passed hands once again to Jon Delli
Priscoli. Delli Priscoli has made clear his intentions to revitalize the railroad in its entirety from Grafton to Milford, and work began in earnest in early 2008.
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Hartley, Scott A. (December 2021). "Short Line: Grafton & Upton".
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List of United States railroads by political division
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1172:"Map of the Grafton & Upton Railroad"
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943:Learn how and when to remove this message
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1359:"Milford Secondary Traffic to Start"
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1192:. 11 December 2010. Archived from
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