Thanks very much for this video, which I just discovered. I grew up in Middletown and in the 1960s and 1970s watched the New Haven and then Penn Central hauling unit coal trains through here on their way to the Laurel power plant in Middletown's Maromas section.
Your videos are so good that I feel like I live in these places without having to go to them. You do an amazing job keeping up with the positive things going on in the CT-RI-MA area. I don't live too far from Middletown but don't go that way a lot.
I was on the Night On The Naug fundraiser photo charter at the Naugatuck railroad and at one of the locations we talked with some of the crew about it. Always good to see that old tracks are still making themselves useful
So glad you did not make the error many fans do when they refer to a little, or no, used track as abandoned. Most of the time if tracks still in place line has not gone thru the required official regulatory process of abandonment and merely be "out of service" status and like this example can be rehabbed and put back into use. Especially now with the high price of scrap metal if a line has truly been granted abandoned status most of the time the rails will soon come up for the recycle value.
Similar has occurred in Holden, MA, at the Industrial Avenue siding. I decided to check it out while I was in the area. That railroad siding was rebuilt up to the first customer, the Salitsky Alloys building. New wheel stops were added and a modern "back saver" switch stand were installed as well. Appears that the Salitsky structure can accept a second track, both of them able to enter the building, noting its two tall doors. (At first, it was presumed that a wire and cable manufacturer would be needing covered hoppers of resin for insulation purposes.)
@@SouthCoastRailVideos The "rebuild" stopped after Salitsky's. Behind the Aviant facility there is an employee picnic table sitting on the tracks. The switch on the P&W Gardner Branch was still spiked closed.
These two VIDEOS (This one and Your restoration videos where they spot tankcars of DEF MATERIALS GOT TO BE YOUR VERY BEST) YOUR MOST INSPIRATION VIDEOS..ITS SO COOL WHEN "HATERS" SAY " THAT WILL NEVER WORK"....TEAR UP OLD ROTTEN TRACK".......AND THEN SOUTH COAST VIDEOS SHOWCASING THESE OLD TRACKS.......THEN NEW TIES..... THEN 3 GP38-2 Csx units are running down these restoration tracks....great Job....Hope you keep sharing your wonderful VIDEOS with the rest of your VERY APPRECIATIVE visitors &viewers .....Hope we don't Get you into Trouble when We Enjoy and view your "SHOWS" OVER & OVER.....HOPE YOU FEEL PROUD 😮😢🎉😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
The l or freight last desperate hope to use a short stub end section of track - car storage. No business apparently, just set cars on it with no movement or freight hauled.
This is for car storage for a new customer who has limited room. There will be freight hauled but when the customer is full excess cars can be put here.
It be Exciting too ,because of "south Coast VIDEOS " SHOWCASING this beautiful new restoration TRACKAGE..That the P&W RAILWAY HAS ANOTHER RAILWAY CUSTOMERS APPROACH THEM AND SAY "SINCE YOU RESTORATION OF THE FIRST 1/2 MILES ,,,,COULD YOUR RAILWAY CONTINUE ANOTHER 15 MILES TO "OUR NEW RAILWAY TRANSLOADS FACILITIES GRANTS PROPERTY.."!!!!!$$$$MANY GOD RAILFAN PRAYERS TO NEW AND CONTINUE RAILWAY CUSTOMERS GROWTH 😮😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@SouthCoastRailVideos wrong. the friends of the Valley Railroad are restoring the track to Middletown. they will buy back the valley line and run trains to hartford again!
