Grafton & Upton Railroad Menu
(and a few trolley pages, too)
G&U History by Gordon Hopper (Or see links further down for 142-page version.)
The G&U Milford yard – by Gordon Hopper
Edward Usher and the G&U Railroad by Hopper
Passenger service on the G&U – by George Newton
Extending the G&U from Upton to Milford
A Ride on the G&U, by Chester Walker, 1965
G&U 1974 Gordon Hopper article
G&U locomotive No. 5, and letter by Gordon Hopper
The G&U, Past and Present – 1978 (road crossing work) by Gordon Hopper
G&U Diesel Locomotive, 1986 – by Gordon Hopper
G&U sale and brief history – by Gordon Hopper
G&U slideshow on YouTube
G&U locomotives
G&U bridge, Hopedale Street – Now and Then
More on the G&U by Gordon Hopper
Model train stamp – and G&U inspired model train layout
Collection of G&U articles sent by Paul Butcher
Milford’s Early Transportation
Transportation in Hopedale in the early 1900s
Pictures taken in October 2008
Off the tracks – October 8, 2010
The G&U Yard in Upton – June 3, 2011
Train arriving in Hopedale on October 11, 2012 And on October 12 – YouTube
Discussion of the G&U on Railroad.net
Friends of the G&U Railroad Facebook page
The Diesel Shop – Info on G&U locomotives
The G & U Railroad – from Rail Lines of Southern New England
G&U trains in Hopedale – October 11, 2012 October 12 October 22
G&U yard in Hopedale, fall 2012
Train coming through the Parklands – October 13, 2014
Moving two 120-foor LNG tanks through Hopedale – June 16, 2015
G&U 173-acre parcel available for development – Hazel Street/140 to west of Mill River.
Hopedale officials fly ash concerns, 2019
Work on the G&U in Hopedale, July 2019
Work on the G&U in Hopedale, August 2019
West Street land issue July 2019-Oct 2021
West Street land issue, Nov 2021-2024
Grafton and Upton Railroad – A 142 page book by Gordon Hopper Chapters 1 – 5
Chapters 6 – 8 Chapters 9 – 12 Chapters 13 – 19 Chapters 20 – 24
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Blackstone Valley (model) Railroad, Bellingham
Pink Granite Line – Framingham to Milford
Trolley Menu
History and Pictures – Milford, Hopedale area trolleys , by Bob Heglund More of Bob’s trolley pictures.
Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway – First trip
Mendon Trolley – First Trip, by Dick Grady
Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway, by Gordon Hopper
Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway map
Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway – clippings from the Milford Daily Journal Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
Remains of the Milford & Uxbridge car path.
Views of the Milford & Uxbridge line in Hopedale and Mendon
Bridges of Hopedale Pond, including the trolley bridge.
Battery cars, Milford, Hopedale, 1892
Trolley Trips Through Southern New England – the voyage from Framingham through Hopedale and on to Uxbridge in 1902.
