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Grafton
and Upton Railroad - (en)
History
The Grafton Centre Railroad was chartered October 22, 1873 and opened
August 20, 1874 as a narrow gauge connection from Grafton to a junction
with the Boston and Albany Railroad at North Grafton. The last narrow
gauge train ran on July 9, 1887. The line was rebuilt to standard gauge on
September 1, 1887.
On February 17, 1888, the name was changed to the Grafton and Upton
Railroad by an act of the state legislature. An extension to West Upton
opened on March 12, 1889, and an extension to Milford opened on May 17,
1890, connecting to the Milford and Woonsocket Railroad, later a line of
the New Haven Railroad.
The Upton Street Railway was absorbed in 1902 and named the 'Electric Loop'
or 'Upton Loop'. Passenger service on this loop and the main line was
provided by cars leased from the Milford and Uxbridge Street Railway.
