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Quinebaug Rail Trail, Dudley MA, redux

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I knew I’d seen this dam before….

Have you ever been some place and thought, “I might have been here before, but something isn’t quite right”? That’s how I felt when we stopped at a rail trail in an area we were exploring. I felt sure I’d seen the dam across the way. The sign said Dudley, (MA) Quinebaug Rail Trail. The pond looked kind of familiar. But the trail … looked different.

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Franklin/Bellingham SNETT Tunnel!

Prospect Street Tunnel in Franklin, along the SNETT is open for visitors!

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Prospect Street had been a huge barrier on the SNETT in Franklin for many years. When the trail was still a rail line, a bridge carried local traffic over the rail line. When the line fell into disuse, apparently it was easier (and short term was cheaper) to fill the rail line with dirt rather than repair the bridge. Since then, the SNETT has been getting developed as a rail trail, section by section,

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