Engineer
Posted 28 January 2017 - 12:41 PM
Have they built a new facility to accept LA trash transported by rail into the California desert?
Mesquite Regional Landfill LA County Sanitation District
Or is it a new rail yard for the nearby Western Mesquite Mine?
Unfortunately the SL/TE goes by there in the dead of night.
https://www.google.c...m/data=!3m1!1e3
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Engineer
Posted 28 January 2017 - 01:01 PM
At first I though that might be Eagle Mountain...
https://en.wikipedia...ain,_California
Then realized that is a different location...
Eagle mountain was being eyeballed for use as a landfill but I think those plans were scrapped.
Edited by FrensicPic, 28 January 2017 - 01:04 PM.
John...
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Engineer
Posted 28 January 2017 - 06:30 PM
That pretty much confirms the rail spur & yard is for the transport of trash by rail to the landfill.Then realized that is a different location...
http://www.mrlf.org/
California Zephyr • Coast Starlight • Southwest Chief • Sunset Limited • Texas Eagle • Illinois Zephyr • Capitol Corridor
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Engineer
Posted 30 January 2017 - 11:44 AM
Very interesting and comprehensive explanation of how things will work. I was impressed that the facility in Imperial County can receive up to 5 trains a day; lots of potential business of the Union Pacific RR.
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