New rail yard in the CA desert?

KmH · Jan 28, 2017

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.com/maps/@33.0288553,-115.024461,9067m/data=!3m1!1e3

TinCan782 · Jan 28, 2017

At first I though that might be Eagle Mountain...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mountain,_California

Then realized that is a different location...

http://www.mrlf.org/

Eagle mountain was being eyeballed for use as a landfill but I think those plans were scrapped.

KmH · Jan 28, 2017

FrensicPic said:
Then realized that is a different location...

http://www.mrlf.org/

That pretty much confirms the rail spur & yard is for the transport of trash by rail to the landfill.

Palmetto · Jan 30, 2017

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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