"The Dirt"
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- Railroadfan...fan
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"The Dirt"
I was railfanning in Romulus this afternoon and I overheard RN Dispatcher tell a hi-rail to get off of the tracks, as D716 was on his way. He said that D716 was working "the dirt." Might anyone know what "the dirt" is? Could it mean Wayne?
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Re: "The Dirt"
Probably referring to Michigan Disposal, a place just south of Wayne on Van Born road that receives inbound shipments of contaminated soils for processing and/or landfill. IIRC used to be called "Dirty Dirt" or something like that.MiRailProductions wrote:I was railfanning in Romulus this afternoon and I overheard RN Dispatcher tell a hi-rail to get off of the tracks, as D716 was on his way. He said that D716 was working "the dirt." Might anyone know what "the dirt" is? Could it mean Wayne?
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Re: "The Dirt"
Okay. Thanks for the info!Saturnalia wrote:Probably referring to Michigan Disposal, a place just south of Wayne on Van Born road that receives inbound shipments of contaminated soils for processing and/or landfill. IIRC used to be called "Dirty Dirt" or something like that.MiRailProductions wrote:I was railfanning in Romulus this afternoon and I overheard RN Dispatcher tell a hi-rail to get off of the tracks, as D716 was on his way. He said that D716 was working "the dirt." Might anyone know what "the dirt" is? Could it mean Wayne?
"If you are ever chasing trains, you're bound to end up on a 2-lane, double-striped road with a slow poke in front of you." -Danny Harmon
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