Railroad Ballast 101. Find out all about ballast, what it is, what it
does and where we get it at. Ballast is very important for the integrity
of track structure. No one around here sells washed ballast. We
have talked about in the past setting up a hydrant and washing out
own rock. However there is a stream right beside our ballast pile and
the DEP might not approve of us washing all that limestone dust into
the creek specially with all the fish that is in that stream. There is no
place for the washed dust to go and to build some kind of treatment
holding facility would be way too expensive for the benefits that would
be derived.

Check out my other You Tube channel with more cool railroad and
rail fanning videos along with other adventures Dave has:
   / @thatsdavesotherdoings  

Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Senergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Senergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Senergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.

Please understand: I am NOT in any way an official or unofficial
spokes person for Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine. Any viewpoints,
opinions or anything that I show in the videos, or write in the video
descriptions or any answer to any comment, should NEVER be
misconstrued or interpreted as being in any way shape or form,
any kind of official or unofficial statement from Iron Senergy,
Iron Cumberland, Cumberland Mine, any of the mine's management,
any of the contractors that may be shown in any video, nor of
any of my fellow co-workers.

Any viewpoints or opinions I may make in the videos, in the
descriptions, or in any answer to a comment is strictly that of my
own and NOT an official or unofficial statement or viewpoint that
Iron Synergy or any one at Iron Senergy or Cumberland Mine
necessarily has or makes.

Again, we are very fortunate to have Iron Senergy as our current
owners. Please, when making a comment be respectful of Iron Senergy,
Cumberland Mine, my fellow coworkers and also any contractors
that may be shown. Thank You, Dave

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