Trees on East Street > Rexroad.com

This morning I was driving down East Street and was noticing the landscaping near the railroad tracks. It is my understanding that all of the trees along there were pretty much planted at the same time.

What really struck me was that some of those trees are doing much better than others....and they seem to be in certain areas.

As is true in many areas near railroads in our country I am worried that the ground there is contaminated. The policy many years ago was that when you had a fuel leak or a spill at an airport, at the rail yard, or on the road -- that spraying it down with a bunch of water to dilute it was the answer.

Anyone else notice this same thing or am I imagining things?

Comments

By brokeacres @ Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:47 PM

I think you are right. We used to have a ranch that had part of an old railroad line that ran through it. The same thing happened with the property. I think it might have to do with the chemical treatment of the ties from the line.

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