I have a real problem with Dirt!

Here's what I use. The small silver one gets the "boulders" out, the big wood one gets all the gravel out (that's what I use for most of the dirt used), and then the coffee filter takes everything out so there's nothing left but powder.

I've baked the dirt ONCE in a cookie sheet. Found it was not needed so I no longer do it. The dirt has been sitting in a bucket for months, if not longer, and if there was "something growing" in it, the glue and alcohol are going to kill it.

I've gotten totally stressed out reading this thread!!! Hawaii was on my bucket list, but now I don't know if I can take it.

Gilly

Georgia Moon will be served at 5:00 PM

Don,

Revamp your layout to model the Oahu Railway, dirt problem solved! 

Thanks Laid(OS) I use the same method but don't shift it down to the coffee filter. John Milwaukee never ran over here that I know of. It's got to be Milwaukee Road.

Gilly, the stress is high here. Do I pull over to the beach and fish or swim? These aren't easy things to figure out. I always carry my fishing gear in the car. No license, no limit. Don

C'mon Don, you've been a west coast guy all your life haven't you?  Where's your sense of loyalty to the roads here on the west side of the map? 

John, if I changed roads now I'd have to sell almost all my trains. With all the overhead I'm building all I could run is the PE system. I don't think a Little Joe would look good in LA. Don

While we are talking dirty, where can one get that rubber "dirt" people use in playparks where thier are things like swings.  Seems lightweight, and possible light loads for gons and hoppers!

Dominic: I've seen it at Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart and Sam's Club locally.

I'm tellin' ya, Don, a little (actually probably a lot) of SP Bayshore Yard dirt will do nothing but enhance and improve your Milwaukee...what is it...Street?  Matt

John, were is my loyalty to the west coast? I spent years filming the Southern Pacific 2472 in the bay area. Many of those years with Matt as my sound man. He's on this forum. I have over 36 hours of HD video of this engine. I'm editing their new spring promo  now.  I love the west coast railroads. My first train ride was on the Daylight in 53 behind a GS-4. I really love the west coast trains. It's just they don't have any long run electrics. This was my first use of my original HD GoPro. Please watch in HD. Don

Forget using dirt from Michigan.  We haven't seen it for 4 months and it doesn't look like we are going to anytime soon.