Posted 5/27/2011 19:26 (#1795048 - in reply to #1794976) Subject: Re: Railroad topsoil question
Kamsack Saskatchewan, Canada
Over 40 years ago, a bunch of us hopped on a freight train from Calgary to Vancouver. When the railroad police kicked us off, we were black from head to toe. The steel wheels and track wear, causing a black soot. Could be soot from all the years building up.