Jerry Bowers said:
[i][/i]Yesterday I took up about 100' of track that was around and near a pine tree. The falling pine needles made it impossible to operate my RR there. The offending tree was really cute, with the RR going around it when planted over 20 years ago. It had gone from an attribute to a serious problem. The tree cutters are going to remove the tree completely as soon as our late season rains stop and the area dries enough to allow access for their heavy equipment.
Pine trees can be a problem, but some of us have to live with it. More than half of my railroad is under a line of Spruce trees, one over 50 foot tall. The needles foul switches and create great clumps of debris when it rains hard. It's just something that I regularly have to take care of as routine maintenance. I can't afford to remove them and I love the shade in Summer.