[CBQ] 1948-50's Mendota Sub ROW question

["Zinger_77@hotmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Greetings all,

I’m in the process
of making an HO scale diorama of my dad's boyhood farm that straddled
the CB&Q’s Mendota Sub, just east of Princeton, IL (Map
Link).  The scene will be set somewhere between 1948-1950, during
the summer.

I’ve tapped my dad
for as much information as he can remember, however, his memories are
focused on the farm house and yard.  Since I didn't come around for another 30 years or so, I
don’t know much about the Q’s setup from 1948-1950, and I would
like to be as accurate as possible.  That leads me to my questions...

1. What color was the ballast? Is what is currently there accurate?

2. What size/weight was the rail? When did the Q implement Welded rail?

3. Were there telephone/telegraph poles along the right-of-way? How many cross-arms did they have? How many wires? How tall were the poles? Which side of the ROW would they have been on?

4. What motors would have been seen on a typical train in the late 40’s? How quickly would the diesels have taken over for steam on the Mendota Sub? Would it be unusual to see a steam engine on this line in the late 1940's?

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.

Drew

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