Charlie et al,
Q Connection still sells the ballast you mention, in fact, we liked it so
much, we now are its producer. The name has changed from "Manchester Hobby
Products" ballast to "Flint Hills Ballast" (named after Burlington, Iowa's
original Sauk name Sho Ko Kon - literally translated "Hills of Flint"). I'm
working on a revamped web site for Q Connection, which will have more
information on the ballast, but life seems to be getting in the way lately.
I hope to have an announcement of the new site shortly.
There are four sizes of ballast, appropriate for N scale through G scale and
it is light gray, but variegated in its color. It is sold in 1-pound bags
for $3.99 (which covers approximately 8 foot in HO scale) or by the gallon
for larger applications (approximately 9 pounds for $35.00).
Dave Lotz
Q Connection
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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Charlie
Vlk
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:59 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Slag Ballast
IRRC the slag ballast had a little rust color in it due to residulals of
iron in it. The color varied quite a bit from stone to stone as well.... a
single color won't do for it. Dave Lotz sells (sold) some custom mixed
ballast for HO and N that looked reasonable as a starting point.
BTW, did you know that the CB&Q had a isolated company, the Burlington,
South Chicago Terminal Railroad that had 9.199 miles of track in a yard
between 101st and 105th Streets near the mouth of the Calumet River in South
Chicago? It gramted trackage rights to the EJ&E, BRC, and RI and connected
to the C&WI.
I believe its purpose was specifically to obtain slag for ballast but I
could be wrong. It was incorporated on February 9, 1917 which is fairly late
in the scheme of things but which might correspond with a conversion to the
slag ballast. I don't recall if it was Joe Douda or someone else that said
the Q used to keep a couple of 2-10-2s down there although there were no
engine facilities or buildings at that location.
Charlie Vlk
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