Fwd: [CBQ] Ballast Color

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Brian,

 

This subject has been covered on this group previously so detailed discussion are in the archives.

 

Very briefly most of the Illinois mainlines around Chicago were steel mill slag. If you have any of the Q color book series the photos show that the slag had many color variations due to the nature of the slag. I would describe it overall as off white to light grey when freshly laid. There is a picture in one of Mike Spoors books of the slag piles at Eola which clearly show the variations in hue.

 

Cinders were used in yards and branch line sidings,etc. Branch line mains and other secondary tracks were ballasted with a number of items including gravel.

 

As Dick mentioned the track alingment charts will provide where and what was used by track sections.

 

Leo Phillipp

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What color was the Q's ballast in the mid 50's? I am thinking of their track in Illinois. Was it uniform in color or hodge podge?

Brian Durham

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