- 1. [CBQ] Slag Ballast (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:26:03 EST
- The slag ballast was also used on the mainline and the C&I and I suspect many other places. Per the info. I have in my files it came the steel mills where it is a waste byproduct and was therefore in
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-02/msg00060.html (9,845 bytes)
- 2. Re: [CBQ] Slag Ballast (score: 1)
- Author: <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:43:19 -0600
- The CB&Q Track Charts tell all that good info Take Buda we have talked about recently Very top line shows first track laid 1854 second track 1879-1880 next line is the grade. Buda sits at the top in
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-02/msg00082.html (12,153 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CBQ] Slag Ballast (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:59:21 -0600
- 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
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-02/msg00089.html (10,661 bytes)
- 4. [CBQ] Slag Ballast (score: 1)
- Author: qutlx1@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:03 EST
- far easier to walk on then the G.N. granite, it had a give to it and was not slippery from it's porous nature. It also gave off considerably more dust when a train passed over it. Leo [Non-text port
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2007-02/msg00160.html (9,333 bytes)
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