Joe writes:
| "No slag ballast on the KV that I'm aware of.
A little bit of
| Kimberley float was used in tiny spots here
and there during the 1960s, but
| on the KV the ballast of choice was gravel."
I agree, Joe. From what I have seen, and walked
upon, both before and after abandonment, ballast
was pit-run gravel, possibly partially-screened
to remove fines and oversize material.
In addition, based on what I have seen, the ends
of many sidings were comprised of cinders. This
would have occurred when fireboxes were cleaned
and maintained while waiting for meets. Also,
if I'm not mistaken, cinders were used in
Penticton and Brookmere yards (and probably in
other locations), no doubt from the ashpits in
those locations.
Do we know from what pits the gravel ballast
originated?
Roger Burrows
North Vancouver
