Can anybody please help me out, I’m looking for information as to what types of industries the typical railroad served in Montana in the 1950s. I’m looking to model the CB&Q in N Scale on a 33x82 inch door so I’m mainly looking to model a small town.
Eastern Montana - Agriculture(Hops/Wheat) and Ranching predominate
Western Montana - Mining(Copper/Gold/Silver), Forest Products
The above are general in nature. There are always local situations, but this should give you a start.
Jim
Note: Scroll the linked GoogleBooks, They are previews not complete books. However the previews do have a lot of informantion.
Cattle & sheep
Copper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_Copper#1950s
Aluminum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_Copper#1950s
Coal