I wish I noticed this thread sooner! Some of those pictures are mine, I would have popped over there and taken some more (though maybe not this week, below 0 temperatures are no fun!).
In any event, those overgrown tracks are now full of fresh clean ballast. When it was first laid down, it was very similar to what you used. However, I think most of the line is that darker gray color.
Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:I wish I noticed this thread sooner! Some of those pictures are mine, I would have popped over there and taken some more (though maybe not this week, below 0 temperatures are no fun!).
In any event, those overgrown tracks are now full of fresh clean ballast. When it was first laid down, it was very similar to what you used. However, I think most of the line is that darker gray color.
Brrrrr. Then thanks for those photos Mike.
Those photos I took don't show the ballast I used very well. It's more gray rather than the tan tone in those photos. I have some more ballast samples on the way to me so I can still experiment.
Engfanuk Wrote:Green_Elite_Cab Wrote:I wish I noticed this thread sooner! Some of those pictures are mine, I would have popped over there and taken some more (though maybe not this week, below 0 temperatures are no fun!).
In any event, those overgrown tracks are now full of fresh clean ballast. When it was first laid down, it was very similar to what you used. However, I think most of the line is that darker gray color.
Brrrrr. Then thanks for those photos Mike.
Those photos I took don't show the ballast I used very well. It's more gray rather than the tan tone in those photos. I have some more ballast samples on the way to me so I can still experiment.
Just to clarify, I'm Chris, only the top photo was by Mike.
Engfanuk Wrote:Sorry Chris!
No Problem. Besides, that reminds me of another useful resource for you!
Mike DiMunno is a fairly prolific southern New Jersey railfan, so he is a good resource if you find him online. He operates this website with information relevant to your interests! <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.sjrail.com/">http://www.sjrail.com/</a><!-- m -->
He also has this Wiki page that probably has some additional informtion- <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.sjrail.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page">http://www.sjrail.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page</a><!-- m -->
Thanks Chris, you are a mine of information yourself!