The Mogollon Railroad

[Gary S]

Kevin, I was thinking that the ballast had some dirt mixed in. Didn't realize the entire mixture was dirt. I very much like the way it looks. I consider you fortunate to have that kind of dirt so readily available. All we have over here is black clay that isn't much good for anything model railroad wise. I have gone to various gravel or shell country roads arond the area and scooped up some of the fines for use as ballast mix and other scenery purposes. Since this stuff comes from roads, I do run a strong magnet through it and do find magnetic stuff in it though. I figure if I run the magnet through it enough, it'll take the particles out, plus a heavy dose of glue should hold any remaining particles in place. Haven't used any yet, but I am confident it will work well.

Again, I very much like the way your ballast turned out. It has a great mix of various sized particles in it. Just right!