The Mogollon Railroad

[nachoman]

Gary -

Clay would be no good. If it is the kind of stuff that never dries out, it will never dry out on your layout - and when it does it may shrink or crack. I used dirt because I figured the real railroad would have used dirt at that time for an industrial narrow gauge line. I wish it was a bit finer, though, but I only had one size of scrap window screen One thing I dislike about many commercial ballast (especially woodland scenics) is that it is too uniform in size. I always recommend people to mix fine and medium ballast for HO scale, using a different color of each.