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[sailormatlac]

Thanks everyone,,, That ballast/ground cover Is actually dirt from the road in front of my house. I live on a privet road paved with gravel. So when it's time to fix a few potholes, I Shovel up a bucket load of the street, screen out what I can use as scenery material, and fill in the pot holes with rest. I take the fine dirt, run a magnet through it, bake it in the oven, and get some real nice ground cover out of it.

Loks like it works fine! I tried this a few time recently with the same kind of ground cover, but found that ties got a powdery looks from the dirt. I may be nice for yard and sidings, but looks strange to me for mainline. How do you work with dirt? Your ballast work looks pretty clean to me.

Thanks,

Matt