Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[doctorwayne]

I've always found painting rail and ballasting track to be very relaxing, and I've used both the Woodland Scenics ballast and real limestone ballast, too.
An easy method to groom it before applying diluted white glue is to use a 3/4" wide brush, with soft bristles, then simply hold it as close, and parallel to the track as possible,  dragging it over the ties.  You can then follow-up to remove any ballast that's still atop the ties.  All that's needed is to lay the brush-handle across the rails, then, with your free hand, rapidly tap the handle as you move along the track, bouncing the excess ballast off the ties and then into the area between the ties.

Wayne