HO Ballast in two sizes

HO Fine & HO Mainline

The following photos are from the displays that we brought to the MRIA Show in Chicago.

When a photo has two part numbers, the HO Fine is on the left and the HO Mainline in at the right.

 

 
 DENVER & RIO GRANDE
 #1012 HO FINE #1013 HO M/L

Red Cinder is a common Southwestern color and is used by the Grand Canyon Railway and Southern Pacific in Northern California.

Notice that the "fine" ballast is on the left and "mainline" at extream right. The wood ties are Drift Wood stain on wood ties with code 83 rail.

 

 NEW YORK CENTRAL RR

KAIBAB LIMESTONE

#1022 HO FINE #1023 HO M/L

 Kaibab Limestone comes from the Indian Word "Kaibabits" meaning "mountains laying down". Limestone is a sedimentary rock that is formed in flat layers which means Native People understode geology.

The color is close the the New York Central RR.

 

 FREIGHT YARD BLACK

SP, SF PARTIAL MAINLINES

 #1032 FINE #1033 M/L
 Most every prototype Railroad used black cinder in the yard and/or engine service area. Our cinder is volcanic and is slightly tinted with red which is and exact match to the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. mianlines.The prototype used coal ash and clinker from the steam engines that could contain these same colors.
 
 #104-03 sedona sand & gravel
 Sedona Red Sand & Gravel is a scenery material that could be used as ballast. It has no prototype use, however it works very well for a free lance model in a western setting. The track is Atlas Code 100 and the ties have been rounded out and stained with driftwood to give them age.
 
 PENNSYLVANIA
 #1052 HO FINE #1053 HO M/L
 We used photographs from "Trains" to blend this color. When at the Chicago show, a gentleman walked up to our displays and commented that; "I worked on the Pennsy ballast trains and the material we laid down looked just like that".
 
 CUMBRES & TOLTEC
 CONRAIL EAST
 #1092 HO FINE #1093 HO M/L

 The Cumbres & Toltec uses a Decomposed Granite.

This color is also very similar to the New York Central and thus the name "Conrail East". Notice that the rail, ties and ballast have been weathered with our # 1400 "rust" dry pigment that is commonly seen on an old roadbed.

 
#1172 HO FINE at top
 #1032 HO FINE at bottom

 We included three colors in the photo at left to show products that represent portions of roadbed in Arizona. The "white" color in between the two roadbeds #1391 or #1392 is the "dolomite" used years ago and is still seen along the edges.

#117-3 Mainline is also available

 
 #118-03 OAK CREEK ORANGE

 Oak Creek Orange is a cinder dirt that is processed to a sand and gravel size that is #3 rock to dust.

 

#1155 Basalt RIP RAP is along the sides of the roadbed.

 
 #1222 Yard Mix
Read other product used at right

 Yard mix is representative of the material from the steam era ash pits when used to ballast yards.

 

We applied other products while building the display at left. #1030 black cinder powder, #1220 Gray ash powder and # 1390 Sand house Sand.

 
#1232 HO Fine #1233 HO M/L

 Top Track;

Reddish Tan Decomposed Ballast was used by the Union Pacific in Western Utah.

 
#1252 HO Fine #1253 HO M/L
 Chicago & Northwestern Pink Lady ballast
 
#1383 HO Fine #1383 HO M/L
 Medium Gray Blend is suitable for the CSX, Southern Pacific and Wabash.
 
#1392 HO Fine #1393 HO M/L

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