BALLAST 
This is the "stuff with pointy corners". It's flaked granite or
flint that has a tooth to hold your track in place. It's the same stone
that the full-sized railroads use. Many large scale railroaders first use
a base of 3/4" crushed rock fines or screenings (locally available). They come back
with the top-dressing of pointy granite. Poultry feed stores used to carry
this "grit." Poulty growers are switching to shells and with the increased cost of transportation,
stone grit is getting harder to find.
Application Rate: For top-dress: about 1/2 lb of ballast per foot of track.
Shipping: All ballast is shipped via U.S.P.S. Flat Rate Priority - 25lbs/box
BALLAST |
DESCRIPTION |
#1214 Ballast 25 lbs |
#1215 Ballast 50 lbs |
#1216 Ballast 75 lbs |
#14MN  |
A rose-grey quartzite granite chip used by the BNSF
and Soo Line in the midwest. |
$ 35.00 shipping included  |
$ 65.00 shipping included |
$1.20/lb |
#89NC  |
Shipping included It's back. We found another supplier. This white granite is perfect for railroading Swiss and European venues. Excellent for dioramas.
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$ 35.00 shipping included |
$ 65.00 shipping included |
$1.20/lb |
#65MO   |
A dark grey varied to flecked brownish trap grit. |
$ 35.00
TIP: Recipe to hold in place after leveling track: wet down with mixture of water and wetting solution (few drops of Joy dishwashing liquid); mix 2:1 Water to ProBond II (waterproof glue-Lowe's) and squirt over wetted ballast.shipping included Then: Wipe off track. Dries clear. Not totally permanent. Glue can get expensive. |
$ 65.00
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$1.20/lb |
SCREENINGS |
DESCRIPTION |
#1217 Screenings 25 lbs |
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#38MO  |
"Screenings" Ballast These are "screenings" from our local crushed-rock quarry. It's great for track bed and base when you need lots of rock. |
$ .88/lb TIP: It really stays . . . when you mix dry 2:1 ballast with Quikcrete® Vinyl Cement Patcher. Then spray down mist of water.
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$22.00 Shipping Included |
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SLATE 
We hand split all of our slate. Generally to 1-32" – 1/16"
thick. A slate dated roof (above) can commemorate the date you began your garden railroad. We glue with Standard Exterior Construction Adhesive in the cartridge/gun.
SLATE |
DESCRIPTION |
SIDEWALK: Hand split. Pieces measure
2 3/8"W x variable 1" to 3"L for 9+" long SHINGLES are 1/32" to 3/32" thick on average. Ready to glue. Size vary slightly. |
#1133 Slate Sidewalk 9+ in |
#1135 Slate Pre-cut Shingles - 100 sq in |
#22NY |
This red slate comes from eastern New York state.
Ideal with contrast to other slates on roofs.
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$ 7.95 |
$ 20.00 |
#30VT  |
From the Slate Valley in Vermont, this sea green
is widely used in the entire roof or as a lighter background to patterns
and numbers. |
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$ 7.95 |
$ 20.00 |
#33PA  |
The "standard" slate. This grey is
easily nipped with "guillotine" garden shears. Mixes well with other slate colors. Instructions. |
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$ 7.95 |
$ 20.00 |
#31VT  |
Purple – Does not split
as thinnly as the other slates. Slate sidewalks found
in the East and in Colorado. |
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$ 7.95 |
$ 20.00 |
#Mix |
When you order shingles we'll give you a mix mainly of red, sea green and grey with a few purples included. |
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$ 20.00 |