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Yes I am actually building a small garden railroad!! Finally. It is a small one, a point to point switching afair, to get my feet wet in this garden railroad thing, and provide a little swithching puzzle for me. I have raised the bed between 8 and 28 inches to level the beds in the back of the house and I am doing ladder roadbed made from ripped cedar. I am having trouble finding suitable material for ballast. I want something "scale" for my 1/29 models. I live in Southwest Florida (Ft Myers) and I cannot find "1/4 minus", "decomposed granate", or "crusher fines." I have called several local landscape/concrete dealers with no avail. I did find some "chicken grit" at the farm supply, but at $5.00 for 5 lbs, balasting even my small layout could get pricey. Need something in larger bags or bulk.
Anyone in my neck of the woods have any suggestions. I was thinging maybe something made out of limestone used for concrete? But I do not know enough about what is available to know what to ask for at a concrete dealer.
Any help would be appriciated.
Anyone in my neck of the woods have any suggestions. I was thinging maybe something made out of limestone used for concrete? But I do not know enough about what is available to know what to ask for at a concrete dealer.