Real crushed rock for model railroads
Shop Model Railroad Ballast by Color
Start with the color you want, then choose the product and size that fits your layout. Our real-rock ballast and scenery materials give track, yards, industrial areas, and terrain a natural appearance.
Choose Your Color Family
Each color page includes the ballast, dirt, rock, coal, cinders, and scenery materials assigned to that broad color family.
Gray
Main lines, modern railroad ballast, concrete areas, yards, and neutral scenery.
Shop Gray Products →Brown
Weathered track, dirt roads, desert scenery, industrial ground, and brown earth tones.
Shop Brown Products →Black
Coal, cinders, locomotive facilities, dark ballast, burned ground, and grime.
Shop Black Products →White
Light limestone, concrete, bright rock, sand, and high-contrast scenery details.
Shop White Products →Red
Southwestern terrain, iron-rich soil, red cinders, canyon scenes, and regional ballast.
Shop Red Products →Green
Green granite, distinctive railroad ballast, mineral scenery, and specialty layouts.
Shop Green Products →Blue
Blue-gray stone, basalt, cool-toned ballast, mountain scenes, and distinctive trackwork.
Shop Blue Products →Cajon
Warm Southwestern stone and earth tones suited to Cajon Pass and desert railroad scenes.
Shop Cajon Products →Earth
Natural soil, dirt, roads, embankments, terrain, and weathered industrial ground.
Shop Earth Products →Yellow
Desert soil, dry terrain, mine scenes, roads, and sun-faded ground cover.
Shop Yellow Products →Gold
Warm metallic-looking mineral material for mine scenes, ore loads, and scenic accents.
Shop Gold Products →Pink
Warm granite, desert rock, regional ballast, landscaping, and distinctive scenic accents.
Shop Pink Products →Purple
Distinctive mineral colors for regional scenery, rock cuts, loads, and scenic highlights.
Shop Purple Products →Multi Color
Blended stone, yard mixes, natural debris, uneven ground, and heavily weathered scenes.
Shop Multi Color Products →How to Pick the Right Color
Match the Prototype
Use photographs of the railroad, location, and era you model. Ballast colors often change between main lines, sidings, and yards.
Use More Than One Tone
A slightly darker or dirtier material along the shoulders and between tracks makes a scene look used instead of freshly installed.
Check It Under Layout Lighting
Colors can look different under warm, cool, or dim lighting. Compare samples on the layout before covering a large area.
Not Sure Which Color Is Closest?
Tell us the railroad, location, scale, and era you are modeling. We can help narrow the choices before you order a larger quantity.
Real Rock Makes the Difference
Arizona Rock & Mineral Co. products are made from real crushed rock and mineral materials for realistic model railroad track and scenery.
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