Chesapeake & Ohio G Scale Ballast and Scenery

G Scale — Chesapeake & Ohio

Chesapeake & Ohio G Scale Ballast and Scenery

Choose realistic materials for Chesapeake & Ohio main lines, coal branches, yards, river routes, and Appalachian scenery.

Chesapeake & Ohio Main-Line Ballast

C&O modeling combines maintained main lines with heavily worked coal and industrial track. These neutral, yard-weathered, and bright-gray materials offer useful starting choices.

1054 Pennsylvania Gray G scale ballast

1054 Pennsylvania Gray

A neutral gray starting choice for maintained main lines and rebuilt track.

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2014 B&O Rail Yard G scale ballast

2014 B&O Rail Yard

Weathered material for B&O yards, service tracks, industrial areas, and sidings.

12 oz Bag

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1334 Norfolk Southern / CSX Bright Gray G scale ballast

1334 Norfolk Southern / CSX Bright Gray

Bright gray ballast for modern eastern main lines and rebuilt track.

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Chesapeake & Ohio Yards and Sidings

Mix older ballast with dirt, cinders, coal, weeds, and spilled materials for a working railroad appearance.

1224 Yard Mix G scale ballast

1224 Yard Mix

Mixed and weathered material for yards, sidings, branch lines, and industrial track.

12 oz Bag

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1034 Black Cinder G scale ballast

1034 Black Cinder

Dark cinder material for engine facilities, older yards, and industrial tracks.

12 oz Bag

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2000 Industrial Dirt G scale ballast

2000 Industrial Dirt

Blend around track, loading docks, service roads, structures, and industrial yards.

12 oz Bag

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Chesapeake & Ohio Scenery Materials

Build coal country, Appalachian cuts, rivers, tipples, yards, forests, and heavy-industry scenes.

G Scale Rock-Size Reminder

For G scale, a rock product ending in 6 is small, 7 is medium and can also work as a boulder, and 8+ creates larger rock. The special 03 ending is Sand & Gravel and can also be used as rip rap.

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Which Chesapeake & Ohio Route Are You Modeling?

C&O ballast and ground conditions changed between main lines, coal branches, mountain districts, and yards. Blend several materials for a convincing operating railroad.

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