Rio Grande G Scale Ballast and Scenery

G Scale — Denver & Rio Grande Western

Rio Grande G Scale Ballast and Scenery

Choose realistic materials for Rio Grande mountain main lines, narrow-gauge routes, yards, river canyons, and mining districts.

Rio Grande Main-Line Ballast

Rio Grande track crossed dramatic mineral regions. These warm and gray G scale choices work as starting points for Colorado and Utah scenes.

1094 Cumbres & Toltec G scale ballast

1094 Cumbres & Toltec

A warm mountain-route stone for narrow-gauge and Rio Grande country scenes.

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1154 Empire Builder G scale ballast

1154 Empire Builder

A northern-route blend for mountain, plains, and transcontinental main-line scenery.

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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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Rio Grande 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.

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1034 Black Cinder G scale ballast

1034 Black Cinder

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

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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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Rio Grande Scenery Materials

Build Rocky Mountain cuts, canyon walls, rivers, mines, high desert, and narrow-gauge scenery.

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 Rio Grande Route Are You Modeling?

Rio Grande ballast varied between standard-gauge and narrow-gauge routes and across different mining districts. Compare the exact line and era before final installation.

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