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Rail Color: Polly Scale "Railroad Tie Brown"
Road Color: Polly Scale "Grimy Black"
Crossties: Mt Albert Scale Lumber 7x9x8.5 HO ties
Cinders: Great Northern Sand & Gravel "Dark Gray #TWD4080"

Rail Feeders: Every 10', Cat5 Black(North Rail) Red(South Rail)

Truck Weathering: Polly Scale 2:1 Rust:Grimy Black