Ballast and roadbed do two jobs: they make track look like it belongs in the world, and they cushion the running noise that bare track makes on plywood. Our Ballast & Roadbed collection is built around Woodland Scenics, the brand that effectively defined the modern foam-roadbed-plus-glued-ballast technique used on most layouts built since the 1990s.
We stock the full Woodland Scenics Track-Bed line in HO, N and O scales — Track-Bed Roll for fast mainline runs, Track-Bed Strips (12-pack standard packs) for control over alignment, Track-Bed Sheets and Super Sheets for yards and complex trackage. Ballast itself comes in fine (N scale), medium (HO mainline) and coarse (large scale), in grey, brown, buff, cinder and limestone tones to match prototypes from CP rock ballast to CN granite to short-line cinders.
Pair ballast with Woodland Scenics scenic glue (in our Adhesives or Scenery collection) — that's the standard one-two for a permanent installation. Need help laying smooth track first? See Tracksetta templates. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Free shipping on orders over $250. Contact us for special orders.
