# Do it Yourself in Z-scale: Laying and Ballasting Z-scale Track

<http://www.zscale.org/articles/ballast.html>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

In real life, railroad ties do not simply lay on a field of grass, or on plastic roadbed. Ballast is used to help keep railroad ties from moving over time, as well as to provide sufficient drainage, all in an effort to ensure a resilient and sturdy roadbe

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