Thanks Chris, it does feel good. Only thing is, the layout has 22 sections. A few don't need ballast, but most do. This is only the second section to reach the 100% mark. Newport got finished last month. The good news is, a bunch of others are close to done.
The color is called potting soil. I don't have the can handy to give you the formula. I bought 4 cases of GarGraves from a forum member who had painted them. They needed a lot of touch up, so from visual memory, I picked it from the chips at Menards. About a half shade off, but it's fine.
Yes, ties and all, once the track is screwed down. Then ballast and touch up.
