That looks spot on and will be a good base ground cover for the whole layout too!

Thanks for that, worth the effort then, just need some better coloured veg now.

My experience of the real thing over here is that the mainlines of the class a railroads (or whatever they call themselves nowadays) like NS, CSX or BNSF look remarkably like British prototype mainlines whether they are in Arizona or New Jersey. Concrete sleepers rool! The ballast looks extremely similar too. Off the beaten track is where differences show up.

I have not seen Canadian examples, however. Another thing to bear in mind is that companies like NS keep their mainline locomotives incredibly clean (in general, there are always exceptions) that shiny black look with the white highlights is very effective......

There's a video on You Tube of a UP consist thundering though Bound Brook, New Jersey btw!

Best, Pete.