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The "gravel" under the railroad ties is called Ballast and forms the railbed itself. The reason that you dont see ballast under some railsets is because the railroad company has deferring the maintenance on the railbed and grass and vegaetation has grown in between the railroad ties and hides the ballast. A railroad company must spray vegetation killer to maintain the railbed properly. Some railroad companies,usually because of lack-of-money put off maintaining the railbed until the vegetaion has completely obscured the ballast.

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