During a lull in trains at Union Station in Little Rock on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, I decided to take closeups of pieces of ballast next to the Amtrak siding to see the ballast's many shapes and textures. I call this page "Grade the Ballast" and you can decide which piece is the best. Two stand out, one in the shape of a wedge potato and one that seems to have a smiley face on it. The adventure begins!! (I'm sort of known for having a silly side at times, and this web site proves it! Take it with a grain of salt and humor, like it was intended).

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LEFT-B-12. Do you see the smiley face? If not, I enhanced it below. RIGHT-Red eyes, blue nose and black lips.....now do you see the face?


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