Railway lines sit on loose gravel
Heavy trains thunder over a bed of loose stones that look as if they would shift.
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Feature. The stones are the foundation.
The angular crushed stone, called ballast, spreads the load of the track onto the ground, holds the sleepers in place, drains water away and limits plants growing through. Sharp-edged pieces lock together.
Source: Track ballast, Wikipedia.