Limestone quarries are everywhere. This is one of the most commonly quarried rock types in the United States, and many of these quarries have rail service. Nearly every state east of the Rockies has at least a few limestone quarries, and many of the western states do as well. Limestones tend to develop widely spaced, nearly vertical fractures, and it's common for these fractures to be readily visible in quarry walls. It's also common for limestone quarries to have sharp, angular corners, which you can now model easily.

The blocky type of limestone portrayed here could be used to produce high quality cut stone for buildings, as feedstock to a cement plant, or for making ordinary crushed stone products. Any way you use them, these quarry walls are a quick and easy way to realistically add an industry to your layout.

The bedding patterns of all four pieces match closely, so they can be readily combined without creating obvious mismatches in bedding. You can quickly match any quarry shape and size you have in mind. We've installed one continuous wall using this technique that is over 20 feet long!