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I will have to blindly order ballast (n gauge) from the internet as there are no hobby shops around.
What color/s do you think I'd need to match this? Alaskan RR. My first guess is dark gray and maybe some dark red??

with the sunrise/sunset in the picture it distorts the ballast. I would go with fine gray blend from Woodland Scenics
I would suggest medium to light brown ballast with an oily black overspray.It's a toss up, unless you have a better pic.
It looks like gray to me. Might be a lot lighter in full light. I used ARM ballast. My only complaint as someone from PA is his PA Gray ballast has brown and whiteish stone mixed in. The real thing around here is solid light/dark gray like WS ballast. That's the kicker about ordering online. That and I ordered much more than I used.
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