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Hey, I also decided to do the same thing myself, but in the reverse order (I made my Koi pond for the primary sake of having a river and pond to run my trains around!) I found that, in my personal opinion and method, so as not to excite the entire roadbed/balast/everything discussions (I think that covered it), for me I dug a 1" deep trench along the track path, but anchored my track at every joint. By joint, I mean where ever I had track joiners. I anchored by using a pressure-treated 8" 4x4 cemented into the ground, and it has provided me with hassle free maintenance. For me, the track is both in front and back as i use it as a turning point, but it is not in an accessible location or meant to be in one. After I balasted te track, it is very solid and has had no adverse effects on my fish or pond and I walk on it all the time. If you do use a method with cement or pressure-treated posts, make SURE that it will have no chance to run into your pond and leach hazardous chemicals that will kill your fish. I have had no problems myself and everything works fine. <br /> <br />P.S. send me your email and i can send you some pictures of what mine looks like.
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