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Dear TheRockModeler Your question about lawnmowers blowing debri possibly blowing ballast away is one we also faced. We have a gardner and we started to get grass and rocks in our tracks and ballast. We solved this by buying long rolls of car matt ( the kind you use to prevent car carpet from getting dirty) and cutting it up in to peices were we needed it. Your question about the dog moving your track around, the answer can go both ways in meaning rail clampa can be good and bad. For protectig your track to keep in in place rail clamps can be used but good locked ballast might work better. Because as climate changes occur the track with expand and shrink so you dont wanna place track permanetly. BALLAST! For our garden railway it took us months to find our right ballast. from the books it tells you to lay DG down (decomposed granite) and then place your preffered ballast down. When we found our ballast it was DG #5 a gray gravel that was anywhere from 1/16" to 1/4". We found that just laying the ballast was fine and creatted enough drainage for our freeky wheather here in California. But a tip to securing ballast we found usinf Tightbond II ( a glue comes in gallon bottles) and drizzling allong the ties holds the ballast, and dries clear. The best track to use in my opinion is Bachmann brass and plastic ties. Bachmann track is very conductive and is probobaly the least likely brand to rust. Your question of storage is one i myself faced when i came to storing and protecting my buildings, engines, and cars. Well when we are not using our train we pick it all up and store ot in an open metal and protected wood 4 shelf ( from Home Depot). The shelf keeps it off the ground and comes with a clear zipper cover to put over and is easy to get off. We do not have any ventiallation in the garage and it gets pretty hot in the winter. The only form of ventillation is we leave the zipper unzipped three feet below it is fully closed.
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