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Lots of ways, but my preference is to spread the ballast, then wet it with a fine mist of 70% rubbing alcohol in a squeeze handle atomizer sprayed upwards so it drifts down on the ballast without disturbing it like a direct spray will. Then when the ballast is thoroughly wet use an eye dropper to dribble white glue thinned with 25% water onto the ballast down the center and both outsides of the track. The wet ballast soaks up the glue nicely, but glue doesn't end up on the railtops or scenery or anywhere else. The alcohol dries without leaving residue.
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