Left over kit pieces or scrap can be used to create gondola scrap loads.  spray the pieces brown or gray and add your pigments, rust, dirt, or grime as you wish.

Here's a pic of the six, so far...

My layout is called the GREAT WEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN, KENORA-SUDBURY RAILROAD COMPANY. The general scenery is modelled on my hometown, Kenora, Ontario as [ ... ]

I've read lots of advice, howto, intro, and helpful things on the internet about modeling railroads.

But nowhere is there any information for the beginner, [ ... ]