I am sure its been posted before and I have seen something somewhere about it before but what is the best marker to use to weather the rails. I have a yard I would like to weather and I have tried brown sharpie but its too glossy.
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floquil made a 3 paint pen set. if you can find it I think you will be happy here they are on the bay http://compare.ebay.com/like/181212259961?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
I use Rustoleum camouflage ultra flat paint. Put a light coat of oil on the top of the rails and spray away. Just wipe the top off when finished. It is an excellent ground color brownish and it gives a realistic heavy dirt/rust color to the track and makes the ties look like real wood. You can do this before laying the rails but I do it after and the spill over is perfect for when I add ballast and ground cover. You can use a piece of cardboard to keep it from hitting other objects.
Dennis Brennan, forum member, wrote a good book about "Realistic Toy Train Modeling a Hi-Rail guide" which has an excellent section on trackwork.
Here is a picture on my O27 weathered track. Track was sprayed in place.
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