Gulf Summit & Susquehanna Valley Railroad (GS & SV) in Z scale?

[Rockytop]

Has anyone built the John Armstrong Gulf Summit & Susquehanna Valley Railroad (GS & SV) in Z scale? I've done a few searches but not found anything.
Thx

[randgust]

Thought that sounded familiar.   I helped a buddy do it in N and I helped him build it.    Had some nice features to it on the yard, industries.    The only thing I didn't like was that the one 'left' end over/under ramp was just too steep to be practical, it was a fatal design flaw in my opinion.   I think that grade was like 4-5%

https://shop.atlasrr.com/p-44280-n-18-gulf-summit-lines-susquehanna-valley-railway.aspx

It was made for Atlas bridges and piers, if you could minimize that clearance it would help.

[nkalanaga]

If you have the room to build it to N scale dimensions, but in Z scale, vertical clearances will be less, and so will the grades.

[randgust]

Not true, as a percent, the grades will be constant unless it is built on the same size table as the N scale version.   If it is built on the original dimensions of the N, true.   

That was my favorite track plan though of the old Atlas 'track plans' in N that everybody had.   It was fun to actually see it take shape.  My friend had all AG1 equipment to go with it, too.

[Rockytop]

Thanks for your replies and feedback. This was one of my favorite plans from way back. I've become a big fan of Armstrong's designs since then.

If building this layout in Z scale on a 4 x 8 size (or perhaps 3 x , the track plan could be spread out so it's not so cramped. The yard could be expanded and the steep grades could be reduced to the 2 - 3% range. Might also allow for a little more realistic scenery.

Just researching the idea now. There are several N scale builds shown on-line, but I haven't found an example in Z scale.

Thanks