The layout at a glance
Name: Cascade Mountain RR
Layout designer: David Miller Scale: Z (1:220)
Size: 12 x 13 feet
Theme: freelanced
Locale: Pacific Northwest
Era: 1960s to present
Style: island
Mainline run: 45 feet
Minimum radius: 12″
Minimum turnout: 13 degrees
Maximum grade: 2.5 percent
Benchwork: open grid
Height: 42″ to 50″
Roadbed: cork on 1⁄2″ lauan plywood
Track: Märklin sectional and Peco flextrack
Scenery: extruded-foam insulation board, hardshell, and foam rubber rocks
Backdrop: hand-painted hardboard and linoleum
Control: direct-current cab control
The track plan originally appeared in the March 2015 issue of Model Railroader. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan
I've been away from looking at Z for quite a few years. Boy was I surprised by the levels of details achieved on CRR video. I may need to look at Z Scale again.