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Raised Second Track
Steve writes:
“Hi everyone. I was a newbie and I did a full HO layout for the first time on a 8 x 4 board and really enjoy it. Was thinking about expansion upwards and was thinking of running a raised track on top of the one I have – the only piers/risers I see have flat bottoms which obviously won’t work. Any ideas or is my idea one that can never work. Thanks in advance.”
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If you/re looking to put a track directly above another track, or a road, something like a viaduct support should work. Several are available from vendors like Micro-Engineering.
Perhaps you can make your own base under the elevated track from 1/4” or 3/8” plywood and make your own posts on either side of the elevated track with wood or plastic I beams. From evergreen plastics.
Can you add a big picture of the layout so that we can figure out suitable ideas for the modification ?
Cutting down to the baseboard for the supports will provide better strength and stability.
For realism anyway, each bridge pier would need a substantial plinth.