Bachmann and Altas do have evevated pier sets, however I need a number of pier sets that you can run tracks under like the ones used by the NYC elevated rapid transit railroads. Wher can I get those types of piers?
Building your own would get you the best look, the cheapest price and the most fun if you like to build things. Kalmbach’s Bridge and Trestle book will tell you all you need to know. To buy them will be a problem, though flea markets have them, and a number of small manufacturers may have some. You could also look at Micro Engineering trestle kits,
What scale?
If you’re looking to do a LOT of elevated track, I’d definitely scratchbuild it to save money.
Micro Engineering does make a product that might work for you in HO, though:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/255-75512
Good luck! [:)]
I dunno, why a duck?
I believe that Micro Engineering item is 150 scale feet long, less than 2 feet of length. To build an entire railway of this stuff, you’re going to need an awful lot.
You can get I-beams and H-girders from Evergreen. These come in various sizes. I’ve used a number of them here in the Penny Lane station of my own Moose Bay Transit Authority.
Atlas makes these “straight bridge girders” which could be a base for the track, with an H-column frame beneath: