Motorized Transfer Table - Built-ups -- Assembled - 14-7/16 x 15-1/16" 36.6 x 38.2cm

Move Locos & Cars within Your Shop Complex Just Like the Real Railroads * All-New Model * Fully Assembled, Easy to Install * DC or DCC Control * Rugged Motor & Gear Drive * Bridge Measures 100 Scale Feet Long * Programmable Indexing for 48 Stops * Working Cab & Deck Lights * Amber Flasher for Modern Scenes With a steady stream of equipment coming in and out, shops were always busy places. Switching cars equipment from one building to another meant a lot of complex track and extra labor, which increased costs. As a solution, railroads often installed transfer tables. Essentially a mobile deck bridge with rails, the table moved from side to side to quickly reach any track in the facility. The bridge was supported on flanged wheels, and was usually built over a long pit to keep the deck level with the tracks in the various buildings. Horses pulled the earliest examples but these soon gave way to steam-powered cable and rope systems;