Wish Lionel would think about offering a more scale Transfer Table

What dimensions do you think a scale table would take up?

Cool idea!

Better have LOTS of room in your locomotive servicing/repair facility tor THAT!

I think my old Lionel one could hold a Trainmaster. I should have not said it should more scale but more detailed and have a look of a real transfer table. Not toy like. Thank you for pointing that out. I would think it's about scale size. Don

Just go Millhouse River !

Like michrr714 says.... Go-to Millhouse River Studios.

I'll third the Millhouse TT.

This is probably the most realistic looking transfer table  Ross Custom

Al Zamorski has built a super dope transfer table and turntable that blows anything Lionel would make out of the water. Check out Millhouse river Studios products. They are well worth the money and you won't be sorry you bought it

With what Lionel would have to charge one of the two mentioned above would be best choice.

Rod Miller

Just thought I'd let you know Don, our transfer table has a 28" bridge and scale bridge wheels (10 of them and prototypical depth to the pit and bridge depth) We also use scale 2R rails in the pit. We decided on the 28" size because it will fit all the scale diesels in O on the bridge or a scale 21" passenger car with a small switcher if you are trying to model a car shop. BTW we are shipping a TT to Hawaii later this month, so I have you covered. Plus you get the prescision of our indexing system ( over 6100 encoder positions to align your tracks to.) Give me a call. BTW we are foing to be offering a diamond plate deck version with a steel riveted cab for the TXT's as an option. Photos coming to website soon.   

Here's Al Zamorski's Millhouse Studios transfer table on Don Klose's layout:

Jim

I know about Millhouse River, In fact Ål asked for detailed shots of the transfer table I shot. I sent him an bunch of photos with detailed shots. I just don't think my railroads budget can spring for Al's Table. Don

" I just don't think my railroads budget can spring for Al's Table. Don"

Come on Don, sure you can, look how many engines you have and the cost of the table is only one of those.

Would anyone know what eras these transfer tables belong to? I visited the Millhouse River website & the details on the transfer table look amazing but could it be used on a modern layout? I understand that there are some built a long time ago, that are still in use like the one from near the California State Railroad museum that Don posted but do any of the current Class-I railroads in North America, still use them? The only place I had seen a newly constructed transfer table was indoors, inside the new EMD locomotive assembly facility in Muncie, IN. I also might have seen photos online of some transfer tables at the new GE locomotive assembly facility near Ft. Worth, TX.

These are just my opinion.

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan