The Operating Horse Car No. 3356 would unload horses into the corral and the vibrator located in the corral would load them back again into the car. Lionel liked "things" that "vibrated," and they used this mechanism on many of their accessories and operating cars.
In addition to the powering the corral vibration, power was also applied simultaneously through the track connector that would trigger a coil mechanism that would open the car doors. This would allow the horses to enter and leave the car. A picture of this coil is shown below. |
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