Patent ID: 8215567

Claim:
A model railroad assembly comprising: (a) a table having an upper surface; (b) an arm cantilevering with respect to the table's upper surface, the arm having an upper surface, a proximal end, and a distal end; (c) first and second track matrices, each track matrix among the first and second track matrices having an electrically positive rail and having an electrically negative rail, the first track matrix being positioned upon the upper surface of the table, and the second track matrix being positioned upon the arm's upper surface; (d) first mounting means operatively interconnecting the table and the arm, the first mounting means facilitating movement of the arm between first and second positions, the first and second track matrices being in train rolling communication with each other upon movement of the arm to the first position, the train rolling communication being interrupted upon movement of the arm to the second position; and (e) electrical connecting means operatively interconnecting the table and the arm, the electrical connecting means being adapted for at least upon movement of the arm to the first position, respectively electrically connecting the first track matrix's electrically positive and electrically negative rails with the second track matrix's electrically positive and electrically negative rails.