This LIONEL #14107 497 COALING STATION operates in the following way: Bring the Coal Dump car (not included) into the station and dump its load into a waiting, trackside bin. At the flip of a lever, the bin begins to rise into the air until it reaches the top of the structure. When there, the bin tilts, and the coal load is dumped into a storage bin located inside the structure. Move the control lever again, and the doors on the bottom of two chutes open allowing the coal to fall into a waiting hopper. It also has the following features: a Stamped metal base, legs and structure, Detailed molded receiving bin, storage bin and chutes, Remote controller allows operation of receiving bin raising and opening of chute doors, and Includes one piece of operating track to trigger the dumping of coal into the receiving bin.