Generally, all brake areas on Arrow's rides are at a slight slope so gravity can propel the trains. Occasionally, however, brake sections may be completely flat and use kicker tires to move the train. Generally, this is more common on transfer tracks than in the station, but sometimes Arrow does use kickers in the station.
As far as transfer and storage tracks go, I've seen three typical setups on Arrows:
1. The transfer and storage area is completely level or very, very slightly sloped. Brakes are installed on the transfer section but storage tracks just feature a latch to secure the train. Employees push the trains by hand to move them around. This setup seems most common on their older coasters, particularly mine trains, as the trains are not as heavy on these rides due to limited mechanical equipment.
2. The transfer track is flat or sloped and connects to a storage track that is either flat, sloped, or drops to a flat storage area below the station. These rides either have kicker tires on the storage track (and possibly the transfer track) or use a winch to pull trains backwards onto the transfer track. This is probably the most common setup for Arrows.
3. On Arrows with only two trains, the transfer table contains two parallel tracks that are sloped. When a train is removed, it is parked on the storage track, then the table is switched so that the other train can cycle using the regular track. To add a train, the table is simply slid over and the train is released (usually either into the station or onto the lift). Most Arrows with only two trains use this setup unless they were one of the earliest installations.
As for Vekoma, most of these use a track switch to connect to a storage track. On newer models, drive tires are present for the purpose of parking a train, but older ones just used a winch.
Coaster Count: 535 (114 wood, 444 steel); Park Count: 110
Top 5 Wood: El Toro, Voyage, Thunderhead, Outlaw Run, Boulder Dash
Top 5 Steel: Superman the Ride, Fury 325, Millennium Force, X2, Intimidator 305