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Great train ... works right out of the box!

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020

Love this train! Looks great and works perfectly right out of the box. A few notes:
1) The "FasTrack" is nice for use on carpet because of the built in roadbed (good for going around a Christmas tree!). The downside is that these are not easy to snap together; the plastic clips are tight. Okay enough for adult hands, but takes some effort.
2) The sounds effects are really nice. The horn and bell are very authentic.
3) The smoke effect is not great. It works, but there's so little smoke that you're not likely to notice it.
4) The remote control is simple to use and makes driving the train a breeze for all ages.
5) The Bluetooth remote control via cellphone or tablet is a nice bonus because it offers additional controls, including fine tuning the sound effects volume and pitch and the ability to control multiple trains from one device.
6) The locomotive has plenty of power to pull several additional cars.
7) Lionel has a great assortment of cars to add to your train, including holiday themes, Disney, Budweiser, etc. Be careful about ordering the right size. There are multiple "O Gauge" styles, you'll want to order "Traditional O-Gauge" , NOT "O Gauge LionScale" nor "O Scale" cars.

The attached video demos the sound effects and includes a few add-ons (extra car, Christmas gift packages on board and a few extra track sections). Great train ... highly recommended and expected to be a long-term family tradition.

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Dave T.

Country of origin ???

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023

Amazon states county of origin as USA. Lionel train arrived and is made in China.

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Eric

Great train ... works right out of the box!

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020

Style: SetVerified Purchase

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Patmarano

Wonderful train set by Lionel just love it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

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To place around the Xmas tree at Xmas love the train.

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Extremely pleased

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Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024

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Classic Gift. We’ve given one to each of our grandsons.

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Jonathan T.

Great quality!

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2021

Style: SetVerified Purchase

Real cast metal locomotive, heavy just like the old ones. Better control when you use the Bluetooth app than when using the remote. Doesn't work with older engines though- the new Bluetooth method expects a constant voltage on the tracks, not variable.

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B Thompson

The grandkids absolutely loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023

Style: SetVerified Purchase

This was a present for my grandkids for Christmas.. they were totally amazed and it was even simple enough to operate that my two-year-old grandson was able to play engineer.. he loves to lay on that whistle! The only issue I ran into was that the engine after about 30 minutes started locking up when switched from forward to reverse.. it would freeze up for several minutes... I used some slot car oil that I had it's a very light oil and it's recommended to use Lionel brand but I didn't have any on hand.. after applying some on the running gear and letting it run a break in time it seems to be working fine now..

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Kathy Otten

Love my new train.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2024

Style: ModernVerified Purchase

My dad had been given Lionel trains for Christmas back in the 30's. Growing up the trains ran under our Christmas tree every year. When he passed, my brother got the trains and I've missed having trains under the tree ever since. Glad I indulged my whim and purchased this set. I love them. It was so nostalgic to see them going under the tree this year. I just wish it was easier to keep the wheels lined up on the track while coupling the cars.

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Georgian M. Kocsak

Great model

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024

Style: ModernVerified Purchase

Arrived on time and impressed with it

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amazing

a little expensive but worthy

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023

Style: SetVerified Purchase

One of the most notable features of this train set is its Bluetooth capability, which allows users to control the train using their smartphone or tablet. This feature is particularly useful for those who want to operate their train set without the need for cumbersome wires and controllers

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Dave T.

Country of origin ???

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023

Style: ModernVerified Purchase

Amazon states county of origin as USA. Lionel train arrived and is made in China.

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AllenCDenver

Broke down and horrible customer service

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024

Style: SetVerified Purchase

We bought this for a Christmas present for our kids. It stopped working because the part that takes in electrical power didn’t work anymore. Their customer service was absolutely horrendous to work with. They were very questioning and judgmental and were not at all helpful and after lots of back and forth with them, they finally gave us a replacement part. That replacement part doesn't work. And it takes them weeks to reply back to a single email that you send. 5 months later after requesting part, it still doesn't work and my kid just wants to play with his train and he can't because its broken.

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