I bought this train thinking my son would enjoy it. The train itself is quality and makes ...
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I bought this train thinking my son would enjoy it. The train itself is quality and makes vibrant noises, however, the tracks seem to be cheap. The train has a hard time staying on the tracks and often derails. I find he will play with it for a total of 10 minutes and by that time it has derailed so many times he's frustrated.
4960862
I thought this train might be to much for my 4 year old but its just perfect for him.
2261496
Cute train - son really wanted Diesel 10 and there are a few to choose from but this one talks and seems high quality.
2458416
I bought this train for my four-year-old grandson who is seriously in love with trains.  Unfortunately, this one has made him wonder if boats and planes aren't more worth his devotion.  The train is very difficult to operate since it doesn't stay on the tracks well, and the cars are very hard to connect ( and keep connected).  The train is underpowered; even with fresh batteries, it will barely pull the two cars provided with the set.  After three frustrating hours, my son-in-law and I finally concluded that the only way to play with the train is to abandon the cars and run the engine and coal tender by themselves.  Even so, the train is still hard to keep on the track--any tiny bump can derail it.  I thought the Lionel brand would mean a quality product.  It certainly wasn't the case with this train.  I'm afraid this one is headed for the garbage can--an expensive mistake!
3395575
This is our second Christmas with this train. The pros are: price, appearance (has sound, light, and a smoke feature (which can be turned on or off). The cons are: quality (of plastic), track (flimsy and the attachment mechanism is easily breakable), and the train is finicky and has a tendency to derail itself. Given that we have young grandchildren for whose enjoyment this was primarily purchased, Id probably buy it again for the price (was about $40 when we purchased). If it gets broken, we haven't invested much in a first train. If, however, I was looking for a quality train set; something that would likely last for years and years, Id spend more and get something that is more substantial than this one.
1695530
The Thomas Wooden Railway is a really nice starter set to get your children interested in trains.  Almost all of the components are made of wood and only the specific pieces that would be extremely difficult to make from wood are made of other materials.  The track can be assembled in the format in the picture or it can be put together with other add-on sets to make a different configuration.  There are other brands of tracks which work with this system.  We plan to purchase some additional sets in the future to build a fun train system to play with our grandchildren.  My husband has dibs on our game room for Hot Wheels and will have to share it with the Fisher-Price trains sets.  He's busy trying to figure out how to make them work together (that should keep him busy for a while.)

I think it is a quality toy and would make a great gift gift for any child who is interested in trains and Thomas.
3682009
It's a good train set and is quite sturdy . But we're turned it coz we needed a train that makes real sounds and this one makes no sound at all . Also note that the miniature people and animals in the photo are colored the set come with miniatures that's are jus pale pink..
1578513
I expected Daisy to be the same size as other take along Thomas trains, but she is longer and has two pairs of pivoting wheels on the bottom to help her turn. Daisy is one of my son's favorites, and the train looks great. He loves it, and being die cast I know it will hold up to the beating he'll likely give it.
3721549
Great quality of craftsmanship! My two year old Loves his train set, the only thing is, the main train engine does not fit under the bridge tunnel. Son gets mad, but it is still his favorite!!
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My son got this as a gift for his second birthday and he LOVES it, but it can be rather annoying. Do yourself a favor and buy extra track for it. If your kid is like mine, they want to build the track, and not just watch the train go around in circles. If this thing gets off of the track it will just go until it runs into something and gets stuck, but the wheels continue to go until the timer on it runs out. My son doesn't like to move it when it gets stuck so he's constantly grabbing us to put the train right, which ends up being about 35364738 times a day because he is constantly playing with it. He does enjoy taking the lego pieces apart and putting them back together. It seems well made and the set is cute, it just really needs more track.
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This wooden train with colorful wooden blocks is well made and looks like something that you would see in a story book. The blocks are interestingly cut with bright and colorful patterns.
Because of the way the blocks are cut on an angle, a one year old may find it frustrating to get all of the blocks to fit on the train. Even at two, my daughter doesnt have the patience to put the pieces together. If you are getting this toy for a one year old, make sure they are past the stage of putting everything in their mouth. The animal heads do have small pieces that could easily be swallowed if they came apart. Also, the train features three cylinder blocks that I would consider a choking hazard. They are probably too big to swallow, but I would still be uncomfortable with them if my little one still put everything in her mouth. Finally, there are 18 block pieces with this set. Because of the number of pieces, the size of the pieces, and the difficulty of assembling the train, I would recommend this train for supervised play with very little ones. Left on her own, my daughter seemed to think the blocks were best used to bang on other surfaces in my house and the pieces ended up scattered around the house. For those reasons, this toy is being used more as a decoration. It is out of her reach, but accessible when me or Papa can play with her.
Even though this company is based in Minneapolis, MN this toy is made in China.
370694
Muir it is! Sturdy, looks great and my son loves it. This is one of his birthday gift and he enjoy playing with this train. cant complain anything. i would recommend this product for you to get for you. Great for birthday gift, christmas gift or stocking and what ever you would like.
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Train looks great, battery seems ok but my 3 year old is afraid to ride it now because it came off the track when he turned to look at the caboose. My 3 year old weighs 30 lbs, so I don't think that is the issue. My 19 month old son/daughter do better on it because they don't move at all, however, my daughter who weighs only 24 lbs turned once and it jumped the track. The steam never worked for us, but that is no big deal. I bought this due to the 45lb weight limit, all other trains have a 40 lb weight limit. I really was hoping to give this 5 stars. Because this train can run on its own I'm keeping it to use in a Christmas display around a tree in my front yard. With no child on it it should not jump the track and will look cute with fake presents in the caboose!
178881
I am really happy with my purchase. I was concerned that that tracks would be difficult to attach and re-attach based on reviews from various types of train sets. I was afraid this train set would have the same problem. This is not the case- it's easy for me to build as well as my two year old. My 2 year old is very happy with it. We didn't need to spend the extra money on a fancier set that comes with extra cars and people cuz he only cares about trains and loves this train with the caboose ( he doesn't bother playing with the trees and conductor that come with this set). He loves the bridge and the tunnel. Overall it's a quality set as long as we aren't using those platform wooden pieces that raise the tracks- those are a little annoying cuz it makes the tracks fall apart easily. We just don't use those five pieces and then everyone is happy. I highly recommend this set!
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My son has autism and loves trains, looooooves trains. He got a couple 3 packs of minis for Christmas and he loved them, they seemed to be good quality so for his birthday (7 days later) we decided to get him this. He went bonkers!!

The only con I have to say is that I wish there were more track options other than that tower track that is sixty bucks. I would give 5 stars if there were more track options because there would be so much more versatility to this set. My son really just prefers to drive his trains around on level ground. Right now he is just creating figure eights on my dining room table with some of the trains.

Oh and these trains are put in to this packaging well....very well. If your kid is impatient about wanting their stuff out of the package now, they are not going to be happy when they get this. It took us about 25 minutes to get all the trains out, we had to cut the plastic away from the couplings on each end of each train. We probably could have forced them out but I was afraid we were going to break something. I like that it's packaged well but I felt like I had a workout afterward.
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I am a train fanatic. I love al things steam trains. My son also loves trains, but really I got this toy for me. This is a small wind-up toy. It measures in at 2.5 long and 2 tall. It is made from tin. The outside is painted red, white, blue, yellow, and black. The colors are nice. There is one small scratch on the side of my locomotive. There is a little silver wind-up key on one side. This is easy to wind and when you wind it up all the way this train will go a long, long, long way. I am amazed how far it will go. When we put it down on the tile in our dining area it will go all the way across the room, bump the wall and somehow turn itself and go all the way across the long side of the room and still go a little farther. It really goes a LONG way.
This train is made in China. I would not recommend it for very small children because some of the tin edges are a little sharp. My son is old enough that I don't worry about him cutting himself on it, but if you have a toddler or little bitty kid I do not recommend it for them. The corners on the top of the locomotive are sharp. Overall, I love this little toy. It is much more fun than I expected.

I received this product free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
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The train is fine if you intend to use it as it comes. However if you purchase more than 2 train cars, the train's motor is barely strong enough to pull 3 cars and it cannot pull 4. The train can't make the bend with more than 2 train cars, unless you put straight pieces in to make long loops.
Speaking of track, I was going to purchase a second train set BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PURCHASE MORE TRACK SEPARATELY (BAD HASBRO, BAD!), but WON'T now that I know I'd have to take out the existing train motor and put a stronger one in.

I may still try to craft some more track(thinking paper mache might work,) but feel that I shouldn't have to put that much effort into it in the age of internet shopping.
In the end, our pony train won't run a loop around the Christmas tree. I guess that spot is still taken by boy's toys.

Side comment: I was impressed that the pony train luggage and purses actually opened and closed. The paper tickets that came with the train set were a nice touch as well.