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This year, showcase the magic of Christmas with the Polar express train set. Witness the children's shadows as they sit in the passenger cars drinking steaming mugs of hot chocolate and chattering excitedly about Santa. This train is sure to make your home Glow with Christmas spirit this season. You can operate this train using six conventional C batteries (not included)! The set also comes with an easy-to-operate RC remote control (requires three AAA batteries). with this ready-to-play set comes an exclusive track system which allows you to create; a circle, a rectangle or an oval layout. As this track system is exclusive to ready-to-play set, it is not compatible with Lionel G Gauge or other g Gauge track systems.
Anthony Tucci
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2025
Love this train set, and so does my son. It works great and the different audio, whistles and smoke stacks are really cool.
Shuaib
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2025
We finally added a train around the tree and everyone loves it! The steam feature is so fun and works perfectly! Great price! Easy to control. I wish it had a bit more weight to it but we found that most we looked at were light weight unless you want to pay much more.
Servando
Reviewed in Mexico on February 17, 2025
Excelente calidad
Diana Olivera Quiroz
Reviewed in Mexico on September 8, 2024
Es un buen producto
Dana R
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
This train set works great and is awesome! For everyone who said it comes off tracks, comes unhooked, and won't work on carpet, etc., They are wrong because they didn't set it up right. Each track must be clipped together and it's easy to miss a couple. I did myself at first. And if you use the clips they include in a small bag, your trains will not come unhooked. Also you must set each train onto the track properly. Each train has at least 4 wheels, and they ALL must be set on the tracks. So do those things and your train will work perfectly. This train set is for adults and is NOT for children. I let my 3 yo have the remote to play with it and it works great. But I do not let her touch the tracks or trains. Again, this is not a train set for children to play with, just to look at and control. The sounds are great just like the movie! And yes it works on carpet.
S. Uhl
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2024
Good priced and decent quality train for the Christmas tree. Nice large size, stays on track well, as long as you put some time into making sure the track is correctly assembled and flat on the ground. It was relatively easy for me to buy additional LED lights to light up the coach cars and to buy Lionel figures to place onto the train. Has run well for about 2 weeks now and also stood up well to cats knocking it over. Would highly recommend, esp. if you are an experienced hobby or DIY person.
Jessica
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2024
Added this under our Christmas tree, and it’s such an amazing addition. Bigger than I thought it would be but I’m pleased about that. Sound effects are great. Will be having so much fun with this in the coming years.
Connor
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2022
I am editing my review because of how quickly the batteries run out. This is a good train at an unbeatable price. Although the price is low, the quality is impressive. I have owned two of these trains and I love them both. It's only been a few years, so I can't attest to how it will hold up in 10 years +, but I have to say I'm pretty confident it will last a long time. You can just tell it's a good quality set when you pick up the cars and feel their weight. The controls are very simple and they're perfect for either a kid or an adult. I know it's mostly for kids, but I'm an adult and I just love it. I couldn't really afford to invest $400+ for my first train, and this one looks wonderful around the tree. It's awesome to have the remote which lets you control the speed, direction and play sound effects. If you're looking for a nice gift which can be used every Christmas for years to come I highly recommend this train. Also just so you know before purchasing: this is the cheaper model, so you won't be able to add additional cars like in the more expensive models of the Polar Express, but you can extend the track as long as you want, just make sure you buy the Ready to Play track. I rated volume control 1 stars, because there is no volume control, but it's a train and I wasn't really expecting that anyway. Ideally there would be a volume control, but it's ok as trains are supposed to make noise. Unfortunately the batteries don't seem to last that long, so just be prepared that you'll need to have a massive amount of batteries if you want to run it during the whole holiday season.Update: I think I've figured out that what happens: I think the batteries inside the controller weaken because I can't use the sound FX right now, but it still controls the train. When I turn the train on it doesn't have the train sounds either, but it still runs. I'm certain this will be fixed replacing the batteries, but I'm mentioning this because it is kind of a cool unintentional feature, because now I have the train still running and it isn't as noisy. So I think the batteries on the train last a while, but you just may need to replace the controller ones. I definitely recommend the train!
Cheryl Craig
Reviewed in Australia on December 11, 2020
Present for my grandson's 6th birthday. He loves trains. What a fantastic train set. Was everything I expected and much more. He loves the movie and was wowed by the gift. This is a great gift for any young child who loves trains. Good quality gift. Delivery was faster than expected. Amazon met all my expectations and I have since purchased another two quality gifts for Xmas. They were ordered 8 December, shipped 8 December delivered to my home 9th December. Never experienced such excellent service. Thankyou.
Mike D., La Jolla
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
Our children love to watch the train go around, but it's the adults who suffer the pain of getting this thing to work on a remotely reliable basis. First, the plastic tracks, especially when put into a circle around the tree, don't fit snugly. This creates noise and easy spots for the trains to derail. The hooks that couple the cars are the absolute worst part about this. you find yourself constantly adjusting the cars back on the track, but that decouples the car. You recouple the cars, and of course, the trains are lifted off the track. to get both right at the same time is like performing surgery. this thing takes 6 C batteries - just for the locomotive - and it drains them fast. 6 c batteries cost $12. That will give you 3 hours of run time. maybe a little more. we have rechargeable batteries, and they exhaust faster, but at least you don't spend $12 every 1-2 days. The cars easily derail going backwards. and when they derail and you lift the car in place on the track, it decouples. As I say above, you try to recouple and the train comes off the track again. The locomotive is pretty good. It makes some sounds that my kids like. The cars on the other hand are made of cheap light painted tin. which is another reason why they derail so easily.Let me also add that the rubber band that fits over 4 of the 8 wheels of the locomotive come off easily. those bands produce some friction so that the wheels can grab the track. problem is, they come off whenever the train isn't perfectly on the tracks. and of course to put them back on, you end disconnecting all the cars, and you have yet another project ahead of you: putting all the cars on the track while coupling them together.With better tracks and a decent coupling system, train set would have been fine. We so want to send it back but the kids love it. The sounds are cool and it's a good size with pretty good detail. Little do they know what a giant pain this is for the adults to keep it running.
Andy
Reviewed in France on December 2, 2018
Très réaliste, dommage que l'on ne puisse pas couper le son car le bruit du train en continu est assez fatiguant. Utilisez plutot des piles rehargeables car elles se vident assez vite.
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