Imaginarium Train Station

this review is for;Imaginarium Train Station

I actually bought my Imaginarium Train Station at a local Toys R Us (the exclusive Imaginarium distributor) for the store retail price of $11.99. Made primarily of wood it has a attached 7" track that is compatible with Thomas, Brio & Maxim wooden, railway tracks. The blue, top part of the station is made of plastic that houses the batteries and electronic, sound module. Two AAA batteries are needed, but are not included. The three buttons on the top each make their own electronic sound; a train engine noise, a train whistle noise & a train crossing bell noise. There are two plastic doors that swing open back & forth. The set also includes a wooden figure & a train engine.

My only complaint about this product is it was difficult to install the batteries as you literally had to pry off the plastic roof from the wooden station (no screws). Remove one screw from the plastic door to insert the two AAA's and press the roof back on. So far the roof is pretty snug after I initially stored the first pair of AAA batteries, but I'm not sure how snug it will be later after replacing the roof multiple times to change batteries. If the roof doesn't stick back too well later I might consider installing a couple velcro strips. Hopefully my little son doesn't grab the roof & pry it off himself until then. Overall, I think this is a very good value of a set when compared to the other Learing Curve train accessories that I have for my son's train layout that cost more than double of the Imaginarium Train Station. This also the first train accessory for my son's train set to make audible sounds, so it is nice to have my son's train set come "alive" with sounds! Considering how expensive the Learing Curve, Thomas brand products are for wooden railways, the Imaginarium Train Station is a nice inexpensive addition to anyone's wooden, railway train set.