Lionel Santa Fe Flyer O-Gauge Train Set

• The set includes, 0-8-0 steam locomotive and tender, wood-sided reefer with opening doors, barrel ramp car, operating searchlight car with adjustable position and more
• Train length is 58?, track layout is 40? x 60?
• Transformer controlled forward, neutral and reverse operation
• Operating steam whistle with on/off switch in tender
• Locomotive has operating headlight and puffing smoke unit

This is a very good starter step that will get you going. There are two things to beware of though 1) the instruction booklet describes features that are not on this train, but are on others. This can be frustrating as you try to figure out why it isn't working. Just note that it isn't working because this engine doesn't have the feature and it is not dysfunctional. 2) The smoke from the engine takes a bit of time to get going about 20 times around the track, but once it does it is pretty cool.

Great set up and would recommend!

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We purchased this Santa Fe Ready to Run set for our 9 year old for the Holidays.The set is made by Lionel.It came with 80 watt transformer, a fasttrack oval, steam engine, tender, lighted caboose and rolling stock.Everything worked great right out of the box and the track is easy to assemble.

The engine makes a steam engine whistle sound that is realistic and easy to use....just push a button on the transformer!It also came with smoke fluid and is supposed to puff smoke but we have not been successful creating what should look like realistic smoke.If you look really hard, you can sometimes catch a small thin vapor of smoke rising as it passes by.The engine also has a headlight that works well and is fun to watch as it enters our homemade tunnel.

The engine and tender are sturdy and heavy and seem up to the task of a 9 year old's energy and imagination.We already have seen dinosaurs, monster trucks, and a military helicopter invade the train layout.The train stays on the track even at high speeds.

The only downside I see is that the fast track and many of the accessories can be quite expensive.But our son really enjoys it and we are looking forward to building a fun layout and memories together.For a starter set, it was reasonably priced and seems to be pretty good quality.

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Bought this set for my grandson.Nice set, great detailing.Looks like heavy duty power pack.Just disappointed such a venerable American brand's product is now made in China.Also disappointed that price paid two weeks ago has now dropped 38 bucks.why the price fluctuations.Would be nice to know you are getting the best price when you purchase.Does amazon make good on lower prices in a certain amount of time like some of the box stores do?

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I received my train in perfect timing on Christmas eve morning via "last minute" shipping. Everything was packed tight, secure, and neatly. I ordered this train to replace my previous Lionel set I had received when I was quite younger as I had lost only the engine to that set, rendering it useless. I was amazed with the quality of this set, every little detail looks realistic and meticulously detailed. When comparing to my brother's old Lionel New York Central Flyer from the 80's/90's, this set has significantly more detail and weighs a considerable amount (which is good seeing that they at least still make die-cast models). The new 0 gauge track and controller with built in transformer are major improvements over my older track and controller set up.. All the cars in this set are detailed as well as including lights in the caboose and flatbed car. I was however under the impression the light would light up on the rear of the tender car, only to be later disappointed that it did not (although this is by no means a big deal, and should certainly not influence decisions). The one thing that really did irk me when opening the set though is that the new box packaging has a rather inconvenient design with train cars on one side and track on the other which will prove to be more difficult to take out and put away each Christmas compared to the original packaging of older Lionel sets. Overall this set has no major complaints and is an exceptionally crafted and detailed set you or your child should not miss out on and will lead to hours of chugging along!

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I bought this as a gift for Christmas and paid for 2-day shipping. Took it out and set it up for a test run.It ran for about half and hour before it died on the track. I isolated the problem to one particular car (searchlight). It was actually sparking at one point, until it completely died. With this one car on the track the train will not run at all. Kudos to Amazon for attempting to correct the situation. Regardless, Lionel trains are currently made in China and needless to say lack some type of quality control.