LionelLionel Thomas & Friends Christmas Freight Electric O Gauge Bluetooth Train Set with Remote, Blue,red and White

I have this setup for the grandkids - the 4 year old runs it quite well but the 2 year old needs a little practice. Great for grandkids.

Its a great train set for grandchildren..!!!!!

The reviews had me questioning whether to buy this train or not. I am glad I decided to buy it. This was a gift to an adult special needs family member. It has been played with for hours each day for over a month now and there have not been any issues with the engine. The cars do not have working couplers and they have come unattached from each other while circling the track. These are issues that any good "engineer" can handle and it may be related to faster speeds. In our case, the engineer learned news skills in successful attaching the cars in a new way. This set is not for young children.Before purchasing I called Lionel to inquire about the warranty for the product. Amazon is an approved seller. Our set was fulfilled by Amazon and not a 3rd party. Would recommend verifying that before ordering. Knowing I had Amazon's standard return policy and Lionel's warranty I had no reservations about ordering. The train is great. Its fun putting different types of Christmas cargo and characters in the open freight car.

You pretty much get what you expect from this train. It is a cute Thomas the Engine Christmas train. It is nice to see it running around a Christmas tree. I have several Lionchief Lionel Trains and this one works just as well. It runs at a nice even speed and runs pretty reliably. I also have a bunch of fasttrack switches and two 22.5 crossovers. The engine is able to navigate these without any problem.The main complaint is the quality. Lionel trains are generally pretty rugged, which is good for younger kids. I have had Lionel trains as far back as I can remember. When I was a kid, I would accidently run them off the table or something, but they kept on going.With the Thomas train, it looks like they tried to lower the price point by not following their normal standards. For example, the motor appears to be a lightweight motor. That concerns me a bit. A clearer example is the couplers. Lionel cars usually have a standard operating coupler. The Thomas cars have a fixed coupler. I have some other Lionel Thomas sets and the whole "Thomas" line uses the same kind of couplers. They cannot be automatically coupled. You must manually put the cars together. They also do not fit well. The car that holds the christmas trees sometimes comes uncoupled with the engine while running. I think it is because there is so much space in the grip of the coupler, it just pulls out sometimes. So you have to stop the train, and reconnect the car to the engine.While I still recommend the set overall, it is these little places where they reduced the quality that detract from the set. It would been a better experience if they simply made the engine and cars in their "usual" high quality. Yes, it may increase the price of the set, but it would be a better train experience and they would be sure to last for a very long time. I would ask Lionel to make the Thomas trains in the same style as all of their other trains and cars. I still recommend this set and I also recommend treating it nicely to make it last.

My little one could not have been happier and will be part of our Christmas decorating for years to come. Good quality aside from sounds could be a little louder, hard to hear when train is moving half speed or greater. Also wish the cars had metal couplers as a little cheap feel to them but still do the trick. Having an app available for a toy train seems a little weird compared to how they used to be, but guess there is an app for everything nowadays, and has some neat features. Very pleased overall.

The kids love their new Thomas the Train and track. You can add more trains or track.

For the price, this is a two star product, at best. Mine broke 3 days after delivery. Engine just stopped working, made in China, of course. Definitely NOT the quality one expects from the name Lionel.At time of purchase, the Christmas train was $40 more expensive than the regular Thomas train, but doesn't come with enough track to circle a slim artificial Christmas tree. For $40 more, it appears that all that was done was change the bell to jingle bells and paint Christmas decals on the standard product. Obviously, the cars Thomas pulls are different, your better off saving $40 and adding your own decals to Annie and Claribel IF you believe you're buying a Lionel quality product.The sayings from Thomas are so quiet, they can't be heard when the train is operated any faster than a slow crawl. They also have nothing to do with Christmas, which would be logical for a more expensive Christmas train.The derailment issue mentioned in other reviews is not just a track connection issue. For some reason, the engine just loses contact with the rail and stops, requiring a tap or nudge to reconnect. My track was on a level brick floor so it is definitely the poor quality of the product and NOT the setup. The cars decouple too easily. I bought this to replace a battery operated train with plastic tracks that decoupled and derailed when a butterfly sneezed. This product is an improvement, but since the engine loses contact with the rails and needs a nudge, you're periodically recoupling the cars too.Because my kid fell in love with this I will talk to a local train store before returning, but so far, this is a very expensive, low quality product that will most likely end in heartbreak for my kid.

Great train feels sturdy. Easy transformer remote for kids to use. Feels heavy like the Lionel trains.