About Them: Lionel, LLC is an American designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads that is based in Concord, North Carolina. Its roots lie in the 1969 purchase of the Lionel product line by cereal conglomerate General Mills but would not be its own company until the Martin Davis Investment Group bought the company in 1995 from Richard P. Kughn renaming it to Lionel LLC.Lionel has a huge variety of trains for kids & adults much like this one The Polar Express: Next Stop, North Pole! Help Santa wrap presents at the “Toy Factory” and load them into The Polar Express gondola in time for Santa’s departure. Lionel’s new quick-connect track and North Pole Toy Factory put you in complete control. The new Imagineering line allows you to expand and grow your world with separate sale track and accessories. With so many options, playtime is never-ending!
Trains are a big thing in this household, and I am so happy I was able to hide this one for Christmas. When I took everything out, it seems like the kid in me came out, and had a wee bit to much fun playing with it, before the boys got home from school. This comes with many tracks, tons of train pieces, some accessories and more all inside this box all for only $49 bucks. Everything is plastic, some metal around certain pieces. Very light weight, easy to carry around, doesn’t go by batteries just by pushing it, and is very fun to play with. Great for ages 2.5 and up. There really isn’t any small pieces, and everything stays intact very well. Looks way huge by the look of the box, but its pretty small in person, but way, way to much fun to play with. After I repacked it all up, and wrapped it, its been really hard to keep it from the boys.
Set Includes:
- The Polar Express steam engine
- The Polar Express gondola
- The Polar Express passenger car
- The Polar Express observation car
- Four Curve Track Pieces
- Two 9″ Straight Track Pieces
- Two 6″ Straight Track Pieces
- Two 3″ Straight Track Pieces
- North Pole Toy Factory
- One wrapping paper load
- One present load
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