The media could not be loaded. Great Thomas model train and a great first Lionel train set. The price was under $200 which was I why I bought it as Lionel products are not cheap especially the LionChief line. My son is 3, even though he is under the age for this toy, the remote control makes it easy for him to control Thomas. He loves the fact he can make it go slow and fast and make Thomas whistle and talk. The only issue I had is when the package arrived I found that the set was missing the power pack needed to make the train run. But Amazon had the link to contact Lionel directly. I called Lionel and after giving them the info of where and when I bought the set and model number they sent the power pack directly to me. That's good customer service and support right there. I have an old Lionel set from the 80's when Lionel products during that time was not very high quality. But this set has high quality even though it's a starter set meant for young kids. The train runs perfectly with the accompaning remote. And it works as Lionel says it would using the Lionel LionChief app! The app is real good because it allows the user to set the volume on the individual features like the bell, speech and whistle. Or set the volume for all of it as one. I highly recommend this set for anyone who has children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews who like Thomas and/or model trains. Even adults can enjoy this set. Another feature that is great with Lionel is that as the child grows older the set can be expanded and use other Lionel O gauge trains with LionChief remote capability.

Great fun product my 2.5 yr old is enjoying. Large pieces are much easier to handle and durable than the smaller gauges. The trains speaker sounds a little on the cheaper side. Overall I think it's a great starter electric set for younger kids. I think the extra tracks could cost a little less too.

This is a easy to assemble well made train. Will need plenty of space and additional tracks are pricey, but it a great gift for a young boy or girl.

I really like this Lionel LionChief Thomas because it runs very fast and whistle is sound amazing and his voice is really cool

We love this set. Our 3 year old is very entertained. We bought extra track to go along with set as well. We've been using this for a few months now and had no problems.