Bachmann Trains Santa Fe Flyer Ready-to-Run HO Scale Train Set

Reader Reviews
My son, who is 4, is extremely fond of trains. He recently received the Lionel Polar Express train set for Christmas and was totally overjoyed with it. Needless to say, he anxiously awaited the arrival of the Santa Fe train set, thinking that it would be just as wonderful. As we took the trains and tracks out of the box, the wheels, which are tiny, cheap and flimsy, fell off. Because they are so tiny, we almost could not find them because they had fallen out of the box and onto the floor. We set the tracks up and then attempted to set the trains on the tracks, which is extremely difficult to do. It's almost impossible to get the tiny little wheels to sit properly on the tracks unless you lie on the floor and actually place your face practically on the floor at the level of the tracks. We finally got it going and found that the trains constantly detach from each other. The trains are also cheap and flimsy. After approximately 3 days or so during which we spent more time re-connecting the trains and re-setting them on the track, we finally took everything apart and put it back in the box. Needless to say, this product was a disappointment. Definitely not recommended for anyone who is an avid train lover.