Product Review

East meets West! History was made 150 years ago when the Transcontinental railroad was completed in Promontory, Utah on may 10, 1869. A face-to-face meeting of two locomotives and the driving of silver and golden spikes to join the last two sections of track were the climax of the famous golden Spike ceremony. Now you can celebrate this momentous event with the DCC sound-equipped Transcontinental train. This limited edition ready-to-run set has everything you need to get started in digital model railroading. It includes Bachmann exclusive, easy-to-use E-Z command digital system that lets you independently control the sound, speed, direction, and lighting of two decoder-equipped 4-4-0 commemorative locomotives. Relive all the sights and sounds of this historic meeting with the Transcontinental with digital sound! This digitally controlled train set features: collectors’ card with an individual production number for this limited edition set (only 1000 sets produced), DCC sound-equipped 4-4-0 American (central Pacific #60 “Jupiter”) with wood tender and operating headlight. Dcc sound-equipped 4-4-0 American (Union Pacific #119) with coal tender and operating headlight, old-time coach (central Pacific), old-time combine (Union Pacific), E-Z command control center with wall pack and plug-in wiring, 56" X 38" Oval of nickel silver E-Z track, illustrated instruction manual