Bachmann Trains - Super Chief Ready To Run Electric Train Set - N Scale

This was a great starter set for me, but obviously something most people will want to expand to make their own layout. Cons: The track is hard to put together. Power goes out to the rails using what looks like a headphone jack and I worry about the durability. Plugging power into the rerailer is a 50/50 of which direction the DC power will flow, which affects which way "forward" is. It would be nice if it had markings showing which way is forward. N scale is small. Every part is tiny. It can be hard to get everything on the track, and because it is all a circle, it is difficult to get everything coupled together. It comes with various freight cars instead of passenger train cars. Pros: The power is easy to connect. If you want "forward" to go a particular direction and when you turn it on it goes backward, you can just switch the controller to backward, or flip the connector over on the track. The train looks good and the freight cars are good. I think everybody likes a caboose. The metal wheels make noise, but they will probably last a lot longer than plastic. The thing runs smooth at low speeds or high speeds. Half power seems to be about the correct speed to match real cruising speed when scaled down. I bought a six-pack of 5" straight to make an oval and it still fits easily on my bed on a 30"x40" foam panel. Once it is on the rails, it does not come off as long as the rails are connected correctly. So far I've bought one passenger car, a grain hopper car, and two coil cars, and it pulls them all around the track smoothly at about 1/3 power. I wouldn't let kids throw the parts around because the plastic parts might break if they hit something hard, but I think anybody would have fun watching it go around. Just don't leave the room while it is running. Tips: Make sure the rails are connected and aligned by running your finger over them. Make sure all the wheels are actually on the rails. Press the cars together so the couplers "snap" into place, or replace them with better couplers. * After a month of running it almost every day at various speeds, it's doing great, so I give it five stars.

I purchased this set to replace my original Super Chief diesel locomotive. This newer version also has a working headlamp, but it is not as bright as my old version. It is a great locomotive and set of cars and is easy to setup and use with the included EZ track. The train runs great with no issues. I would purchase again, especially as a starter set in N gauge!

Bachmann has done a great job with the Santa Fe F7A model. It runs at scale speeds from 15mph to fast about a scale 75 mph. The paint jobs is first class. Not any attached parts but for the value a great runner. Good weight pulls the three cars in the set with ease. The cars are very attractive and look more to scale for the same HO set. I really like the N scale road bed track fits firmly together and stays together during operating sessions. Models run fine on the track at all speeds and they don't fly off at full speed as well.

the locomotive is great and has no problem handling the load given in this set, plus a few extra car. the problem I have with it is that the included loco and freight cars do not like to couple with each other, while additional cars couple to it without any issue.

In 1990 I bought my first N Scale Train, a Bachmann Trains - Super Chief Ready To Run Electric Train Set. Still runs good. This new one is just been updated to new couplers a small circuit board under the hood, and a 24 inch circle of EZ track. Also updated Controller. The circuit board may be related to DCC. The Loco and cars have great detail, and look very nice I bought Two of these sets over the holidays to take advantage of the sales. I was hoping I could run the two Locomotives Back to Back. I expected when putting them on the track in different direction and would run away from each other but was glad to see they ran in the same direction . So I coupled them together and put as many cars on a 34 inch oval could handle, 22 plus the two Loco's The video I posted, the first 4 cars and the last caboose car came with the set. So about the first 1/3 of cars have knuckle couplers the the middle third of cars have the older Rapido couplers and the last third is back to the newer knuckle couplers, with a transition car to handle each change of the coupler type. At the end of Video a Derailment happened as the Engineer started slow the Train down. A NTSB investigation determined that as the slowing occurred two Cars in the middle of of the train become unconnected causing the Loco to run into the back of the uncoupled cars. No damage was done to the Front coupler of the Loco or the rear coupler of the Caboose. The uncoupling of the two middle cars were of different manufactures so Coupler incompatibility and excess speed probably was the cause as the couplers unloaded weight from the pull as the train slowed. The Engineer of the Locomotive was reprimanded for speeding and unsafe operation of a Train and assigned to administration duties pending further investigation. Conclusion. On a large layout running these two Locos in the Back to Back configuration one could pull very long Train. I don't have enough cars to test this out though, and my bigger layout is out of commission for renovation work.

Great into to model train hobby I got it and it’s fast really easy to assemble alls you do is rub your fingers across the track and make sure it’s level really easy a child could do it at any age. The super chief is fast little guy I have three other engines and I like this one the most it’s short fast and can pull. If you are looking for the right set buy this and some straight track also recommend a up and over track and let the fun never stop and I hear some ppl hate on the size I love it it’s almost as small as it get connection is simple it’s a great price for what you get. Keep it clean and that’s the recipe!!!!!

Absolutely love it. Set up was easy had it up and running in minutes and it's been running all day.

Llegó en buen estado. Funciona de maravilla y es una linda pieza para adentrarte en la escala N Si piensas comprar este set ten en cuenta que al ser una escala más pequeña es más ligera y debes tener más cuidado con las piezas. También recomiendo comprar vías rectas a parte, ya que el set solo trae un círculo, esto para una mejor experiencia

Good

It's a great simple basic kit. Works very well.

El tren funciona bien, es pequeño así que hay que ser cuidadoso, el control tiene un tacto bastante bueno. Hay varios reviews en youtube que pueden ver.