Without seeing a particular set it is difficult to say just what cars are in a set. For example if it is a freight set it might have box cars, flat cars, hopper cars, tank cars, bulkhead flat cars, spine cars or a caboose, and of course a locomotive to pull it all with.
Trains can be a variety of sizes. There is no set measurement for trains.
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Places where someone can buy a Marx train set are on Ebay, at auctions, at store that sells vintage items, buy and sell adds in magazines about trains.
If you're shopping for a gift for your child, it's important to be strategic. One perfect example is with trains toys. If you want your child to be excited about receiving trains toys, you should set everything up first. This doesn't pertain to train tracks, but visiting a real train. For example, there are steam trains that can be found in the mountains. These steam trains offer short rides for a small fee. If you take your child on a steam train, their excitement about trains will skyrocket. When you give them a toy train a few days later, they're going to be thrilled.
Train lovers who tend to have model trains around their home have scale trains. N scale trains are a size that has various options available and usually requires quite a bit of space for proper set up and utilization.
The game is appropriate for children who are interested in the actual design of trains - their cars, boxcars, engines, and set-up. It is not for children who love Thomas the Train because they will not yet understand the mechanics of the machine.
There are several types of train sets. For your child, depending on how old he/she is, I would recommend one that isn't too expensive. Walmart.com has a train set table. The train is wooden and it has several accessories. This would be perfect for a child who just loves to play with trains!
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Trains are mounted onto tracks on the rail road that steer them towards the pre-set directions they are meant to travel towards. Rail engineers then control the speed the train travels at, and when they should stop.
Steam trains are powered by steam and relies upon the presure from the steam in the boiler. Diesel trains work the same way a normal car does with a motor and a lot of fuel. Electric trains rely upon the motor, but also a constant power connection either through a third rail or overheard wires. Diesel and electrical trains are normally faster and cleaner than steam. +++ Actually the motive power unit is a "locomotive" or (if steam) "engine"; NOT a 'train'. The "train" is the set of rolling-stock it tows.
The best type of toy train set to buy as a gift varies on who the gift is for... For instance if its for a small child (1-10) then you should get one that doesn't have very many small parts, like LGB trains. Now if its for an older person than an HO train set would be the best. And if its for someone that loves trains, it should be something that they don't have or that they want.
In the term 'electric train set', the nouns are 'train' and set', forming the compound noun 'train set'. The word electric is an adjective describing the train set.