Thomas Wooden Railway - Battery-Operated Hiro

Be Aware of the difference between Fisher Price and Learning Curve Battery Operated Trains
I have a 2 year old who loves trains. He's obsessed with them (as is dad) - I have spent a small fortune on a variety of trains, track, and accessories from multiple mfg's. One thing I have discovered by purchasing both Learning Curve and Fisher Price trains is there are distinct differences. First and most obvious, the LC trains have a very noisy motor – really nerve racking, especially if it falls off the track and becomes unattended. Compare the FP motor, and it's almost silent. I have found mfg's trains to be fairly strong, they do a good job hauling a heavy load via the magnets. My son has successfully pulled 10 + cars of various sizes behind each brand. I bought Hiro (FP) before discovering the difference of each mfg's quality control and different internal components. This Hiro train is hands down the strongest (and he runs very quiet because he's manufactured by Fisher Price) - so if you like the fun, and want to enjoy a little less noise in your house, do...
This toy shows a great deal of class
HIRO, which is part of the THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE collection of engines, train cars, tracks, and buildings, show a great deal of class. First of all, the engine is made of metal. It is not plastic. As with the other engines and train cars, HIRO's face is made of plastic. The metal is painted black, with gold-painted detail work. The roof of the engine's cab has a rectangular portion, which is actually a button. When you push the button, the engine moves at a constant speed. The speed is about one meter per ten seconds. HIRO has six plastic wheels, and four of these are unusual, in that they have rubber rims. Truly, the HIRO product is a "class act." To use a phrase that is sometimes used in another context, "Hiro has a classy chassis!" (Please note that "chassis" rhymes with "classy." Don't blame me. I did not invent the English language.)

COAL CAR. The HIRO product comes with a coal car. The coal car is made of wood, not plastic. HIRO pulls the coal car by way of magnetic...
Experience the fun of a motorized engine
This is the first motorized Thomas & Friends engine that I've seen, and I really like it. With all-metal construction, it's heavier (7 ounces with the AA battery) than the non-motorized engines, but it needs the extra weight to have enough traction to pull itself and a few cars up the grades of bridge approaches. I tried the Hiro engine pulling two cars around the figure 8 layout of the Tidmouth Timber Company set, and it had no problem with going up and down the steep bridge approaches. The weight of the engine and the rubber rims of the four driving wheels gave it plenty of traction.

Note that the pictures of the Hiro engine in the Amazon product description page aren't all the same. The middle picture, showing an engine with six wheels, is the correct one. The #51 coal tender is as shown in all the pictures.

It's a different experience watching the Hiro engine chugging around the track under its own power. It took me back to my Lionel electric train days as a...
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