Yu're correct. No steam wistle effect. Engine is conventional with just a standard steam whistle in the tender. The locomotive isn't the same one as included with the RTR P.E. passenger set.
Originally Posted by edmunda:
Thinking of getting this for my 7-year old son. Can the steam whistle effect be operated with a regular transformer or whistle controller? The Polar Express RTR set comes with the track, passengre cars, and a little transformer but as I understand that RTR set does not have the whistle steam effect. Pls. confirm.