The engine isn't new; I purchased it on the Buy-Sell forum several years ago with two passenger cars. I also have a small articulated Cass Railroad engine I bought at York about 10 years ago. Recently I purchased 3 of the banana cars off of Ebay and decided I needed to get a caboose as well. I noticed the cars were just as cheap new directly from ETS as I was paying used on EBAY. So I bought another banana car and the caboose add to the set.
They are good to work with but shipping from the Czech Republic isn't cheap, about $40.00 FedX. Still I am happy with the train. The little engine you see pulling is a nice gem that runs well in-spite of the fact it derailed from my top loop and crashed all the way to the floor. I can't believe it runs like nothing happened to it. They sure make a great product.
One of these days I am going to buy one of their Garrett's.
Scott Smith
