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The Lionchief set allows you to test the waters of command control, with a reasonable investment. The traditional size Locomotive is nicely scaled down as are the 3 lighted passenger cars. Included with the set is a wall plug in power source, complete loop of track and remote control to run the train. The engine has a nice whistle and bell, smoke, steam sounds (2 chuffs/revolution only, not 4 as prototypical) that can be turned off, but NO volume control. Plus 4 announcements from the movie (Tom Hanks voice, faithfully recorded), 2 at idle and 2 different when in motion.

Of course, the price difference is significant. As mentioned, the Lionchief is an entry level starter set for around $300. The scale version offers more sophisticated sound (at least a dozen sound clips from the movie, remotely activated) and control, but to get full functionality of ALL the features, you need to also purchase the Lionel Legacy control system.

Some information I have added merely echoes what’s mentioned by other members, but I think we covered most of differences and features of both. One last thing, the Lionchief control is less complicated since the features are less, and my 2-year-old + Grandson, was able to run the train with adult supervision.

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