All aboard the Echo Valley Express! This Bachmann HO scale ready-to-run train set features a Southern Railway steam locomotive hauling carloads of coal, and it comes with DCC and sound, so it’s as much fun to hear as to watch.

The star is a DCC sound-equipped 2-6-0 steam locomotive with tender, all-wheel drive, and an operating headlight. Its steam sound package includes the chuff, short and long whistles, bell, air compressor, and blower, all in polyphonic 16-bit sound. You control everything with Bachmann’s E-Z Command digital control system.

Everything you need to start running trains is in the box:

• DCC sound-equipped 2-6-0 steam locomotive with tender
• Gondola
• Quad hopper
• Off-center caboose
• E-Z Command Control Center with wall pack and speed controller
• 56" x 38" oval of snap-fit nickel silver E-Z Track, with 12 curved pieces, 3 straight pieces, and a plug-in terminal rerailer
• Body-mounted E-Z Mate couplers
• Illustrated instruction manual

A complete set like this is a great way to get into model railroading or add sound to your layout. Our price is just $439.99, compared to $559 retail. We think that’s great news for anyone who wants to hear a steam engine come to life.