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 The train sets are being marketed by Hawthorne Village/Collectibles Today.... [url]http://hawthornevillage.collectiblestoday.com/ct/section/sec-hawthornetrainsx3445.jsp?CURR_PAGE=1[/url] I, too, thought the cost was fairly expensive. Each "item"... the engine, and each car are $ 77.94 ($69.95 + 7.99 shipping)... multiplied by 3... equals $233.82. It includes 16 pieces of nickel silver track and power-pack ("a $60 value"). For football fans, they offer a "team village" with the stadium, restaurant, bar & grill, all in the team colors (automobile, team bus and a couple of figures -are also included)... again, for about $55 each x 3... for the set. Of course, for the diehard fan of any of those teams, they could probably justify the cost... knowing they can't be purchased from their local hobby shop. I imagine the set is based on one of Bachmann's "standard" run-of-the-mill diesel engines.... similar to the Santa Fe diesel etc. etc. The only difference is the special decaling for each piece. I'm just wondering how "durable" this standard motor is. Also, is it possible to "modify" this regular loco so that it can be run using DCC? Thanks for any insights or info regarding this set.
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