In-Tree Christmas Train

Product Description

A moving train RIGHT in your Christmas Tree!! Animated Engine, Realistic Engine Sound, Flashing Headlight! Approx. 35" Diameter Track. Includes 8 track sections, 8 support struts, tree clamp, engine, caboose & fuel car. [Read more]

Features

• Real Working Light
• Easy to Snap Tracks
• Authentic Sounds
• Does not smoke.

Top Reviews

Fantastic for a BASIC under the Christmas Tree Train
by Shannon M. (5 out of 5 stars)
June 6, 2015

I have been shopping around for a simple train to go around the bottom of the Christmas tree this year to delight my kids. I have purchased two other trains that were in the $75-$100 range and neither of them would make it around the tracks on the carpet. It wasn't flat enough or something. This much cheaper train has much thicker, sturdier tracks, and is better built that even the Dickensville Village train I purchased. I can't say how it is mounted up in the tree, because I was going for something underneath.

It is definitely big enough to fit around a tree stand for a fresh 6-7 foot tree. The train is lightweight and plastic, which is good because it pulls really nicely around the tracks. It has two settings- short run (once around the track) and long run, where it goes on repeat for 4 hours. It is kind of loud, but the kids love it and it won't be on all the time. The headlight is a nice touch.

There is nothing fancy about this train. It's CHEAP but it WORKS. If you have a 3 and 5 year old like me, and you don't want to be stressed about them breaking a $250 train (which is what all the good ones cost) this one is for you. It should hold up nicely, and my kids were enchanted by it.
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Love it! So unique and so much fun
by MCOEP19027 (5 out of 5 stars)
January 9, 2015

Easy to put together and so much fun. Made our tree unique. I was showing our video of it to everyone and they all loved it. Sounds it makes is loud but I didn't mind it. At first I thought the tracks were too unsteady and flimsy for all three cars of the train so I only used two and it ran without any problems. I never added the third car since having two worked well enough. I did have to re-install to put the support beams where the tracks came together and that steadied it a bit. Since my tracks weren't the most level, I also had to hang a counterbalance on one of the support beams even though watching the train run on tracks that went up and down was fun! The balance problem may have been caused because our tree revolves at the same time the train was running. I may get another one next year to have two trains around the tree. Oh, if your tree top angel falls on the train and they both crash to the floor and the latch between the cars breaks, a twist tie really does work as a replacement lol (thank you to the reviewer who gave that tip). Train is surprisingly durable for the number of times it crashed to the floor.
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I see in some reviews that people were having trouble ...
by Susan Crites (5 out of 5 stars)
December 19, 2014

I see in some reviews that people were having trouble getting the track to stay level on the tree. I had to do the last few turns on all six bolts with pliers, but we did succeed in getting it tight enough to let the train run with no problems at all (except overly curious cats). As you can see in the pic, we ordered this after we had already decorated the main tree, so instead we put it on his friend the palm tree. My son the train fanatic was over the moon with this new addition to our holiday traditions.
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Track bows under weight of the 3 cars
by SueC8 (1 out of 5 stars)
November 23, 2015

The tree clamp was not difficult to level, but the track would not stay level because the "stems" (arms) extending from the tree clamp to the train tracks were so flimsy that the track would bow under the weight of the three train cars and never stay level. I see other reviewers somehow "propped" up the track, but I finally gave up and just set the track up around the base of the tree on the floor (defeats the whole purpose of this train).

I also have a sneaky feeling that this was a returned product foisted on me as a new product. The little plastic hook that connects the 2nd car to the engine was snapped off and a small pink wire was hanging on the side of the car to use to connect the two cars. The plastic bag containing the tree clamp and screws was ripped open and taped back shut. The box was taped shut with clear packing tape.

Changing the 4 AA batteries is a royal pain--the lower batteries are nearly impossible to remove and replace and you need to hunt up a Phillips head screwdriver every time you change the batteries (needed to remove the cap to the battery compartment). I am keeping the product, but I would NOT recommend it.
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Brings Back Memories....Fun Addition for Christmas
by Greg (5 out of 5 stars)
December 28, 2014

We have had this tree train for about 20 years until last year when I forgot to remove the piece that attaches to the tree before I threw away our old tree to make way for a new one. Even after 20 years we still got steam from the engine every once in a while. When I saw it being offered less than I paid for it 20 years ago I had to buy the replacement.

It is fairly easy to put together, but the most important thing to take into consideration is where to put the sleeve you attach to the tree. It has to be in a spot where the tree branch lengths are not so long that the track is lost in the branches or so short the track sticks way out past the tree. Finding the sweet spot is the trick. Putting the posts that hold the track can also be a bit tricky. They take a fair amount of pressure to put them into the sleeve and then to attach the track. I was always afraid I was going to break the plastic putting it together, but with some care never did. Also, make sure the track is level as the little train really can't go up hill.

You can set the train to continuously circle the tree until you stop it (and it whistles as it goes), or you can set it to make about 2 1/2 trips around and stop until you press the button again.

Overall, good value for the money.
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Love it.
by DaMioN (4 out of 5 stars)
April 17, 2015

Kinda cheap, plastic broke that ties them together, but rigged it. It's cool

Just an update. I've had this train for a couple years now, maybe 3 christmas's.. Had it setup in the tree a couple times, and then this past year had it on the ground around the tree.. The thing still works great! My daughter, nephews, nieices all play with it right away. All the attach hooks broke, cause they are rough with it, but you can easily use twisty ties, or anything to rig it back together. It's been a very nice, cheap little train set. I would reccommend this to friends or family. It was a good purchase. Thank you!
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Not for REAL TREES
by Ticia (2 out of 5 stars)
December 13, 2018

If i could put laughing emojis, i would! I literally had to hack my tree trunk to get this to fit and it still wasn't working so i had to tie ribbon around the two pieces to make them stay. Pretty sketchy but i told my kids there would be a "floating train" so that's what i gave them! I would have given this one star but after hours of improvising, it runs! I do not recommend for a real tree at all! Our tree was under the recommended height. One of side of the clamps didn't have threading so I'm not sure how it was supposed to be the support system for this train. It's a dummy mission. Took hours and i honestly almost threw the train and tree out the window lol. Butttt It runs lol and i guess if you're using an artificial tree that helps. If you're using a real tree, be prepared to cut a portion of branches off, hack the trunk and have a huge naked gap around the tree that you can see right through *face palm*
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Santa's Choo-Choo
by Texican (5 out of 5 stars)
May 29, 2018

We bought this a couple of years ago to replace a similar train we ran for like 10-12 years, until it finally just completely broke.

This one is a great fit and worked well on our old tree, We bought a new tree last year and the new train was not a good fit on the trunk, Not a problem though, My wife put it in her Christmas Village (she must have like more than a hundred house. It worked great in that application as well.

We are glad we found it,
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Chintzy sound, and a nuisance on the tree
by Kindle Customer (3 out of 5 stars)
November 19, 2017

Received quickly and not damaged..no complaints on ordering or delivery. Assembled and secured to the tree at 5ft height on a 7.5 ft tree so that none of the branches interfered with travel of the train. Started train and immediately became annoyed by the chintzy electronic sound of the voices and train sound with no way to turn volume off or down. Enjoyed the first couple trips around the tree, but the support braces had to be reinserted and the main support hub kept slipping down the metal pipe of the tree. After one hour of fiddling with this thing, took it down to regift to one of the grandchildren. Got out my old train and put it UNDER the tree.
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This train is great for our purposes - It stays steady propped up ...
by Kathryn (4 out of 5 stars)
November 20, 2015

This train is great for our purposes - It stays steady propped up in the middle of our tree, and it runs smoothly! However, we plan to paint it and snip the sound cords, a DIY project to turn it into the Hogwarts Express.

The train has three parts- the head, caboose, and middle car. It's got great detail on the coal car, and the head train - it looks like a real train!

I would not purchase this train as it is, because it makes a horrible prerecorded sound that is very loud and screechy.

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