Start your journey in the exciting world of model railroading with a Bachmann train set in HO or N scale! Our ready-to-run electrically powered sets include everything you need to get on track for a lifelong hobby, featuring a locomotive, passenger or freight cars, power pack, speed controller, and our robust, easy-to-assemble snap-fit E-Z Track®!

Explore some of our most popular sets below, or click the link at the bottom of each section to view our full range of electric train sets in each scale.
THOROUGHBRED (HO Scale)
Item No. 0091
Wheels rumble like the pounding of hooves as this iron horse rounds the bend. Hauling freight with the ease and grace of a champion, the Thoroughbred delivers fun and adventure to your stable of trains. View video below to see this set in action.

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • F7 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
  • open quad hopper
  • gondola
  • wide-vision caboose
  • body-mounted E-Z Mate® couplers
  • 47" x 38" oval of snap-fit E-Z Track® including 12 pieces of curved track, 1 piece of straight track and 1 plug-in terminal rerailer
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual

YARD MASTER (HO Scale)
Item No. 00761
The power of a steam engine is guaranteed to be what you need to master any rail yard shunting job with ease. An 0-6-0 locomotive with Union Pacific's® distinctive greyhound color scheme and slope tender sends a puff of smoke skyward as it prepares to position rolling stock for pickups, much like a game of strategy. Plan your moves, assemble a consist, and send freight on its way with the Yard Master!

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • Baldwin 0-6-0 steam locomotive with operating headlight, smoke, and slope tender
  • gondola
  • off-set cupola caboose
  • body-mounted E-Z Mate® couplers
  • 36" circle of snap-fit E-Z Track® including 11 pieces of curved track and 1 curved plug-in terminal rerailer
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual
RAIL CHIEF (HO Scale)
Item No. 00706
You will command the rails with our striking Rail Chief set. Complete with miniature people and a signal bridge, this 130-piece set will let you oversee your own detailed railroading empire.
 
This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • EMD GP40 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
  • open quad hopper
  • gondola
  • steel reefer
  • offset cupola caboose
  • body-mounted E-Z Mate® couplers
  • 47" x 38" oval of snap-fit E-Z Track®, including 12 pieces curved track, 1 piece straight track, and 1 plug-in terminal rerailer
  • signal bridge
  • 36 miniature figures
  • 24 telephone poles
  • 48 railroad and street signs
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual
CHATTANOOGA (HO Scale)
Item No. 00626
Capturing all the energy and excitement of railroading is the Chattanooga. Based on the trains of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad (made famous by a certain well-known song), this 155-piece set includes scale figures, building kits, and trackside structures, allowing you to recreate the romance of the steam era in miniature.

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • 0-6-0 steam locomotive with tender, operating smoke, and headlight
  • plug-door box car
  • open quad hopper
  • single-dome tank car
  • off-set cupola caboose
  • body-mounted E-Z Mate® couplers
  • 47" x 38" oval of snap-fit E-Z Track®
  • suburban station
  • signal bridge
  • 48 railroad and street signs
  • 36 telephone poles
  • 48 assorted figures
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual
THUNDER VALLEY (N Scale)
Item No. 24013
The rails rumble and the engine roars as the mighty Thunder Valley makes its way through canyons and across mountain ranges, hauling freight to destinations far and wide.

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • EMD GP40 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
  • steel reefer car
  • three-dome tank car
  • wide-vision caboose
  • 24" circle of nickel silver E-Z Track®
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual
YARD BOSS (N Scale)
Item No. 24014
When there‘s freight to be moved, there‘s nothing like the raw power of a steam locomotive to get the job done. Our Yard Boss train set comes complete with Bachmann‘s exclusive E-Z Track® snap-fit track and roadbed system

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • 0-6-0 steam locomotive and tender
  • box car
  • quad hopper
  • wide-vision caboose
  • 24" circle of nickel silver E-Z Track® including 11 pieces curved track and 1 curved plug-in terminal rerailer
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manua
SUPER CHIEF (N Scale)
Item No. 24021
Displaying all the pride and power of a born leader, the mighty Super Chief thunders along the rails. Spearheading the charge is an F7-A diesel locomotive displaying the Santa Fe Railroad's iconic red and silver Warbonnet paint scheme.

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • F7-A locomotive with operating headlight
  • box car
  • steel gondola car
  • off-set cupola caboose
  • 24" circle of nickel silver E-Z Track®
  • power pack and speed controller
  • illustrated instruction manual
EMPIRE BUILDER (N Scale)
Item No. 24009
As railroads sprung up across the nation, pioneering rail moguls were given nicknames such as Empire Builders - a testament to their role in creating a booming industrial society. Displaying all the power and might of 20th Century American industry, our Empire Builder train set comes with everything you need to start your very own railroad empire.

This ready-to-run train set includes:

  • Northern 4-8-4 steam locomotive and tender with operating headlight
  • wood reefer
  • single-dome tank car
  • center-flow hopper
  • plug-door box car
  • wood stock car
  • wood-braced gondola
  • open quad offset hopper
  • offset cupola caboose
  • 44" x 24" oval of nickel silver E-Z Track® including 11 pieces curved track, 8 pieces straight track, and 1 curved plug-in terminal rerailer
  • 12 telephone poles
  • 24 railroad and street signs
  • power pack and speed controller