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Love for Lionel Trains and Polar Express Set Giveaway

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Every year since the kids were born, my husband’s uncle has gifted the kids with Lionel Model Trains and FasTrack. Engines, train cars, different curves and lengths of straight Fast Track have been unwrapped with excitement on Christmas morning. Even though they’re collectibles that will be handed down to future generations, new engines and train cars mean that they’re immediately played with the minefield of shredded wrapping paper, opened boxes, and lengths of ribbon is shoved aside to reconfigure the track to accommodate our new trains.

When the kids were little, they needed help putting together the track and operating the switches and transformer but now they’re experts who can troubleshoot derailed trains and run the switch to get the train to move as fast or as slowly as they want whether in forward or reverse. It’s been fun to see how an engine and a few cars plus a circle of track has grown into a passion and almost an addiction, where the kids pour over each and every catalog that comes and look forward to their quarterly Lionel Railroader Club Inside Track issues for inspiration.

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During the year, our trains are set up in the guest bedroom where the track loops around the bed posts and goes underneath the queen size bed, like a giant tunnel, before coming out and doing loops on the carpet. It’s a place where you have to be careful where you step and our sometimes clumsy Labrador isn’t allowed for fear he’ll cause a derailment!

At Christmas, the train comes upstairs to the living room where it runs around the tree. This year we’re very excited to add the Lionel Polar Express O Gauge to our collection, courtesy of Lionel. Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express hardcover book has been one of our favorite holiday stories for a long time that never gets old. It’s a magical tale that evokes the wonder and magic of Christmas that I’m trying to preserve and the train set adds another element to the story and movie that we already love.

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Right away the kids noticed the details on their new train set. The heavy steam locomotive puffs smoke and features a working headlight and the passenger cars light up, as it encircles the track, making them just as magical as they are in person as they are on the pages of the book and in the movie. Younger kids will need help holding the steam locomotive because it’s quite heavy, especially compared to the passenger cars and caboose but it’s a train set that comes ready to run right out of the box, making it a great gift for any train lover who also delights in the story of The Polar Express.

The Lionel Polar Express O Gauge set comes with a steam locomotive, gondola, box car, and caboose. It also comes with three straight FasTrack sections, eight curved track sections, and also a terminal that can be easily added to your existing FasTrack collection. Since it’s also the tenth anniversary of the Polar Express film, Lionel is giving away a copy of The Polar Express book autographed by author, Chris Van Allsburg, with any purchases of the O and G gauge set! For more complete information about what the Polar Express Set comes with, visit this page and select the gauge of train you wish to purchase.

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Thanks to Lionel, I have a Polar Express O Gauge to give away! It’s an incredible gift worth $419.99!

To enter, visit the Lionel Store and leave a link to a product you’d like to get or give this holiday season whether you’re a train enthusiast or have one in your life!

For extra entries, you MUST complete the required above entry before doing any of the following. Separate comments are required for each entry and entries must be received by Sunday, December 15 at 11 pm EST.

  • Share a favorite character of scene from The Polar Express (1 entry)
  • Follow @Lionel_Trains and leave a comment letting me know you’ve done so (1 entry)
  • Tweet this daily: “I entered @TechSavvyMama’s #giveaway for @Lionel_Trains Polar Express O Gauge set worth $400+: ” (1 entry/day)
  • Visit my Lionel Trains- Rare Finds eBay Collection and tell me which one of the train cars you’d most like to add to your collection (1 entry)
  • Follow me on Pinterest and Pin this giveaway by repinning this pin:  Leave a link to your pin in your comments. (1 entry)
  • Subscribe to Tech Savvy Mama via email. You must verify your subscription for eligible entry. Current subscribers are eligible! (1 entry)
  • Subscribe to my YouTube channel and leave a comment sharing the name on your account. (1 entry)

I am so thankful that my husband’s uncle introduced his love of trains to our kids through gifts of Lionel. Lionel products are classics that can be enjoyed now and for years to come! Good luck!

Huge thanks to Lionel for providing me with the Polar Express O Gauge set to review and add to our collection and a second set as a giveaway. All other trains and accessories mentioned have been gifts from my husband’s uncle or personally purchased. No additional compensation was received. Amazon Affiliate links are included for the Polar Express book and DVD.

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    • Leticia says

      My son is a Cub Scout and I hadn’t seen that one yet! Too bad it’s out of stock at the moment but I just added it to our wish list!

  15. Mary Beth Elderton says

    I like the Southern Pacific LEGACY Scale RF-16 Sharknose A-A Diesels (PWR #6056 & DMY #6058)
    Just because my grandfather was an engineer for Kansas City Southern for many years and I once got to ride in a caboose 🙂

    • Leticia says

      What a great perk to be able to ride in a caboose with a grandfather who worked as an engineer for Kansas City Southern! Too cool!

  19. Melissa Teears says

    My favorite screen in the Polar Express is when the kids are getting back on the train and the Conductor punches their tickets with their “word”.

  39. Natalie S says

    Visited ebay collections and loving the 1960 – 1961 Lionel 6830 Flat with unoperating submarine V/G no Box train car!

    • Leticia says

      Hi Cindy! I love that trains were such a big part of your life growing up and your grandparents worked for the railroad in the Pacific Northwest!

  43. Cindy Brooks says

    Ebay: I like the Vtg Lionel A.E.C Security Train Car # 3535 Postwar – love that searchlight!
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  47. Cindy Brooks says

    My favorite scene from the movie is when the Santa bell is discovered on Christmas morning
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  56. Beth W says

    My favorite scene from Polar Express was always when they get inside the warehouse and see all the presents getting emptied into the bag.

  153. Laura Jacobson says

    Oh I would also love to get the Thomas & Friends™ Christmas Set w/ LionChief Remote! Growing up my dad was into trains, so we always had alot of them. I would love to get Carter started on trains too!

  156. Laura Jacobson says

    I visited your Ebay and would love to add the LIONEL GP-20 BURGER KING DIESEL ENGINE 6-8160! Although the Tootsie Roll is so neat too!