Best Model Train Sets In January 2025

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Choosing the Best Model Train Setsmay be challenging as you have to screen through the large amount of similar products available on the market. Don’t worry though; we have got our hands on 10 trendy and top rated products and below is our recommendation.

To help you in your search, we have completed this list of the Best Model Train Sets.

Top Rated Best Model Train Sets Of 2025

Rank	Product Name	Score
1	Lionel Northern Star, Miniature Battery-powered Model Train Set with Track, Multicolor Buy Now	9.7 Buy Now
2	SNAEN Train Sets w/ Steam Locomotive Engine, Cargo Car and Tracks, Battery Powered Buy Now	9.5 Buy Now
3	Lionel Hogwarts Express Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play with Remote Buy Now	9.1 Buy Now
4	Lionel The Polar Express Battery-powered Model Train Set, Ready to Play with Remote Buy Now	8.8 Buy Now
5	Bachmann Trains - Thoroughbred Ready To Run Electric Train Set - HO Scale Buy Now	8.6 Buy Now
6	Lionel Trains Multi Thomas & Friends Battery Powered Model Train Set Ready to Buy Now	8.3 Buy Now
7	Lionel Trains Multi Santa Fe Diesel Battery Powered Model Train Set Ready to Buy Now	8.1 Buy Now
8	TEMI Train Sets w/ Steam Locomotive Engine, Cargo Car and Tracks, Battery Operated Buy Now	7.8 Buy Now
9	Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer Electric O Gauge Model Train Set w/ Remote and Bluetooth Buy Now	7.5 Buy Now
10	Bachmann Trains - Rail Chief Ready To Run 130 Piece Electric Train Set Buy Now	7.2 Buy Now

1. Lionel Northern Star, Miniature Battery-powered Model Train Set with Track, Multicolor

• Locomotive features: working headlight, sound on/off switch, 3 position fwd/off/rev switch
• Looping sounds include: steam/chuffing, whistle, bell and authentic train announcements
• Set length: 65" x 41" | recommended age: 4 years +
• Set includes: battery powered engine, tender, gondola, and caboose plus 8 curved & 16 ctraight pieces of track

2. SNAEN Train Sets w/ Steam Locomotive Engine, Cargo Car and Tracks, Battery Powered

• Easy to assemble and read to play - assemble the modular rail track parts into your own railroad shape and layout, place your train engine and favorite cars on the tracks, put your conductor's hat on, and blow the whistle! it's time for fun!
• A full set with numorous acessories this motorized train comes with a classic christmas steam and tender, 2 passenger coach, a coal vehicle, 8 pcs curved tracks and 4 straight tracks. turn on the railway set and get ready to embark on a pleasant journey. dimension: 58.3 (l) x 33.9 (w) long oval layout of track.
• Realistic headligh, sounds & smoke the electric train model also features authentic led light, realistic sounds. moreover, you can add 2 to 3 drop cooking oil down to the top of smoke stack, and real smoke will blow out of locomotive. locomotive engine require 4x1.5v aa batteries, not included. bonus empty oil bottle.
• Qualiy you can trust the train construction set is made of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials. pass the us toy cpsia and astm test. our strict adherence to quality, safety and excellence ensures that your family will be thoroughly entertained for hours upon hours of fun. recommended for ages 3 years old and up.
• An ideal gift for more occasions - with plenty of track to ensure that it can build an oval for the table during festivities or in a circle around your tree on christmas eve, and also provides countless hours of fun for your little boys or girls to diy different shapes of tracks in daily life. this is a wonderful gift that anyone would be thrilled to get.

3. Lionel Hogwarts Express Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play with Remote

• Passanger car features: easy to use hook couplers
• Locomotive features: battery-powered, authentic train sounds including bell and whistle, movie sound clips, working headlight, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
• Set includes: battery-powered steam 4-6-0 locomotive and tender, two passenger coaches, 24 curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control
• Skill level: beginner
• Ready-to-play | set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +
• Rc remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)

4. Lionel The Polar Express Battery-powered Model Train Set, Ready to Play with Remote

• Batteries required: three aaa batteries for controller and six c cell batteries required for train (not included)
• Dimensions: 50" x 73.2" oval of ready-to-play track. 24 pieces of curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces. fixed knuckle couplers.
• The set includes a working headlight and 3 train cars. witness the childrens shadows as they sit in the passenger cars.
• This year showcase the magic of christmas with the iconic polar express train set.
• Remote control: buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, ring the bell, and play announcements

5. Bachmann Trains - Thoroughbred Ready To Run Electric Train Set - HO Scale

• Powered by a f7 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
• 47" x 38" oval of snap-fit e-z track, power pack and speed controller
• Complete ready to run freight train set
• Ho scale 1:87
• Includes, open quad hopper car, gondola car, and wide-vision caboose

6. Lionel Trains Multi Thomas & Friends Battery Powered Model Train Set Ready to

• Remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward andreverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)
• Set includes: battery-powered thomas steam engine, annie passenger car, clarabel passenger car, 24 curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control (requires three aaa batteries, not included)
• Locomotive features: bell, whistle and authentic thomas sounds, moving eyes, 3 interchangeable thomas faces included, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
• Passenger car features: easy to use hook couplers
• Set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +

7. Lionel Trains Multi Santa Fe Diesel Battery Powered Model Train Set Ready to

• Remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)
• Set includes: battery-powered diesel locomotive, coach passenger car, observation passenger car, 24 curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control
• Ready-to-play | set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +
• Locomotive features: authentic train sounds including horn and whistle, working headlight, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
• Freight car features: fixed knuckle couplers

8. TEMI Train Sets w/ Steam Locomotive Engine, Cargo Car and Tracks, Battery Operated

• Easy to assemble and read to play - assemble the modular rail track parts into your own railroad shape and layout, place your train engine and favorite cars on the tracks, put your conductor's hat on, and blow the whistle! it's time for fun!
• Realistic headligh, sounds & smoke the electric train model also features authentic led light, realistic sounds. moreover, you can add 2 to 3 drops cooking oil down to the top of smoke stack, and real smoke will blow out of locomotive. locomotive engine require 4 aa 1.5v batteries, not included. bonus empty oil bottle.
• An ideal gift for more occasions - with plenty of track to ensure that it can build an oval for the table during festivities or in a circle around your tree on christmas eve, and also provides countless hours of fun for your little boys or girls to diy different shapes of tracks in daily life. this is a wonderful gift that anyone would be thrilled to get.
• A full set with numorous acessories this motorized train comes with a classic christmas steam and tender, 3 passenger coach, a coal car, a cargo vehicle, 10 pcs curved tracks ,8 straight tracks, 5 cross tracks, traffic signs and much more. turn on the railway set and get ready to embark on a pleasant journey. dimension: 71.3 (l) x 30.7 (w) long oval layout of tr...
• Qualiy you can trust the train construction set is made of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials. pass the us toy cpsia and astm test. our strict adherence to quality, safety and excellence ensures that your family will be thoroughly entertained for hours upon hours of fun. recommended for ages 3 years old and up.

9. Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer Electric O Gauge Model Train Set w/ Remote and Bluetooth

• Lionchief remote features: forward and reverse speed control knob, three buttons for whistle sound, bell and special announcements, requires three aaa alkaline batteries (not included)
• Rolling stock features: operating couplers, opening doors on boxcar, metal handrails and ladders on tank car
• Minimum curve: o31 | set length: 45" | recommended age: 10 years +
• Locomotive features: electric locomotive controlled by remote or bluetooth lionchief app, operating headlight, on/off switches for smoke and sound, railsounds rc sound system with steam chuffing and background sounds, and useractivated whistle, bell, and announcements, puffing smoke, powerful maintenance-free motor, operating couplers, chuffing sounds in synch with puff...
• Set includes: 0-8-0 locomotive and tender, three-dome tank car, boxcar, caboose, eight curved o36 fastrack track sections, one 10 straight fastrack plug-expand-play power lock-on section, one fastrack terminal section, and two 10 straight fastrack sections, 54w wall-pack power supply, lionchief remote for locomotive

10. Bachmann Trains - Rail Chief Ready To Run 130 Piece Electric Train Set

• Includes, open quad hopper car, gondola car, steel reefer car, off-set cupola caboose, signal bridge, miniature figures, railroad signs, street signs, and telephone poles
• Powered by a emd gp40 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
• 47" x 38" oval of snap-fit e-z track, power pack and speed controller
• Ho scale 1:87
• Complete ready to run 130 piece freight train set