Fun Years Light 'n Sound Railway

I just bought this cute train today at Toys R Us and put it together this evening on our cheap contractor carpet. It assembles easily and intuitively; there are no instructions. The engine glides over the track and easily moves around curves (unless you don't set it down with all four wheels are properly aligned with the track), and the figures in the passenger car twirl as the train moves both forward and backward. It chugs as it moves, a button plays music from the Nutcracker ballet, and the smokestack lights up. It's big but not huge; you need several square feet of floor or table space and there should be no choking hazards unless pieces start shattering.

I've only had it a day so I'm not sure about durability. The plastic pieces are lightweight but don't seem particularly brittle. The engine has decent weight in the hand, which is encouraging. If the motor breaks, the wheels won't move freely so it won't work well as a hand-pushed train.

My 10 month old only wanted to chew on the figures and trees, but I think she'll appreciate it in the coming months and years, assuming it continues to work.