New Release of Acela.... Before there was an Acela!!!

[rswinnerton]

video

[tom mann]

Thanks for the memory.  I was 9 or 10 when that came out, and I wanted one very much for Christmas.

[Matthew Roberts]

And what could be cooler than glow in the dark?!?! That is sheer coolness on tracks.

[DKS]

I find it quite remarkable--and a bit unfair--that Tyco can consistenly keep a train running absurdly fast (> scale Mach 1) on the track--while scaling a vertical surface on across a 180-degree arc, flipping upside down through 360-degrees on a vertical loop, and jumping an open gap on a grade--while we can't keep a switcher pulling four freight cars and running at 10 smph on the rails... grumble, grumble...

[John]

I find it quite remarkable--and a bit unfair--that Tyco can consistenly keep a train running absurdly fast (> scale Mach 1) on the track--while scaling a vertical surface on across a 180-degree arc, flipping upside down through 360-degrees on a vertical loop, and jumping an open gap on a grade--while we can't keep a switcher pulling four freight cars and running at 10 smph on the rails... grumble, grumble...

Damned physics

[conrail6055]

HOLY CRAP!!! I used to have that thing!!! I completely forgot about mine, and now wonder where the heck it ever ended up. I remember always running it full blast going up the wall and nine times out of ten ran it right off the tracks. Kinda doin it up CSX style, lol. Thanks for bringing back the memories! LOL

~Kris

[tom mann]

HOLY CRAP!!! I used to have that thing!!! I completely forgot about mine, and now wonder where the heck it ever ended up. I remember always running it full blast going up the wall and nine times out of ten ran it right off the tracks. Kinda doin it up CSX style, lol. Thanks for bringing back the memories! LOL

~Kris

I'm surprised it made it at all.  It just doesn't sound possible to me, physics wise.

[rswinnerton]

I think it had something similer to Lionel's Magnetraction. (Magnetized wheels). I don't think it was that strong though........