Customer Reviews

Bachmann Trains 14 PC. E-Z TRACK Graduated Pier Set

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I got it by mail today and it is corrcet for my HO model railroad. I am very happy!

We purchased this to go with a new Bachmann trainset for Christmas. Unfortunately, the graduated rise isn't graduated enough. When mated with the Bachmann EZ track, it seems to climb too steeply too quickly. Some of the shortest pieces don't actually touch the table, they are lifted up by the next larger sizes. It seems clear that is a sign of too much lift too soon.

Worse, the steam engine that came with our train set (which looks very much like the one on the box) cannot make the climb with more than one of the cars attached and that car has to be one of the lightest. Anything else and it just spins its wheels.

Worse still, those trains with enough power to climb the track cannot keep their cars coupled consistently. The angle is so steep that the couplers in the leading cars lift up above the couplers in the trailing cars so you have random decoupling when going uphill.

Another problem is the solid base. It would really be nice to be able to run this straight over other track, straddling the track below, but the base is solid so it can only be used as a bridge across other track. That means you need to make sure your track design doesn't have an upper level connection too close to a lower level track. That's minor compared to the other issues but worth mentioning.

If I hadn't thrown away the box, I'd return it.

As the others have stated, this product cannot do what is pictured on the box and no cheap engine could climb that grade.

when I try to put this together it is completely anoying
it will not go together !!!!!! if it was up to me I think
you shouldn't buy it.

completly frustrating.