LEGO City Passenger Train 7938

by LEGO

• Includes 3 minifigures: 1 train driver and 2 passengers
• Train features 2 engines with opening control rooms and a passenger car with opening roof and space for 6 passengers
• A full circle of 16 curved tracks and 16 flexible tracks that equal 4 straight tracks
• Set features Power Functions battery box, motor, infrared receiver and 8-channel, 7-speed, infrared remote control that controls up to 8 different trains simultaneously
• Track are not compatible with LEGO 9V trains

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 1.8 x 4.7 inches ; 4.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003A2JCQ8
• Item model number: 4568048
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Batteries 9 AAA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,987 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

All aboard. The new high-speed passenger train is ready to pick up and drop off passengers at the LEGO City station. Handle up to eight trains at a time through the tight curves of the new flexible tracks using the new eight-channel, seven-speed infrared remote control.

Product Description

All aboard the new high-speed passenger train! The new high-speed passenger train is faster than a speeding bullet and it's on-track to super-speed passengers to their destinations! This train can handle up to eight cars at a time through the tight curves of the new flexible tracks using the new 4-channel, 7-speed infrared remote control. Train features an engine with opening cockpit and 2 passenger cars with removable roofs and space for 10 passengers. Includes 3 minifigures: train driver and 2 passengers; plus 1 traffic light, train station, 16 curved track pieces and 16 flexible track pieces that can make a curve or straightway.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

93 of 94 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lego's New Passenger Train for 2010 June 22, 2010

By R. Ferguson TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

If you are comparing the various Lego trains out there, you may have noticed that I am the same nut-job parent reviewing some of the other trains. So yes, I am partial to Lego trains. But I'll still try to give you a good review.

This is Lego's lower priced starter set introduced in June of 2010. The train is a red and white, three-car, double-ended electric passenger train with three mini-figures and a small station platform. The passenger sections are modestly furnished and can be accessed via removable tops. The train is attractively designed and represents a good improvement over the set it replaces (7897). The set is more "brick-built" with fewer specialized moldings than the prior set. And it incorporates Lego's latest remote control and motor offerings. The set includes 16 pieces of curved track (which makes a circle) and 16 pieces of flex track (turning the circle into a small oval). It also has the necessary Power Functions accessories (motor, infrared control, and battery box). The battery box is a new part and holds six AAA batteries; the remote holds three more. If you don't like changing out AAAs, you can opt for the more expensive lithium-ion battery and DC charger available directly from Lego (this is what we have done, and we exchange the battery among different engines). The build is not terribly difficult, but younger children (e.g., 5 or 6 years old may need assistance).

This is a very good set, and it does come with everything you need (except for the AAA batteries), but it is still a tad spartan. Some additional track (#7896) and perhaps a set of points (switches, #7895) would be helpful. If your child or children already have a Lego city, then this will go beautifully with it and greatly enhance the whole build-and-play experience. As you can see, however, once you add the extra items, you start closing in on the price of the Cargo train (7939). But it is all good, and given the flexibility of Lego and kids' ability to remake the train into something else, it really is a fantastic toy.

For those of you who have earlier Lego train sets, this is a new generation that uses Power Function motors and infrared signaling. The prior "RC" sets (7897 and 7898) use a different motor and different infrared control unit. The prior 9 volt sets used electrified track. This newest generation has the same gauge track as the 9 volt, but the track is plastic (and is exactly the same track as the RC sets).

If you are interested in some of the extra items, Amazon sometimes carries some of them. I have only ever seen the rechargeable battery available directly from Lego. So check them out as well. And if you want to get more of a feel for the train (since many toy stores don't stock these -- they don't move as fast as, say, Star Wars Lego), search for "Lego 7938" on Youtube.

Best wishes

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not different enough from 7897 August 30, 2010

By trweiss

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a cool set on its own merits. It replaces 7897, not 7896 as mentioned in another review. Set 7897 is a high-speed passenger train styled after Germany's real-life ICE. Set 7897 had a couple problems:

1) Not enough straight track (this is endemic to all lego train sets).
2) The cabs of the two end cars were large, single-piece items which look clumsy.

The most obvious difference with set 7938 is the color. (The train is now red instead of white with a red stripe.) The cabs represent an immense improvement. They look much nicer in 7938 because they are no longer a single clumsy piece. You also get the newer remotes which allow more trains to operate at once. Unfortunately, this set eliminates straight track all together and replaces it with the dismal (in my opinion, useless) "flexible" track.

If you already own 7897, I don't think there's anything compelling about 7938. If you don't, this is a cool set, but you'll definitely want more rails if you want any kind of interesting play.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Train August 27, 2010

By M. Harris

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Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This train is great. Many improvements were made to this train. The windows were made bigger. The motor is stronger. There are not as many large molded parts either, which do not fit as well as bricks or smaller molded parts. This train uses the power functions system, and it is all quality stuff. The battery box takes 6 AAA batteries, which last for about 4 hours, just like the older train's batteries. You can also order a rechargeable battery box for it. It sure goes fast, so fast that it can fly off the tracks, but it is so strongly built that it survived 3 crashes onto a concrete floor, and it still looks great. I do not recommend going above speed #5 until the batteries are worn down, but it may vary on different track layouts. So, go ahead and but this train versus the older train, because you will get a lot of enjoyement out of it. The only bad thing is the flexible tracks, and the train cannot grip them that well due to the gaps in the "rails" of the tracks, which the train rides on. It is fine on the straight and curved tracks, and I am sure it is good on the switch tracks and rail crossing. The design is attractive, a stylish red, white, and black.

Thank you Lego!