Thomas the Train: TrackMaster Arthur at the Copper Mine

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• Help Arthur collect copper form the mine
• By sending Arthur around the track his car will magically fill up with copper
• Exciting Switch track changes direction
• Complete layouts, motorized engines and environmental pieces make realistic and exciting features
• Bring the world of Thomas & Friends to life

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 31 x 18.5 x 5.2 inches ; 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002SNA5HK
• Item model number: R9629
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Batteries: 1 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,580 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The TrackMaster Motorized Railway is your track to action and adventure, with complete layouts, motorized engines, stations and more! With TrackMaster, motorized engines provide the action while the child’s imagination fuels the adventure! Arthur has a very important job to do - collect copper from the mine! Send him around the track and through the mine where his cargo car “magically” fills up with copper. Includes a switch track to change direction and a tunnel for Arthur to drive through! Includes motorized Arthur, complete track layout, flipping cargo car and copper mine. Requires 1 AA battery.

Product Description

The TrackMaster Motorized Railway is your track to action and adventure, with complete layouts, motorized engines, stations and more! With TrackMaster, motorized engines provide the action while the child's imagination fuels the adventure! Arthur has a very important job to do - collect copper from the mine! Send him around the track and through the mine where his cargo car "magically" fills up with copper. Includes a switch track to change direction and a tunnel for Arthur to drive through! Includes motorized Arthur, complete track layout, flipping cargo car and copper mine. Requires 1 AA battery.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price, May 14, 2010

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a reader (Oxford, CT United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas the Train: TrackMaster Arthur at the Copper Mine (Toy)

This is a nice train set at a great price that my 2-year old loves. She needs some help assembling the track, but she can do everything else herself, including turning the train on and off and getting the train to run on the track. Unlike her wooden train sets, this one holds together even when she crawls on top of it during play. I love the price of the Trackmaster sets--for about 20 dollars you get a complete set of track, a "building" and a battery-operated train! The Trackmaster trains generally fit and go on standard sized wooden tracks as well, although they often don't fit through bridges, tunnels, etc. You can get remote control trains for Trackmaster as well, which we haven't done, but plan on doing, because my daughter loves playing with the remote control Geotrax trains at friends' houses (Trackmaster seems to be significantly less expensive than Geotrax, but currently has less product selection). I hope Fisher Price offers more Trackmaster products in the future.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great price for a great combo, July 14, 2010

By 

Robin Arora "Robin Arora MD" (Shreveport, LA, US) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thomas the Train: TrackMaster Arthur at the Copper Mine (Toy)

Trackmaster Arthur at the Copper Mine is a great combo at a great price (around sixteen dollars). Setting it up was fun and it took around ten minutes. Most of the time was spent taking apart Arthur and the extra car from the packaging as they used ties that were wrapped around the tires. You have to be careful as they may add unnecessary pressure on the tires. Setting up the tracks were straight forward. The only other thing confusing was the screw that needs to be removed to take the top part of Arthur for battery installation (You need to remove only the most rear screw at the bottom and then pull the top part forward and upwards).
The most fun part for my son was the magically filling of the cargo car (with copper) when it goes underneath the mine.
Overall i will rate it as five stars. Happy Mining!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Design flaw, September 17, 2011

By 

Matt S. (PA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thomas the Train: TrackMaster Arthur at the Copper Mine (Toy)

The second car hits the arch in the tunnel when the 'flipping' action occurs, resulting in the whole train jolting as it passes through. Buy another of the Thomas train sets on Amazon; seems like a well made product, wonder how they over looked this issue.