62 GARDEN RAILWAYS FALL 2019PRODUCT REVIEWS Continued
Manufacturer
Bachmann Trains
1400 East Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124
http://www.bachmanntrains.com
Price: $229.00
Product nos.: 96281 (Christmas
scheme); 96282 (bumblebee)Features:
■ Self-propelled unit
■ Single can motor with all-wheel
drive and pickup
■ Metal and plastic construction
■ Polarity selector switch
■ LED headlights and marker lights
■ Runs on 45mm track using DC
track power
■ Available in nine paint schemesFACTS & FEATURES
T
he Eggliner, Bachmann’s self-
propelled rail car, has some
colorful new looks, including
the eye-catching bumblebee
and Christmas décors shown here. Bach-
mann has had Eggliners in its lineup of
garden railway equipment for some time,
and these reliable little models are
designed for indoor and outdoor use on
any 45mm gauge garden railway using
DC track power. The firm currently offers
nine versions of Eggliners. Most are deco-
rated for whimsical or holiday themes,
such as Halloween and Easter, allowing
you options for adding some colorful fun
to your garden railroad all year.Essentially the Eggliner is made up of
two streamlined passenger car observa-
tion ends sandwiched back to back, pow-
ered by a single can motor under the
f loor. If you’re looking for a prototype for
the Eggliner, perhaps the Reading RR’s
Crusader was a distant cousin, which had
an observation car on each end of the
train. The idea was that the train set
wouldn’t need to be turned at the end of
each run. Although the Eggliner is miss-
ing all of the cars in the middle, like the
Crusader, it does run equally well in
either direction.
The model features directional LED
headlights and classification lights.EGGLINERS
Bachmann
Colorful, whimsical, and fun-sized
DC-powered rail cars
All-wheel drive (4)LED
headlights
LED marker
Colorful lights
rooftop
graphics