These colorful wooden toy trains capture the familiar looks of North American locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars and cabooses. Each car is handcrafted of birch hardwoods and finished with child-safe paint. They roll easily on floors or tables and can be used with Whittle Shortline track and other popular wooden track. The locos and cars wear a wide selection of real railroad paint schemes so they're a perfect way to introduce mini trains to kids.
 
"I think I can, I think I can," chugs the Little Blue Engine as it struggles up the mountain with a load of toys, books and treats for waiting children. Based on the enchanting tale by Watty Piper that taught the power of positive thinking to generations of children, this set is sure to delight any young engineer. The Little Blue Engine pulls a bright yellow hopper, a toy-filled boxcar, a white boxcar and the red caboose. Each car is handcrafted from birch hardwoods and finished with child-safe paint. The heirloom-quality train rolls easily on floors or tables and can be used with Whittle Shortline track as well as all other popular wooden track.