677 pieces, a full powered-up train, and it came in under $160 — City trains rarely hit this hard on price without cutting corners somewhere obvious.
Is the price fair?A+One of the better-priced train sets LEGO® has ever shipped — full consist, powered, under $160.
Will you love it?C-A complete, functional train experience — not flashy, but satisfying front to back.
Holds its value?C-Retired and barely moved; the secondary market on this one is essentially flat.
The Full Take
City trains have a reputation for being overpriced for what you get, but the Passenger Train from 2018 flips that script. The set includes a full locomotive, passenger cars, track, and four minifigs at a price point that felt almost too good at retail. The build itself is solid — not groundbreaking, but the kind of satisfying, methodical session that reminds you why train sets exist. It runs on LEGO®'s Powered Up system, so there's actual functionality beyond shelf-sitting. Where it stumbles is the aftermarket: this one never really popped in retirement, so the investor crowd learned a hard lesson here. For everyone else, though, a B is a fair landing spot for a set that delivered where it counted at launch.
