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This is a nice friction engine with a coal tender. It also has two passenger cars. If you hold the engine and run it across the floor several times and then let go, the train will run on it's own power for several feet. The total length of the train is about three feet.
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I have something sorta like this with a few cars. Does it have brass or copper on engine?
dreamhunter65, neither, it is made from a light sheet metal. The gold on the wheels is paint.