The Lionel Union Pacific rocket train has caused quite a stir in the toy train world! Chris Montagna has another exclusive product review of it for Classic Toy Trains and Trains.com. It comes in a great big, nicely decorated box weighing 24 lbs.! Inside are 13 cars and a modern locomotive.
The set, formally known as the Union Pacific Rocket Booster Train (No. 2222020) is based on a prototype consist. The boosters for the space shuttle are built in Utah. Then they have to get to the launch site in Florida. Guess how they get there?
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