Bachmann Trains · Mid-range
Bachmann's 44878 is an N scale (1:160) E-Z Track pack that Bachmann says includes all the E-Z Track needed to create a complete 54 by 23.5 inch figure 8, with a 90 degree crossing, curved and straight sections, a curved terminal rerailer and a power wire.
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Bachmann's listing names the contents of the pack line by line: a 90 degree crossing, 17 pieces of 11.25-inch radius curved track, one 11.25-inch radius curved terminal rerailer, four pieces of 10-inch straight track and a power wire. The page gives the finished layout as 54 inches long, 23.5 inches wide and 0.5 inch high, and the box front repeats the 54 by 23.5 inch figure. The listing adds that E-Z Track has nickel silver rails, clear tie spacing and low-profile spike heads, modeled from AAR track engineering dimensions, and the box describes the pack as snap-fit nickel silver track with gray roadbed. In Bachmann's photograph of the assembled pack, the two loops meet at the crossing in the middle, and the dark terminal rerailer sits at the lower right of the right-hand loop. For a railfan who wants trains running at home, that is the whole pack: a closed layout with its parts listed.
Bachmann's listing gives a shipping weight of 2.45 lbs, a retail package of 12 by 2 by 10 inches, and a recommended age of 14 and up. It names a power wire but no power pack or controller, so the listing does not say what supplies the current. Bachmann's page for the separate 11.25-inch Radius Terminal Rerailer with Wire, a neighbouring product, says that piece is connected by terminal wires to a power pack, is designed to correct derailments, and is installed after difficult sections of track such as a turnout, a crossing or an S curve.
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| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| UPC | 022899448787 |
| Model | 44878 |
| Scale | N 1:160 |
| Layout size | L 54 in., W 23.5 in., H 0.5 in. |
| Curved track | 17 pieces, 11.25-inch radius |
| Also included | 90 degree crossing, 11.25-inch radius curved terminal rerailer, power wire |
| Retail package | L 12 in., W 2 in., H 10 in. |
| Straight track | 4 pieces, 10-inch |
| Recommended age | 14 and up |
| Shipping weight | 2.45 lbs |
An adult starting an N scale layout who wants a ready-to-assemble closed loop with a crossing and a rerailer, or a gift buyer matching a Bachmann N scale track system for a hobbyist aged 14 or older. The locomotive, rolling stock and power pack are not part of the listed contents.
Bachmann's Nickel Silver Over-Under Figure-8 Track Pack (item 44877) is the figure 8 for builders who want one track passing over the other: its page gives a 47.25 by 22.5 inch layout with a 16-piece graduated pier set, 19 pieces of 11.25-inch radius curved track, one curved terminal rerailer and two pieces of 10-inch straight track, with 1.875 inches of clearance under the tallest pier. For a different shape, the N scale 11.25-inch Radius Curved sections (44801) are sold separately.
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