Patent ID: 8154227
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A model train system comprising: at least a first model train car connected, at least indirectly, to at least a second model train car; a transceiver located inside at least one of the first and second model train cars receiving a braking command from a first input device on a model train remote control unit; a motor located inside the first model train car moving at least the first and second model train cars on a model train track at a speed, wherein the speed is based at least in part on a target speed set by a user via a second input device on the model train remote control unit; at least one mechanical brake located on the second model train car, wherein the braking command simultaneously triggers (i) the at least one mechanical brake to restrict movement of at least one wheel of the second model train car and (ii) the motor to reduce the speed that the first and second model train cars are moving on the model train track, wherein at least one of sound, smoke and lighting effects are produced in response to said braking command, and both the first and second input devices can be manipulated by the user to trigger the motor to reduce the speed that the first and second model train cars are moving on the model train track.