Patent ID: 7656110

Claim:
A model train, comprising: a train car including a wheeled carriage adapted to travel on a track; a motor operatively coupled to the carriage to thereby cause the train car to travel along the track in at least one direction; a sensor adapted to detect speed of the model train; a remote control interface adapted to receive at least one user command; a controller operatively coupled to the motor, the sensor and the remote control interface, the controller being responsive to the at least one user command in selecting a desired speed for the model train, the controller using the detected speed in a closed feedback loop to regulate an amount of power provided to the motor in order to propel the model train at the desired speed; and a sound generator operatively coupled to the controller, the sound generator adapted to generate a selected sound effect in correspondence with the amount of power provided to the motor; wherein the controller regulates the amount of power provided to the motor in order to simulate effects of inertia and the sound generator is adapted to generate the selected sound effect corresponding thereto.