Fisher-Price Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Merrick and the Rock Crusher

We received this in the mail and so far we are really enjoying it. My husband and I enjoyed putting the track together and our son loves it. My 4 year old son loves Thomas the train and this set did not disappoint at all. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

My 4 year old son gave an unsolicited, "I love my new track!" after playing with his new Thomas & Friends Merrick and the Rock Crusher Wooden Railway for hours. It is the first complete Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway that we've owned. We usually buy pieces of Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway tracks from consignment sales. The features such as Merrick, the rocker crusher, wooden bridge are well constructed and designed. The bridge has rock quarry designs on at as well as images of other quarry working engines. Speaking of quarry engines, my 4 year son and I were so excited to receive Luke the Engine to add to our collection of engines, in addition to Thomas the Train and rock cargo truck that were included with the railway. Merrick has a powerful magnet that my son not only uses to lift the rock cargo but also lifts trains off the track! Even my 7 year old daughter enjoys playing the new railway. The only suggestion that I have is for the manufacturer to include a diagram or instructions for various track designs that can be constructed with the included tracks and features. My 4 year old attempted to construct the track following a small photo on the front of the box and became very frustrated. My husband and I assisted him in putting the railway together with the included features. Hours of fun followed afterwards! Overall, our experience with the new wooden railway has been positive. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]