When you put the batteries in the wheels move forward and backwards perfectly. It has some damage on the back of the train on the standing platform and the latch that connects the train cars looks like is broken. But it is a replaceable part. The NewRay 1:32 Union Pacific Train Engine with Sound #670 is a plastic model train engine that operates on a two-rail system. It features the Union Pacific Railroad corporate roadname and has a scale of 1:32. The control system is analog and it is designed for HO gauge model railroads.