Didn't they have one that had a train running in a circle?
Yes, if you mean this:
I thought in the past this ornament was included in one of the linked sites above, but I didn't see it when I just looked, so I just did a photo search to find the pic.
It's very neat. The handles of the mini ZW turn it on or off (both forward and reverse, depending on which way you move the handle).
I really like how it captures so many of what I consider key classic items across the years. (the back has additional items IIRC - maybe a 497 and a static coal hopper?)
As to Paul's comment about Hallmark ornaments being too heavy for a tree, this certainly proves that case! It's dependent on the tree type of course (fake, or which variety of live). I've had luck even hanging this monster on a live Balsam or Frasier Fir. I've never had any real issue with the regular ornaments on that type of tree.
-Dave
This a great piece, and unlike some of the Hallmark operating ornaments, it has been a reliable runner now for years. The action is very nice - a Blue Comet steamer with tender and passenger cars continuously goes around, including through a tunnel, and a SW switcher with several freight cars goes forward, then backs up, and each alternate cycle it backs down two different tracks. A crossing gate also goes up and down when the Blue Comet goes by on its track.
The whole ornament is nicely lit, including internal lights so windows light up in buildings. As mentioned, the ZW controls the power, and there's also sound, so at the beginning when it powers up the conductor says "All aboard, Lionel, now departing" or words to that effect, and then steam engine whistle and chuffing noises begin. After this, the sound cuts off during the rest of the time the ornament is running, unless you move the ZW handles and turn it off and on again. The ornament plugs into a socket on a miniature light string.
The weight isn't too bad, but when I hang it, I find a spot on the tree where I can hang the hanger over a branch, in a position on the tree where the base of the ornament can rest on another branch below it to help support the weight. That's worked just fine, and I have it on the tree every year. As mentioned, how you hang it these ornaments depends on the kind of tree you have.