Don, I don't know the exact age but I would judge it closer to 30 years old if I had to guess. I have the original instruction manual which says HO scale EMD F9 and EMD GP-40 Diesel set and it is indeed a Bachmann train. As far as the condition goes it's is practically mint aside from a bit of dust. Honestly I have had this train with intentions to build a scale for this long and have not done so yet and regretfully have neither the space or time at this point. I thought this might be a train of some value to the right person and hoped to gain some expert advice.