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Good Quality Loco

John sent in an email stressing the importance of buying a good quality loco. He said  “I’ve always bought Atlas products and find that they last. I have one Walthers engine, an RS-2 in N that runs pretty good, and I’ve never tried Intermountain, Kato, or Athearn. But Bachmann, Spectrum, Life-Like, Model Power, etc. Buy quality especially if you only run trains once in awhile, because it seems that the more they sit, the worse-running they get.”

Thanks John for your thoughts.

3 Responses to Good Quality Loco

  • Anonymous says:

    I think the best ho locomotives are proto 2000 or steward. ihave had a great deal of success with some athern too Probably the genius
    es models are best.

  • Anonymous says:

    I have 2 Kato engines. They are a very good and for there size ( N ) fantastic at pulluing !

  • Anonymous says:

    I have tested several makes of loco’s ON MY (n) Scale layout.and my choice is Kato and I have five A/B units which are fantastic at pulling,my usual load is around 50waggons

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