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I am brand new to this and I’ve been drooling over all the options since my wife got me a subscription to Garden Railroading for Christmas. I’m out in the boonies of Southwest Colorado but between the forums and all the info on the internet, I’m slowly educating myself and making decisions about what I like and don’t like. My first decision was that I want to go with components, not a starter set. It’s a little more expensive in the beginning but the starter sets just don’t appeal to me. My second decision is that I love the look of the workhorse diesels – the GP-30, GP-38, SD 40-2, etc. And that brings me to a question about the Aristo Craft GE U25-B. I’m seeing that it comes with a steel caboose for about the same price (actually a few bucks less) than the Aristo Craft GP-30 or the GP-38-2 alone. I love a bargain as much as the next guy but I learned many moons ago that if something looks too good to be true it probably is neither good nor true. Hence, I’m a little skeptical. So what are the opinions about Aristo’s GE U25-B? Is it an incredible bargain or a dog that Aristo is trying to unload on uneducated newbies like me? Would it be a good first locomotive purchase? And the Aristo diesels in general – better or worse than USA Trains locos? Can I mix the two? Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
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