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Out of those listed, I'd say Athearn, Lifelike Proto, and Bachmann Spectrum are worth looking at, at least in my experience. There are good models in the other lines, though they tend to need a little work to improve them and are often best considered as a base for kit-bashing - for example, I'm considering building a slug from a Model Power Alco switcher (might buy two, modify one to use all the power parts as these only have 1 truck driven? and build a slug from the spares). <br /> <br />The Bachmann Plus F7/F9 is worth a look if you find them cheaply as the chassis is very good - at least in my experience. One thing to watch with Bachmann locos is clearance on Kadee between the rails uncoupler magnets - I had to attack the truck baseplates with a file on my F7 and Dash 8 to avoid them "running aground"!
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