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That would be a tough one to answer, since I go back to the '60's in H.O. Having gone from an Athearn "Hustler" with "High-F" (i.e., "rubber band") drive to the excellent locos of today, I have purchased many "break-through" engines, such as the old Athearn Pacific (early 60's, I believe) and their 0-4-2t "L'il Monster, a Lindberg SW-1 (with a flywheel and a spring-like band drive to the gears), and an early version of the "Blue Box" GP-30 by Athearn. With this in mind, and having a point-to-point switching layout, my favorite purchase must be my KATO NW-2, purchased almost new in Chessie livery. It is a far cry from the early locos, in detail, quality, and performance. I like it so much I recently purchased an extra shell and parts in case of future problems! Close to this would be the old Walthers FM H-12-44, heavy and an excellent performer, now modified with different lighting. The Steward VO-1000 is right up there with the KATO but overall, the NW-2 is my favorite loco purchase--so far!
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