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Mine was a John A. English Alco (FA) diesel freight (HO). The casting was heavy (white metal) but decent for 1950. I can't say the same for the drive, however. There was a neoprene tube that spanned from the front (powered) truck to the rear truck. To my shock-horror, when I first throttled the thing up, it did a 90 degree belly flop off the rails. The "tube" buckled from too much slack and torqued that heavy casting on its side. The brass gears in the white metal gear boxes never did "break-in" for smooth running. Big disappointment! Due to the Korean War, we could only buy steel flex track which was a lousy conductor so my first taste of HO was nearly my last.
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