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Freight cars: look for Athearn, MDC Roundhouse, Accurail, Walthers (after the wheels are changed out for Intermountain). Those are what I have experience with. Make sure to use Intermountain or P2K metal wheels and Kadee no. 5 or 58 couplers. <br />Steam engines: Spectrum 2-8-0 is about the best they have made; light 4-8-2 is okay, but is prob. too big for a 4x8 layout. IHC Premier series 2-8-0 is very nice as well, coupler on front, Kadee very easily, flywheel drive. It's the old Tyco Chattanooga Choo-Choo engine, but throughly revised. <br />Diesel engines: I prefer P2K GPs, goes around most any curve, pulls great. For max pulling, P2K SD60. I have 2, took 90-car ore train up 4+% grade around 30" curve on my dad's layout. For switchers, Atlas Alcos pull great, also Walthers FMs. Might be hard to find these days. P2K SD7s and 9s are really picky on trackwork. Athearns can be detailed to match P2K, weighted to pull almost as much. Atlas most anything from the last 20 yrs is good. The old GP40s and 38s, and Con-Cor GP 38-40, stay away from. Bad coupler mounts and bad fuel tank, with screwdriver slot in middle. Kato is okay, but doesn't pull as well as P2K. I stay away from Spectrum diesels, just don't run right. <br /> <br />These are just my experiences, your results may vary...
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