Old Time 0-4-0

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I'm new here, but i bought a train at an auction on friday and can't seem to find any information on it. It is a model power old time 0-4-0 and the engine is #6630. It came with a boxcar, tanker, and caboose, I can't find their model numbers on the Model Power site. BTW it is an HO guage set. If anyone knows anything about this set please let me know. Thank you.
Michelle

[Anonymous]

Is it similar to this: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/490-1027 ?

If a set, it will be middle of the road quality - nothing special, but probably will run ok. What else do you want to know? Someone here is sure to be able to answer your questions...

Andrew

[Anonymous]

No, it isn't anything like that. Upon further examination, I don't believe this was an actual set, just grouped together for the auction. The engine is #6630 and it does not have a name such as "Sante Fe" or similar. I can find no information on this engine, but it is metal, steam style, and quite heavy. I have no idea where to look for other cars to go with this . My 2 year old son loves trains and desperately wants it, but my husband would like to get some matching cars and have it be more of a big person toy:) The engine came with a pamphlet but none of the cars did. There are no dates or anything which makes it pretty hard to determine if these are even still being made. Oh well, thanks for your help.
Michelle

[Wdlgln005]

For your 2yr old I would get a wooden Brio or Thomas set. There are many variations on the kid-powered trains. Just be sure nothing goes in his mouth.

For your Model Power train you will need to find a hobby shop that can show you all kinds of things to expand the set. First off will be a decent MRC power pack to run the trains. Second will be a copy of MR or MRC. Then you can decide what kind & era of locomotives & rolling stock & structures to buy.

When you have more questions, come back here or go to the Atlas forum & ask away.

[Eriediamond]

Michelle, First, welcome to the forum and hopefully to you and your husband's new found hobby. Your question raises more questions as to what you have there. Your steam engine (0-4-0) with only #6630 on it leads me to believe it may not be complete. There were two major types of 0-4-0 engines made, engine with a tender for fuel and water and an a tenderless engine with the water tank built around the boiler. Usually the type with a tender had the locomotive number under the windows of the cab on both sides and the railroad name such as ERIE, Sante Fe, etc on the tender. Does your loccomotive have couplers on both ends? If the back of the engine has no coupler, but a pin or post sticking down, then I would say it is supposed to have a tender with it. Also you said there was a pamphlet with it. Doe's the pamphlet say anything like "dockside or shifter" or "0-4-0T". The 0-4-0 is the "wheel arrangement" of your steam engine and 0-4-0T would indicate the same wheel arrangement the the "T" indicating it being a "tank" type with no tender. The 0-4-0 locos were switch engines, used mainly for switching duties around rail yards and industrial areas, but sometimes were assigned dutys on short local runs. They saw duty right up until the end of the steam era, and some were even used up into the 80's at steel mills, etc. As far as cars for it are concerned, ther are many manufacturers and types of cars available, however, look for cars that were used during the steam era (1920-1950's). A good place to look for an idea or two would be www.walthers.com along with other manufactures web sights. I would aslo add, you might take what you have to a hobby shop and they should be able to help you there also. Hope we have helped you here and wish you well. Ken