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One of my fondest childhood memories was visiting my grandfather and running his impressive train set. On one of these visits, he informed me that he had bought a new locomotive, just for me. Over the years, anytime I think of or see a train, I remembered this little engine. My grandfather is 82 now, and in a nursing home. He has Alzheimer's, and doesn't even know who I am anymore. Today I revisited that basement I hadn't been to for ages. The yard portion of his layout was dismantled years ago, but sure enough, front and center, was my little engine...and I brought it home with me. My knowledge of prototypes is very limited, and there are no markings on the bottom of this loco or the coal car. I assume it is an Atlas brand, because of the dozens of engines, most of them were Atlas. This is N scale, and would likely be around 20+ years old. If anyone can identify this loco, it would mean a lot to me. I would like to know: 1) Is this a model of a real prototype? 2) Who is the manufacturer? 3) Limited production or fairly common? 4) 4-6-0 or whatever, I don't know much about that stuff? It's hard to see in the picture, but the # in yellow is 5300. President Polk is beneath the window on each side. B&O RR. [img]http://home.woh.rr.com/cyb0rg/images/Train.JPG[/img]
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