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I too have both models. Both have excellent detail and run extremely well. I have operated both models on 18 inch radius curves with no problems. Which one you should select should be determined by which one you like best, and/or which one fits your railroad's senerio the best. 4-6-0s were very common. Almost all railroads owned them. They were used in both passenger and freight service. In later years they were mostly found on branch lines. 2-10-0s were mostly freight engines, although I'm sure they occasionally hauled a passenger train. They were not as common as the 4-6-0s. The Bachmann model is of the Russian Decapod -- locomotives built for the Russian railways, but were never shipped due to the Russian Revolution (in 1917?). As a result, the locomotives were regauged to 56 1/2 inch gauge (Track gauge in Russia is/was wider then), Americanized in appearance, and resold to US railroads. 2-10-0s were used a lot on branch lines, where the 10 driving wheels provided a lighter axle loading for the light duty track (locomotive weight was spread out over a larger area as a result of having more wheels). The open space between the boiler and the frame is a feature of all prototype steam locomotives. Bachmann is using this as a selling point because on many model locomotives you can see the motor and gearing, or a large weight in this space. This is a compromise due to large motors in a small, scale model and is not very realistic in appearance, but necessary to have an operating model. Bachmann's models, having nothing this open space, make them much more realistic in appearance. Both models come with Bachmann's easymate couplers on both the tender and the locomotive pilot. Replacing with true Kadee couplers shouldn't be too hard. MR evaluated both of these locomotives within the past few years, you might want to find and read their writeup. I don't know what issues they were in, but you can search the magazine index for it. Hope this helps, Dale B.
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