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I bought my son an IHC Mogul for his birthday and we are happy. It is in your price range. I recommend the Mogul because you probably have a small layout and the smaller the engine is, the better it will look on a small layout. I have a friend with a Pacific on 18 inch curves. It doesn't look too great on the curves. I never said anything to him about it though. One small bit of advice, remember to weight your tender to match the NMRA practice to help it stay in contact with the rail for electrical pickup. Weighting the locomotive will help it pull up to a limit but don't add too much or you will burn up the windings. You want the wheels to slip before the loco stalls. I agree you want a quality locomotive. I also recommend you get a quality power pack like those sold by MRC if you don't have one already. Mine has a momentum circuit. That is way cool! All my stuff is HO so if you are in another scale I can't help you much. - Ed
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