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I've had very good experiences with Bachmann HO so far. I own a few from each of their lines. Standard: I have a UP 0-6-0 that I picked up for $25.00 at a train show. Runs smoothly, but can't pull at all. The most I could get it to pull was 7 NMRA weighted boxcars. But hey, it's supposed to be a switching engine, so I guess it shouldn't need to be able to pull a lot. Plus/Silver Series: I have one of their FTs. Good paint job, pull ok, but they are a bit noisey when they get going. Otherwise, pretty good. Spectrum: I have one of their Light 4-8-2s. Good puller, smooth runner, pretty much silent except there's a small click-click-click sound that happens every now and then and I can't figure out where it's coming from. But all in all it's a great locomotive. I also own 4 Spectrum Heavywheight passenger cars. Aside from those goofy rotating coupler pockets, these are top notch passenger cars. The paint on mine (UP) was a bit too dark when compared to my Kato UP passenger cars. Also you have to make sure your track is pretty clean because otherwise their lights will flicker.
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