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Ok, here's my two that nobody's yet mentioned: Walthers Trainline and E R Models. The former is (I believe) still in production, the latter are found either on eBay or through LHS with old stocks. Walthers diesels are, to my mind, excellent - I think they have the best current F40PH, it has great detailing and is a good base to add even more to. I have one of these and their Dash 8, both quiet, smooth and great haulers. DCC installations are simple and they perform even better with a BEMF decoder fitted. <br /> <br />The E R Models locos were in fact made by Roco in Austria, so you have a great chassis with diecast frame, can motor with flywheel, smooth and quiet running with a DCC socket fitted and a headlight wired so you don't have to add extra resistors, etc. Bodyshells are about the same quality as early Proto 1k - nice mouldings though handrails are moulded on rather than being seperate parts. They do offer two locos that few other manufacturers have covered - the Baldwin Sharknose and EMD FP7. If you can justify either of these locos on your layout then the models will not disappoint. Hope this helps!
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