Loco Chart

Locomotive Comparison Chart

Ratings: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, Very Poor

Manufacturer	Running	Paint	Detail	Quality	Price*	Notes
Athearn	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	$40-50	Lots of upgrade parts available
Athearn RTR	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	$60-100	upgraded body - standard chassis
Athearn Genesis Diesel	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	$80+	some drive quality issues
Athearn Genesis Steam	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	$80+	poor pullers
Atlas	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	$80+	some DCC decoder equipped
Bachmann	Very Poor	Poor	Poor	Very Poor	$20-40	train set type locomotives
Bach. Spectrum Diesel	Good	Poor	Fair	Fair	$20-100	inconsistent quality
Bach. Spectrum Steam	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	$100+	quality may vary
Broadway Limited	Very Good	Very Good	Excellent	Very Good	$300+	RR specific steam w/ sound
Kato	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Very Good	$80+
Life Like	Very Poor	Poor	Poor	Very Poor	$10-40	train set type locomotives
LL Proto 1000 Diesel	Good	Good	Fair	Good	$40-80
LL Proto 2000 Diesel	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Good	$50-100	some drive quality issues
LL Proto 2000 Steam	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	$100+
Mehano	Good	Fair	Fair	Fair	$30-60	train set type locomotives
Model Power	Poor	Fair	Fair	Poor	$20-40	train set type locomotives
Rivarossi	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Good	$150+	steam engines only recently
Roundhouse	Good	Good	Good	Good	$30-100	steam engines only recently
Stewart	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	$80-100
Walthers	Very Good	Good	Good	Very Good	$50-80	none produced recently
Walthers Trainline	Good	Fair	Fair	Good	$40-60	train set type locomotives

* Price is what you can expect to pay, not MSRP