Old brass Berkshire?

Could be about anything.   Post some photos, including the underside.    1960 if new then, couild include a Max Grey import.    Those are actually pretty nice.    Mostly all 2 rail steamers pickup from one rail on the tender and the other on the engine hence the connecting wires.   1 for power, other/s may be for a tender backup light. 

Didn't have a camera with me when he brought it in so sorry - no pics.

It was fairly well-detailed for its age and had a few detail pieces dislodged from storage. He said its been in his garage since the mid sixties. It was used when he received it.

I encouraged him to dust it off and display it at home. If he should decide to sell it I'd be glad to post it here for you guys too see.

I have a MTH Scale Hudson on my desk at the real estate office and show it to people whenever I can. Our club was set up at the office over Christmas 2013 and was a big hit. Now that I'm working there, I'll be the resident engineer for 2014.

It is probably not worth much in todays market.

Apparently it was worth a lot to a little boy for over 50 years.

Easily worth $300 if Lobaugh, and on eBay they often get driven up to near a grand.  Here is what the Lobaugh looks like.  To identify yours, turn it upside down and look for four machine screws holding a plate or two for each axle.  Prewar Lobaugh uses a single plate for each axle; postwar uses two, as the prototype.  Frame itself is cast bronze.

I agree but two different things, sentimental value vrs monetary value.