Searching for a good steam switcher

I have to say that Lionel’s conventional 0-8-0 from their starter sets is a mighty nice switcher for not much money. Whistle, bell, smoke, lights.

I have the Great Northern one and it looks great, performs very well and only cost me $150 new from the set break-up.

I'm very familiar with the A&A. I used to work there on saturdays as a conductor on the passenger trains... you won't find anything like #18 in o gauge... that engine is tiny, you're gonna have to use a lot of modeler's license on that one. #14, on the other hand, would be fairly well represented by the Williams by Bachmann 4-6-0...

It's too bad there isn't a model locomotive out there even remotely close to #18, I'm quite fond of that engine...

K Line’s A5 and B6 switchers with or without TMCC are hard to beat and can be found frequently on Ebay at varying prices.

I have a Lionel 0-4-0 that has been working for ever, the only complaint I have is no sound, but it does have smoke. I recently picked up a Weaver 0-8-0 that is really nice, only  problem with it is that it keeps throwing off the traction tires.