What is YOUR favorite 4-wheeled locomotive? Plastic bodied favorites too!

My favorite 4 wheeled engine is #252 from 1928.  It pulls my 4% grades with no problems. 

Bill

I'm sorry. But I have never had a favorite 4-wheeled locomotive. They're just too dinky.

While not O gauge, I have a 4 wheel Tyco tank engine I bought as a kit with paper route money 60 years ago that is still a good puller.   No plastic, just a chunk of metal on 4 wheels.

The Lionel 1656 0-4-0 with the bell ringing tender.

I still have my father's set with this locomotive, bought in 1948 when he was 15 years old. It runs like a charm.

Marx always had some nice small locomotives.

My father passed away in 1994.  When I went back to Michigan for the funeral, I found this little engine on the dresser in the spare bedroom.  I asked my mother where it came from, and she didn't know.  I think dad left it for me.  It's not only my favorite 4-wheeled locomotive, but also one of my favorite engines.  I have it currently set up for battery powered remote control.  The tender was a gift from my train buddy Bob!  I eventually plan to give both a new paint job.

John

Here's my favorite: Lionel's Kickapoo Valley & Northern. This was the first complete set I received as a kid, and it has a lot of miles on it.

Definitely a Docksider. Any gauge (I have owned HO and N, and want a ROW one in O scale). It looks "cute" but is prototypical.

My 1656 that was given to me and I restored it.

The MTH 0-4-0 Docksiders are nice, ROW's are more detailed.

For diesels- K-line Plymouth

I have many 4 wheel locomotives, by-product of my collecting interests in "toy" trains I guess.  However, at least one of my favorites is the Hornby M1 engine, supplied with the M1 "Goods" (meaning freight) set.  Available from 1947-1957.  The M1 locomotive and sets were some of the first trains available from Hornby after the war.  Interestingly, in the early years almost all of them were exported, in fact domestic sales were restricted, England needed foreign capital to recover her economy.

She is a classic 0-4-0 tender type, lithographed, and clockwork powered.  Here she is running her small freight consist on my layout.

Here is a close up.

Here is a picture of the complete set.

Best wishes

Don

Lionel's 1948 2-4-2 1655 and Lionel's 1958 2-4-2 249.  Though they be small yet they be mighty.  I inherited the 1655 from my Dad and the 249 from my Grandfather.  Both engines still run extremely well.  These less expensive locomotives are a testament to the durability of the trains manufactured by the old Lionel Corporation.

my RMT Rock Island beep diesel

sorry i don't have pictures here but i have a video of my train collection on my youtube channel where the beep gets a bit of screen time

Something with gravitas ...

Bob

I've got lots of favorite 4 wheel critters!  You can't go wrong with a PRR A5, see k-line model below.  I also love any H;K: Porter 0-4-0 saddle tanker and of course a Rdg A4 Camelback.  I have pictures of both but now sure about the copyright status so sorry - not dealing with the drama.

The you have to like the Republic Locomotive RX-500, seen above in yellow.

For tinplate I have an adorable Hornby similar to what @Don McErlean showed above, but what about a Marx CV?  Hard to go wrong there either!

I'm with jhz563, this is fun!  Here are a few more 4 wheelers...

A Lionel (MPC) Amtrak Industrial Switcher.

The Marx, ever present, 400

The Marx 588 type 0-4-0 diesel switcher (available in many liveries)

Finally the Marx FM diesel...masquerading as an 8 wheeler but in fact only having 4!

Best wishes

Don

@RSJB18 posted:

The MTH 0-4-0 Docksiders are nice, ROW's are more detailed.

For diesels- K-line Plymouth

What he said. 

@jhz563 posted:

I've got lots of favorite 4 wheel critters!  You can't go wrong with a PRR A5, see k-line model below.  I also love any H;K: Porter 0-4-0 saddle tanker and of course a Rdg A4 Camelback.  I have pictures of both but now sure about the copyright status so sorry - not dealing with the drama.

How could I forget.....

@RSJB18 posted:

The MTH 0-4-0 Docksiders are nice, ROW's are more detailed.

For diesels- K-line Plymouth

But the ROWs are missing the distinctive sets of rivets on the saddle tank. It’s like they copied the 1980s Sunset model of the C-16. They are the only two manufacturers to make that mistake. I love the diecast MTH version.

Jim, I count more than 4 wheels on those engines!

Here’s mine:

@jim sutter posted:

Only the bottom two shelves..

I think the question was 4 wheels total... not just 4 driving wheels.

I am pretty partial to this K-Line Plymouth too.  It was a present from my wife😀.

Trying to think if I have any 4 wheeled locomotives... Assuming trolleys and handcars don't count, I can't think of any.  I have several General style 4-4-0 that I like, but those probably don't count as 4 wheel locomotives.  There is just something about them that I like, and as a plus, they usually they aren't too expensive.