Starter Set

[GeofferyAT]

Hi, I am looking for a good HO scale steam engine starter set.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[SteamGene]

Do you want passenger or freight?  That's the first question.  But I would stay with a Bachmann Spectrum with a set that interests you.  If you want a Plus set, make sure it is brand new, which is why I recommend a Spectrum.
Gene

[newguy]

I agree with Gene. Bachmann is very user friendly for beginners. If you get a Bachmann Spectrum set (Spectrum is the upper-end line of Bachmann's products) you will not regret it. You always get what you pay for.
My other bit of advice would be to get a train set that has a DCC on-board locomotive. If you expand and want to add more trains later you will want DCC - trust me! DCC allows you to run several trains independently of each other. Bachmann offers a few of these sets and they can be found on wholesaletrains.com. This is the least expensive site out there.

Check out this link. I wish this had been my first set: http://www.wholesaletrains.com/Detail.asp?ID=200429888

Good luck,

new guy

[GeofferyAT]

Thank you Steamgene and newguy123 for replying.  I am looking for both passenger and freight for the layout I wish to do.   I am looking to have a small loop with a freight running between a small logging village and or a mine going to a town and then a passenger train going between at first 2 towns and later expanding on this. By the way newguy, i really liked that train on the link you sent me. Something like that is what I am looking for. Thanks again for the suggestions.

geoffery

[Guilford Guy]

The explorer set is an excellent starter set.
Bachmann also makes a set similar to the explorer consisting of the same locomotive in a different roadname, and freight cars.

[engineerkyle]

I'm suprised the Atlas starter set is      NOT DCC.

Whatever you get, make sure it's DCC. Most here will concur that if you are just starting out, it's the only way to go.

EK