HO Steam Loco Types

[JoMc67]

Hello,

Looking for a typical HO Steam Train that I can connect to my Passenger Box Cars and used in my Victorian Age setup (1870's to 1900...I have a Hawthorne Thomas Kindade Village)...I have no interest in the On30 scale.

I know about the popular early American 4-4-0 (the wide and the narrow funnel stacks) from the 1850's through the ACW that I can still use for the above...
However, what about the popular Modern Baldwin 4-4-0 or ALCO 2-6-0, and when did they come out ?..From what I gather I think these came out alittle later and around the Victorian Age up to early 1900's.

Any info would be appreciated
Thanks, Joe

[Captain Crutch]

All 4-4-0s (even Baldwin) was considered obsolete by about 1900. So that's be fine. The 2-6-0s were commonly used from 1860s to the 1920s, so you should be fine.

[ebtnut]

I would opt for the early Richmond 4-4-0.  The prototypes were built in 1901 with wood cabs and slide valves.  They are typical of the 1890-1905 era.  The Alco Mogul is too modern with its piston valves and Walschearts valve gear.  The "modern" Richmond 4-4-0 (Ma and Pa 6) represents the engine as rebuilt by the railroad in the 1920's, also with piston valves and a steel cab.

[JoMc67]

How about this Train, guys, for the 1870's to 1890's time frame...Early enough ?