[ebay] Help identify diesel model from poor photo

Appears to be an ALCO HH series switcher to me.

Late-model Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 (the short version). I have no idea who made it, though.

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It looks to me like a FM H-10-44 switcher - the very high hood, large low radiator grill, and small white number board above the grill and inset from the end of the hood are distinctive. Guessing that it's HO, choices would then be HObbyline, Walthers, brass, or the Cary body/Athearn chassis. It is not exactly any of those. I can't believe brass or a Walthers would be fouled up like the model in the photo (grossly incorrect handrails and oversized shiny silver wheels behind undersized sideframes), so my guess is either an old HObbyline body (they came with that number board painted white) or a Cary body kitbashed onto an early AHM Yugoslavian switcher chassis. Gary Q

According to information that I have, it should be a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44, made by Model Power/Minitrix (N scale). It was made prior to

1990. This is from an article in Model Railroad, 1990, June (not sure of the month), titled 'ABC's of Diesel Dates' by Jim Kelly.

Fred Ellis

Fred Ellis replied: According to information that I have, it should be a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44, made by Model Power/Minitrix (N scale). It was made prior to

1990.

------------------------------------------------- I believe you are right. Here's a Minitrix FM H12-44:

These were made by Minitrix and imported by Model Power from about 1970. I believe Con-Cor also offered these in the late 1970s with unique road names and/or numbers.

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Thank you for the responses everyone. I'm certain Bill's picture correctly identifies the model offered in this auction,

seller's protest that his engine is an Atlas model made by KATO, because, "...it says KATO on the bottom."

Here's Mark's photo of the UP version:

correctly identifies the model

despite seller's protest that his engine is an Atlas model made by KATO, because,

As of now, the auction is ended because it was mis-identified. The last comment is that they've determined it most likely is the Minitrix FM switcher, which I tend to agree with.

Prior to Model power, ca mid to late 1960's they were also imported under the minitrix name. This was one of the earliest US outline diesels offered in N, right up there with the Arnold F-7.

Don

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