My primary railroad is the Colorado & Northwestern RR, a Colorado turn of the century (1906) shelf layout. For this period I have all the research material I need.

What I need help with is the new bug. I recently stumbled across a picture of a Santa Fe GP7 threading its way between two curved buildings a "brick canyon" so to speak. So not only did I acquire the urban scenary bug but a more modern one as well.

I have one of the first releases of the Kato N-Scale SD-40, early 1990's I think.  Until recently I didn't have a layout to run it on.  When I did run it the other day, it had problems going through my Fast Tracks turnouts.  I checked the turnouts with the NMRA gauge and, although it was a bit tight, all of the turnout areas passed.  I then checked the wheel gauge on the loco and all of the wheels are out of gauge on the narrow side i.e.

 I've never owned a Bowser product, but I've always assumed they've been good products.  I got a notification of their advance order for C-630M's and I thought I might pick one up for potential use on a switching layout.  Any thoughts from those that own Bowser locos?

Here's video and pictures of Alberni Pacific Railway's Baldwin 2-8-2T arriving to pick up passengers at a local hotel for a trip to McLean's Mill, a heritage steam operated sawmill.