Finding who made an HO scale GE U-boat (B-B) with a Kato motor

[tomstockton]

Hello, folks.

I am helping the family of my late best model railroading friend catalog and begin selling off his HO scale collection. Among this morning's finds was a GE U-boat (B-B) with a Kato motor. It is factory-decorated as PRR 2501, in black (Brunswick green?) livery. And I'm not having any luck identifying it so far... I forgot to take a picture of it, so I don't have anything to post for you to look at. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Tom Stockton

 

[Espeefan]

Two possibilities come to mind: Stewart Hobbies, now owned by Bowser, or Atlas. I know Stewart used Kato drives. There may be others.

 

[santafewillie]

I agree with Alan that is Stewart Hobbies originally.

 

[bnsf971]

PRR2501 was a Kato/Stewart locomotive. A U25B.
If you look at the model, you should see the front and rear handrails are in right and left sections, with a gap in between.

 

[tomstockton]

Thank you very much!