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What rolling stock I use depends on whether I'm running D&RG Narrow Gauge or PRR Standard Gauge.
When I'm running Standard Gauge, I run mostly Aristo, with a few Bachmann cars that don't look too bad with them, such as the flats and tankers. I have one Lionel PRR reefer that looks okay at the head of an Aristo heavyweight train. I've tried other Lionel and MDC, but after handling Aristo, those brands with their molded-on hand railings, etc., just feel cheap, so I've rotated out most of the Lionel and MDC. (I do have two MDC ore cars, but they're closer to 1:24, and labeled for D&RGW, so I run them with the narrow gauge stuff.)
When I'm running D&RGW, I run mostly Lionel and Bachmann. The "heart" of the D&RGW setup is my daughter's Lionel Gold Rush set, which includes a foreshortened 0-6-0 with a very nice paint job, a foreshortened wooden gondola, and a foreshortened "drovers' caboose." When I say "foreshortened" I mean that they are about 32:1 or smaller in length, about 29:1 in width, but about 24:1 in height. Take a picture of the prototype and stretch it vertically by 30% or more and you'll get the drift. But they're pretty solid and the loco runs well.
Also, the Bachmann wooden gondolas, boxcars, and stock cars that look silly in a standard gauge consist look fine with the Lionel set. Other D&RG/D&RGW gear comes and goes, depending on mood. We occasionally have LGB, which also mixes well.
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