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Ugliest Locomotive
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:07 PM
What do you think the ugliest locomotive is? In my opinion, it's the British Q1 0-6-0T. (no fighting![;)])
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:24 PM
The Big Boy (just kidding)! The new GE AC44EC and the SD70ACe.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:24 PM
To me it would be Garretts,
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Posted by AggroJones on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:41 PM
Most non-American steam looks pretty sorry to me. But Southern Pacific's U50 is horrible.

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Posted by Roadtrp on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 2:41 PM
The ugliest ever built was also the first ever built -- the Tom Thumb Locomotive.

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:06 PM
Well as far as ugly meaning something I would never want to see running on Prototype or Model railroad main lines (or any line for that matter!).

For me this would be a 3 way tie between:

[1] BL2 - ( The Mutated Ancestor of the GP7)

[2] Krauss Maffi Diesel Hydraulic. Southern Pacific and Rio Grande had these high horsepowered monstrosities that looked more like tugboats.

[3] New York Central Box Cab electrics. (Though respectfully, they were built tough!)

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:11 PM
can you guys dig up some photos of these things? and post them...it would deffinately help in determining which are ugly...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:13 PM
anything form eroupe.
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:26 PM
THE ugliest were those early 0-10-0 camelbacks the PRR had back in the mid 19th century, the ones that had the open cabs across the whole top of the engine. they looked like a ten wheeled snapping turtle. The French were also extremely proficient at building some really ugly locomotives back then also, it was as if the just because the British were building such attractive, elegant engines the French intentionaly went COMPLETELY the opposite direction and decided to make some truely ugly utilitarian un-glamorous steamers, a tradition they continued clear into the early 20th century. The Indian Government also deserve a special award for some of the ugliest most garrishly hideous steam engines of the 20th century. dont believe me look for a book that shows some of these ug-monsters .....

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

THE ugliest were those early 0-10-0 camelbacks the PRR had back in the mid 19th century, the ones that had the open cabs across the whole top of the engine. they looked like a ten wheeled snapping turtle. The French were also extremely proficient at building some really ugly locomotives back then also, it was as if the just because the British were building such attractive, elegant engines the French intentionaly went COMPLETELY the opposite direction and decided to make some truely ugly utilitarian un-glamorous steamers, a tradition they continued clear into the early 20th century. The Indian Government also deserve a special award for some of the ugliest most garrishly hideous steam engines of the 20th century. dont believe me look for a book that shows some of these ug-monsters .....


Yes I would agree with you regarding India's railway, As for the French well....... They will dare to be different, Viva la Difference
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Posted by ndbprr on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 3:55 PM
Alco DL109
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Posted by mls1621 on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 4:08 PM
I have to agree with AntonioFP45, the EMD BL2 is the ugliest locomotive. An ugly duckling that never became a swan.
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Posted by nfmisso on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 7:37 PM
Any diesel without a high short nose <G>
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Posted by mustanggt on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 7:46 PM
Those newer F40PH's that metra uses, with the sloped windshield.
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Posted by AggroJones on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 8:01 PM
The Alco DL-109 is also an unattractive locomotive.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 8:30 PM
I believe I have won... http://www.exporail.org/collection/77_1w.jpg
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 6:06 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ndbprr

Alco DL109


Don't let my dad hear that!!!!!!!! I do think it's ugly though. The ugly award also goes to the Ingalls Shipbuilding 4-S turret cabbed diesel, at least NS doesn't own a lot of them!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:20 AM
No such thing.

The whole issue of ''looks'' is very much ''eye of the beholder''.....like the swan amongst the ducks from a famous children's story.[:0]
Don't be a duck...enjoy each locomotive for it's interest and engineered attributes.[:D][:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:27 AM
There is!!
http://usloki.tripod.com/
Check it out quickly!! It's the drawing of the month!
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Posted by dknelson on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 7:55 AM
Some of the experimental D&H steam was pretty darned ugly
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:39 AM
Any Diesel!

Steam the only way to go!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 8:43 AM
I think the opposite.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 9:20 AM
Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder....but.............for steam it would have to be the P&LE Berkshires. For diesels it would have to be anything painted in SP Bloody Nose or BN.

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Posted by coalminer3 on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 10:18 AM
SCL's BQ23
SP's KM diesels
"Baby Face" Baldwin

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Posted by the-big-blow on Wednesday, February 4, 2004 1:50 PM
The ugliest locomotive was the the Alco DH-643.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 5:57 PM
Many think the Frenchies built some ugly steam locos. Just what do you expect when you have frogs designing locomotives? And the ugliest locomotive of all time and beyond is called the Steisel. I appeared briefly in MR some years ago.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 6:23 PM
that really exists?
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, February 5, 2004 6:54 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tpaulsen

Many think the Frenchies built some ugly steam locos. Just what do you expect when you have frogs designing locomotives? And the ugliest locomotive of all time and beyond is called the Steisel. I appeared briefly in MR some years ago.

Tom


i wouldnt 'diss the French too much, afterall they invented the Guillotine ![:0]

French and Indian Engines are the UGLIEST.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 7:20 PM
diesel - the Alco RS-2 & 3
electric - the Pennsy GG-1
steam - the N & W J (and any other so-called "streamlined" steam locomotive)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 7:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by joekc6nlx

diesel - the Alco RS-2 & 3
electric - the Pennsy GG-1
steam - the N & W J (and any other so-called "streamlined" steam locomotive)


Sorry. I have to disagree with all three of them.

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