Favorite Steam Locomotive

[traintownofcowee]

Take the poll and see what's the most popular type steam locomotive.
[:)] [8D]

[littleboom]

I love the oldies...ten-wheelers, moguls, americans, and my vote was for the consolidation.

Mike

[gbrewer]

Mike,

I thought I was the only one. I too love the ten wheelers and consolidations best of all.

[IRONROOSTER]

I voted 2-8-0, but I also like the small ones you left off - the 4-4-0, 2-6-0, 2-6-2, 4-6-0
Enjoy
Paul

[Gunns]

I voted 4-8-4, but I'm biased.... I "Own" part of one.....

http://www.nmrhs.org/

In our club the quote is; "A HO modeler has a hundred Loco, here we have one Loco and 200 men"

Progress is slow but steady, we will have the Tender done this year, <Rebuilding 8 wheel buckeye trucks is a job when they weigh 11 tons each> and will move on to the boiler work after that.
Gunns

[selector]

I wish you great success with that 4-8-4, a loco worthy of restoration if any ever was.

I voted for 0-6-0 because I can't help but think that life was more involved, more intersting in a 0-6-0 due to the work that it would have been required to perform.

[Anonymous]

4-8-4 go santa fe 3751 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TrainFreak409]

I like the 2-10-4 Texas class, and the 4-12-2 Union Pacific class. And then of course, there is the Triplex...[:D]

[CG9602]

You forgot Beyer-Garratts, but then again, I saw that you had Pacifics (second fav steam motive) .

[Anonymous]

My favorite steamer is without a doubt the Southren pacific gs-4. a close second is the reading T-1
John.

[blade]

4-8-4 she is one beautiful steam engine and my all time favorite.

[Anonymous]

Mine wasnt on the list, I love the looks of the ICRR 300 class Rodgers Ten Wheelers from the turn of the century, beautifuly laid out locomotive, simple main rods, inside stephenson valve motion, Lima Arc headlight, spoked pilot wheels. To bad one wasnt saved for a museum, espicaly the 382 that J.L. Jones road into glory. Cheers Mike

[Anonymous]

Z 4-8-4

[Gunns]

Which 4-8-4??
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http://www.sbrhs.org/484com.html

Again mine is...

Gunns

[Anonymous]

I voted 4-8-4.

[PBenham]

Hmmm. Where is the 2-6-6-4? My all time favorite steamer, N&W 1218,surely must rank high on many fans lists. When I saw 1218 take 25 cars (not all of 'em lightweights) out of a rain drenched yard at Conneaut,Ohio, without using sand- forbidden by the rules- in two FANTASTIC attempts-That was it! A year or two later I paced her on US20 out of Erie,PA, with almost the same consist,she made the 40 MPH speed limit and sounded content. She was at the top of her horespower curve and she "wanted" to show off for the boss (Robert M. Clator). I MISS that big girl! Peter Benham/ Kenmore NY

[ragnar]

Where are the spots fer 4-8-0 0r a 2-8-8-2 and my favorite the GN M2 2-6-8-0

[davews]

Gunns, as a UP steam freak, it's tough to admit, but 2926 is a beauty. I looked at your web site but am still curious if NMRHS can project a tentative time frame to get her runing again.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't decide
I voted Pacific
but I can't resist 2-8-0's 2-6-0's modern 4-4-0's 4-4-2's 2-6-2's...
Alex

[espeefoamer]

My favorite steam locomotive: Southern Pacific GS4 4449[:p][:D][8D][:)]!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tmcc man]

i went with 444 because of the PRR T1 DUPLEX

[markn]

Maybe it's just the "underdog/unheralded/limited exposure" factor but I feel the best looking (and for what it did-performing) loco was the N&W "J"s 4-8-4-classic lines and proportions

[JimValle]

Who can choose a favorite steamer? It's like I don't have a "best friend". I like all my friends or they wouldn't be my friends. I don't make distinctions among them. It's the same with steamers. I like SP Harriman Consolidations because I had my first cab ride in one. I like Cab-forwards because I saw a lot of them climbing the Sierra grades when I was a kid. I like Daylight 4-8-4's because they were the handsomest streamlined steamers. I like Pennsy engines because I model them in HO. I like Santa Fe Hudson's and Northerns because I lucked into some old Japanese brass ones and restored them after they had been abused by previous owners. I have to admit that some Delaware & Hudson engines were butt-ugly but still they were steam!

[markn]

Jim-I know how you feel but, if you could only keep one-which would it be? (we won't tell your other friends)

[Anonymous]

The Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern...

[Gunns]

This one.....


Gunns

[Anonymous]

I think there's one selection missing for Favorite Steam... "All The Above".

[Anonymous]

I like the shay.

[SP9811]

gotta say, SP AC's, War Baby GS's, and MT's with Skyline casing.

[John Krug]

I'm with Mike of central Pa. Grew up watching the Pennsy H-10's 2-8-0 right next to my house.
John