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trainboyH16-44
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Friday, March 11, 2005 1:44 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zeypi

AC4400CW and -CTE... How come the GEVOs are not in the poll?

They are not in the poll because the poll is too old. I just go around digging up old topics because I have too much time on my hands.
Sorry
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:20 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

Sorry if I start a 'flaming' war, but I think GE diesels are uglier than mud fences.
Tom [xx(]

I agree wholeheartedly. I think they are SOOO ugly..... But they're still trains, and so I still like them.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:37 PM
AC6000. Locomotive. Big. Good. [:D]
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jwaldo

AC600. Locomotive. Big. Good. [:D]

SD90MAC-H. Bigger. Gooder. (by your standards, the SD90 is the greatest loco of all time.)
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

QUOTE: Originally posted by jwaldo

AC600. Locomotive. Big. Good. [:D]

SD90MAC-H. Bigger. Gooder. (by your standards, the SD90 is the greatest loco of all time.)
Trainboy


True, but this is a GE poll [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:02 PM
I voted for the GE AC4400 but I also say the C44-9W is just as good. The same loco but just DC. I really like them because Kato Ac4400 runs so *** well that I love the AC4400. My favorite engine however is the SD70M unflared or Flared UP engines
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Posted by tstage on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:06 PM
Wow! I'm quite suprised. I voted for the GE44-ton switcher and thought it would be close to last in the poll. But nooooo....

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Posted by MidlandPacific on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:15 PM

The Milwaukee boxcabs....and bipolars.....

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

Sorry if I start a 'flaming' war, but I think GE diesels are uglier than mud fences.
Tom [xx(]

I agree wholeheartedly. I think they are SOOO ugly..... But they're still trains, and so I still like them.
Trainboy
I totally agree! Today's GE's are UGLY!
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Posted by dragenrider on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:13 PM
I gotta have my 70 tonners...and 44 tonners, too! They are so little and yet such good work horses.



I just painting another like this one. It'll be in operation next week.

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Posted by soumodeler on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:32 PM
44 tonners. Look very good in Southern paint. I really didn't like the U-boats or the -7series up. I have a NS U30C that would make a great scrap engine...[:-,]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:34 PM
There is no favorite GE except for toasters!

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Posted by hdbob on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:48 PM
as long as its TRAIN how can you pick a favorite?
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:24 PM
The SP U33C[:p]!!!
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Posted by DavidBriel on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:13 PM
Former CSX B36-7 5840 since I took a picture of it passing the Kennesaw House hotel building (now the Marietta Museum of History) in Marietta, Georgia, where the Andrew Raiders of Great Locomotive Chase fame boarded the train pulled by the Western and Atlantic locomotive GENERAL on 4-12-1862 during the Civil War (The General is Now housed in the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, not former CSX B36-7 5840.)
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:23 PM
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QUOTE: Originally posted by jwaldo

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

QUOTE: Originally posted by jwaldo

AC600. Locomotive. Big. Good. [:D]

SD90MAC-H. Bigger. Gooder. (by your standards, the SD90 is the greatest loco of all time.)
Trainboy


True, but this is a GE poll [;)]

I was just saying![soapbox][:-^]
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by hdbob

as long as its TRAIN how can you pick a favorite?

That's what I was saying!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:49 PM
Best GE is a scraped one.
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:27 PM
NONE.........I don't like them all
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:39 PM
I just love those lil ol 44 tonners
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:03 PM
My favorite GE would be one dead in tow.
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Posted by n2mopac on Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:59 AM
Honestly, I much prefer any EMD to a GE. But that's me.

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Posted by douginut on Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:25 PM
The Little Joes, of CSSSB and MILW just love them

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 28, 2005 7:28 PM
The Dash 8-40B and BWs.

I just got the second loco in the mail today - a fantastic looking and running Atlas Silver Master model - runs good with my older Atlas Master 40B !!!

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Posted by exPalaceDog on Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:39 PM
The Old Dog is simply "turned off" by large main line engines of any brand.

The Old Dog would suggest that the GE 44 tonner is a good looking engine and about the correct for my layout. It is my under standing that the GE 65 tonner was almost identical in appearance, so one gets a "two for one" engine.

For larger power the GE 70 tonner is quite nice, and probably be the largest engine on my pike.

It would be great if somebody would develop a GE 45 tonner with side rods for light duty.

If some would make a steeple cab superstructure for the 44 tonner. It would make a nice "slug" for a 44 tonner. GE apparently built some electric engines looking like 44 tonners as later as 1952.

In addition, hooking a 44 tonner to a gas-electric could make a nice push-pull passenger consist.

Models of the GE 25 tonner and 35 tonner would be nice.

The we move to the box cabs

Have fun

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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Sunday, May 8, 2005 2:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by UPMODELER1

My favorite GE would be one dead in tow.


AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2005 8:50 PM
AC4400CW!
"BELCH" OPS! That was the sound of a GE.
BNSFrailfan.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2005 9:49 PM
Mine is the Amtrak Dash 8-32BHW. I have always liked that locomotive, but I really liked them in the "Pepsi Can" scheme. I guess because they look like a freight engine pulling a passenger train is why I like them the most
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