The Age Old Question

[TrainFreak409]

This has probably been asked a lot, but I don't know of any times while I've been a member. So here it goes, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LOCOMOTIVE? But to make it more interesting, let's split it into categories. STEAM, DIESEL, ELECTRIC, and TURBINE. I'll start off with mine;

STEAM- Very hard decision here, but probably the Pennsy 6-4-4-6 S1

DIESEL- Most likely the DD40AX. The Centipede comes in at a close second.

ELECTRIC- Pennsy L-5

TURBINE- Easily #80, Union Pacific's Coal Turbine

Okay, your turn.

[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

Mohawk, DL-109, and FA-2, EP-4, UP's Streamlined Steam Turbine of way back.

[TrainFreak409]

Union Pacific had very nice steam turbines. Only two of them were made, right?

[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

Here's mine
Steam: Santa Fe 4-8-4

Diesel: EMD GP38

Electric: Those Acelas look cool

[Anonymous]

Steam)any road mikado
Diesel)SD45
Electric)E33
Turbine)the Jawn Henry

[Anonymous]

Hmmmmmmmm.......................
Steam.....WM 4-8-4 Potomac #1407
Diesel.....Alco PA in D&H Blue warbonnet
Electric....Just about any GE steeplecab electric
Turbine...Big, Yellow, C&O turbine

[Anonymous]

Steam: N&W's Class J [8D]

Diesel: E6! Any road! [:D]

Electric: Pennsy's GG1 [^]

[IRONROOSTER]

PRR K4 Pacific steam
Boxcab diesel
GG1 electric
Enjoy
Paul

[cacole]

You're right -- this has been asked over and over on this forum --

[Anonymous]

Steam: Royal Hudson 4-6-4's
Diesel: AC4400s on CP Rail
Electric: BC Rail electrics - all but one recently sent to the scrap heap.

[Anonymous]

Steam: either a CB&Q O-5a Northern with disc drivers, or a CB&Q M-4a 2-10-4 Colorado.

Diesel: Any E or F unit, any road! It always helps if it's a CB&Q engine, though! [:p]

Electric: Milwaukee Road "Little Joes'"

[Anonymous]

My all time favorite is diesel electric. I like all of the GP and SD low noses.

[Anonymous]

CR SD80MAC
PRR K4
PRR GG1 and E44

[Anonymous]

UP 4-8-8-4
ATSF FP45
Amtrak Acela
UP Gas Turbine Electrics

[Anonymous]

Diesel: Rock Island E6A in silver Rocket scheme, perhaps the best paint scheme of all time !!!

Steam: Rock Island 4-8-4

Electric: AMTRAK Acela

[AggroJones]

Steam: ATSF 2900 4-8-4

Diesel: Alco PA-1

Electric: PRR GG-1

Turbine: UP Veranda (tighter than the 3 unit one!)

[FThunder11]

Steam- 4-8-8-4 Big Boy, Diesel- Dash-9, Electric- ACELA EXPRESS

[Anonymous]

Steam: Pennsy K-4
Diesel: anybody's GP-7 or GP-9
Electric: GG-1 (Pennsy)
Turbine: UP Veranda

[Jetrock]

steam: Falk Lumber Co. #1 "Gypsy" 0-4-0
diesel: GP7 or 9
electric: Single-truck Birney trolley
turbine: I don't know from turbines