Whats your favorite articulated steam engine

[Anonymous]

I like them all, I don't have any. I like the N.P.'s and DMIR's Yellowstones. Been aboard the DMIR's Yellowstone in Duluth, this thing is massive! More handles and valves than you can shake a stick at! EsPee's Cab forwards are probably my favorites, though. I just learned that Mallet is pronounced Malley and malleys were slow, most only going 25-30 max speed. My layout is for smaller locos. The front jut of the boiler on 22 radius probably wouldn't look right. However, I've also always wanted one of Mantua's Arty Loggers. The tendered ones I think are based on the Sierras.

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nfmisso

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock

I don't see the big deal about them either--I like small locos better. I suppose if pressed I'd pick Hammond Lumber Co. #7, a 2-6-6-2 tank engine built by Baldwin in 1929. Tiny for an articulated at 212,000 pounds.

What about the 1908 Baldwin 2-4-4-2 built for Little River http://www.littleriverrailroad.org/baldwins.htm which later went to Columbia River Belt Line Railway, Carlisle Lumber Company and Deep River Logging. Both GEM and Oriental Powerhouse have offered HO models of this tiny articulated. My wife has one of the Powerhouse versions in her logging collection. It is no bigger than MDC's Old Time 2-8-0.



http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/models/modelmallets.htm

Nigel,
The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum is on my list of places to visit this May.
We travel to the mountains of North Carolina/ Tennesee every year. I have past through Townsend, Tn
many times, but have yet to visit the museum.The Baldwins are gone, but they do have a Shay. Dave

[Anonymous]

My personal choice is the Sierra RR 2-6-6-2 followed closely by the D&SL 2-6-6-0. Both of these are small enough to operate on my layout. Both locomotives were built in Japan and sold in the US as PFM offerings.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Missouri, Oklahoma, & Gulf baby mallets. I am not bid on articulateds.

[Anonymous]

In this order - BigBoy, Challenger, Mallet. And a whole bunch more. Why? The steam whistle is the start of it for me. But if you have ever seen one of these working - Wow - Plumb spine tingling. I get the same feeling when I see one of these start up on a model railroad. Awesome.

The Big Boys proved their worth in total tonnage and mileage. Hard to believe.

And I can go on and on. I was lucky as a kid and was able to ride steam equipped B&M passenger trains. I heard steam whistles everyday and always wondered which locomotive it was. Boy was I miffed when I heard my first diesel horn. Yuk. I was one of those given the chance to see the transition era from steam to diesel.

Okay so I love trains.

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,
This is my first post in this forum.
C&O H-8's would be my vote for articulated.

Dougster

[dharmon]

Any of the well eductated and well spoken steam locomotives is fine with me. So few of them can really carry on a coherent conversation or really get a point across. [:)]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nfmisso

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock

I don't see the big deal about them either--I like small locos better. I suppose if pressed I'd pick Hammond Lumber Co. #7, a 2-6-6-2 tank engine built by Baldwin in 1929. Tiny for an articulated at 212,000 pounds.

What about the 1908 Baldwin 2-4-4-2 built for Little River http://www.littleriverrailroad.org/baldwins.htm which later went to Columbia River Belt Line Railway, Carlisle Lumber Company and Deep River Logging. Both GEM and Oriental Powerhouse have offered HO models of this tiny articulated. My wife has one of the Powerhouse versions in her logging collection. It is no bigger than MDC's Old Time 2-8-0.



http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/models/modelmallets.htm

I know some guys in large scale that would trade in their Grandma's to have that 2-4-4-2 in G gauge.

[Anonymous]

4-6-6-4 Challenger. Very versatile, high speed passenger or drag freight.

[lupo]

th UP bigboys !

[AggroJones]

D&RGW class L105
D&RGW class L131
Union Pacific 4000 class

[tankertoad70]

GN M Series, 2-6-8-0[:D]

[AggroJones]

1. Southern Pacific AC-8
2. DM&IR M-4
3. Union Pacific 4-6-6-4
4. C&O H-7
5. C&O H-8

[nfmisso]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergus

That 2-4-4-2 is some cute, I'd buy a model of that if available at a reasonable cost.

Watch ebay, we got ours for under $170- about a year and half ago.....

In the past four years or so, they have gone for between that and $400.

[Anonymous]

Big Boy by far. But I also like Cabforwards, Alleys, Yellowstones, Challengers, and the N&W's mallet monsters.

[Morpar]

I like them all, the bigger the better! I personally like the Santa Fe and the Virginian 2-10+10-2 and the Erie Triplex. Beyer-Garrants are pretty cool too. The D&RGW L105 Challengers are massive looking too. So yes, all of the above!

[CP5415]

Having never seen one except in photo's, I would have to say that a 4-6-6-4 Challenger would have to be my favourite.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

That 2-4-4-2 is some cute, I'd buy a model of that if available at a reasonable cost.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by EL PARRo

I like Big Boys and Challengers. Cab forwards and Alleghenys are also nice.

I like Cab Forwards, no, I love Cab Forwards. I forgot to mention that.

[nfmisso]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock

I don't see the big deal about them either--I like small locos better. I suppose if pressed I'd pick Hammond Lumber Co. #7, a 2-6-6-2 tank engine built by Baldwin in 1929. Tiny for an articulated at 212,000 pounds.

What about the 1908 Baldwin 2-4-4-2 built for Little River http://www.littleriverrailroad.org/baldwins.htm which later went to Columbia River Belt Line Railway, Carlisle Lumber Company and Deep River Logging. Both GEM and Oriental Powerhouse have offered HO models of this tiny articulated. My wife has one of the Powerhouse versions in her logging collection. It is no bigger than MDC's Old Time 2-8-0.



http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/models/modelmallets.htm

[nfmisso]

N&W A

[Jetrock]

I don't see the big deal about them either--I like small locos better. I suppose if pressed I'd pick Hammond Lumber Co. #7, a 2-6-6-2 tank engine built by Baldwin in 1929. Tiny for an articulated at 212,000 pounds.

[EL PARRo]

I like Big Boys and Challengers. Cab forwards and Alleghenys are also nice.

[Anonymous]

Alleghenys. More horses than a Big Boy and more versatile

[Anonymous]

My is..............................................................None of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't realy see the big deal about them but I like them a bit.