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Posted by rs2mike on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:01 AM
 twhite wrote:

Flashwave--

When are we gonna see a PHOTO?????

Okay, the New Kid On The Block.  Fresh from Colorado (Caboose Hobbies) and fresher from the paint shop.  She's a PFM L-131 2-8-8-2, an older run and she took a bit of TLC and breaking in before I assigned her to the Yuba River Sub.  But she's a sweetheart and if she 'grinds' a little, she still runs smooth. 

Nce engines twhite, i can see why you like them.

That loco in the distance in the second shot is a big, hunkin' Westside L-105 Challenger.  Bigger, prettier, more powerful, and lots NASTIER than the UP version, LOL!Evil [}:)]

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Posted by doctorwayne on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:52 AM

You need to put your photos in a site such as photobucket (it's free), then "Copy" the "img" tag line, and "Paste" it into your post. 

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Posted by teen steam fan on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 9:24 PM

My diesel is supposed to say Coldwater Seed Farm and it is a local farm. But I cannot get it up on this post.

 

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Posted by tatorsalad on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 8:30 PM

Here's mine:

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Posted by conrailpolice on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 8:19 PM

No Conrail until now ? lol

 Heres mine

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Posted by twhite on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:13 PM

Flashwave--

When are we gonna see a PHOTO?????

Okay, the New Kid On The Block.  Fresh from Colorado (Caboose Hobbies) and fresher from the paint shop.  She's a PFM L-131 2-8-8-2, an older run and she took a bit of TLC and breaking in before I assigned her to the Yuba River Sub.  But she's a sweetheart and if she 'grinds' a little, she still runs smooth. 

That loco in the distance in the second shot is a big, hunkin' Westside L-105 Challenger.  Bigger, prettier, more powerful, and lots NASTIER than the UP version, LOL!Evil [}:)]

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Posted by Flashwave on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 5:32 PM

I'm not sure I have an overall favorite, I love my AFT T-1 as it was a 16th bday gift from Dad and one of the first of the Sound engines. Its a reliable engine, up until you try to dispatch her. (The second whistle is the same button as the Dispatch key on UT4s. But there's also something adorable about my FDT Trackmobile. It'll pour it's little heart into anything I tell it to dio. Come bad track or heavy loads, it'll moan and groan. I may have to help it, but the determination is amazing.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dYf2C7MrYRM&feature=user

The Trackmobile is sitting in pieces.

 

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Posted by Grampys Trains on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 5:04 PM
This is my first HO loco (train set).  A Fleischman switcher.  My parents bought it for me in 1957.
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Posted by Packers#1 on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 3:25 PM

my best 2.

Atlas N scale GP9 and and atlas N scale GP30

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Posted by Robby P. on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:58 PM

I only have 2 engines right now.  I don't invest into engines that much, due to changing of the layout, and money.  I will say my favorite out of the 2 is:

 

 

Its a Broadway Limited w/sound.  Man is this engine SWEEEEEET!!!!  I have had DC all of my layouts, and jumped to DCC.  It makes you wanna work more on the layout.

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Posted by rs2mike on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:35 PM

bump

 

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Posted by Medina1128 on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:08 PM

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Posted by OzarkBelt on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:58 AM
 Metra Kid 2 wrote:

Mine would have to be my Metra F40PH

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DdIO-vXAI4

 

 

PS. sry i dont know how to make the link click-able 

Here you go:

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Posted by AuTiger19 on Monday, April 28, 2008 10:45 PM
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 Several.  But I've invested more "sweat equity" into this one than any of my other ones.  It's my primary yard goat, the prototype never uses these in main line service.

 

 

Nice loco, I've photographed your favorite locos sister unit. 

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=220112&nseq=11

 

 

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Posted by twhite on Monday, April 28, 2008 6:19 PM

Aw, Heck, might as well post this one--it's a 'basket-case' Akane Yellowstone I picked up at a swap meet a couple of months ago, had to dis-assemble it, put in a new drive train, clean up some cosmetic damage, do major surgery on it (the seller and I agreed that it needed a whole lot of work, that's why I bought it).  After being on the work table in sections for a long time while I resuscitated it, finally put it on the tracks this weekend--it's a real honey.  Powerful, heavy and smooth.  Still needs some more 'cosmetic' work, but for a brass loco that's almost 50 years old, this gal still has a LOT of life left in her.  Going to put her hauling heavy freight along with my other two Yellowstones.  I'm a Happy Camper.

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Posted by gandydancer19 on Monday, April 28, 2008 6:00 PM

TT scale GP-9 just out of the shops.

Elmer.

The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.

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Posted by CMucha on Monday, April 28, 2008 3:59 PM

Mine would have to be my Metra F40PH

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DdIO-vXAI4

 

PS. sry i dont know how to make the link click-able 

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Posted by steamage on Monday, April 28, 2008 11:59 AM
My 30 year old brass Baldwin AS616 is my favorite engine, maybe because I had also detailed, painted and added a new can motor.

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Posted by rs2mike on Monday, April 28, 2008 11:33 AM
 challenger3980 wrote:

OK, How about my Favorite O and my Favorite HO Locomotives

        

        Guess what the cab #'s are? Click pic to enlarge

                                                     Doug

nice collection of trains you got there doug!!!!

 

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Posted by challenger3980 on Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:13 PM

OK, How about my Favorite O and my Favorite HO Locomotives

        

        Guess what the cab #'s are? Click pic to enlarge

                                                     Doug

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Posted by challenger3980 on Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:05 PM

           Do I REALLY have to pick ONLY ONE?

  Some of my favorites from my 3 Rail O-Gauge collection, click pic to enlarge

                                                       Doug

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Posted by RRTrainman on Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:03 PM

4x8 are fun too!!! RussellRail

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Posted by Hawksridge on Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:50 AM

The favorite locomotive in my roster is a Atlas MP15DC with sound. The locomotive runs great and my operators love the smooth running and sound functions.

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Posted by shayfan84325 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:46 PM

I don't think I could pick just one:

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Posted by rs2mike on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:52 PM
nice trains everyone.  Sue how about you do you have any pics of your logging engines?

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Posted by jaytrix on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:22 PM

Some of my favorite ...

Now just need to get some pics of my Rock Island SD40-2.

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Posted by Daniel1975 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:47 AM

Since so far this is my only loco it is also my favoriteBig Smile [:D] :

 



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Posted by jacon12 on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:04 AM

Even over the BLIs and P2Ks my favorite is a Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 with Tsunami sound decoder...

The sound is great and it runs as smooth as any engine I own.  The size is just right for my 22" curves.

Oh... almost forgot... it's also the lowest priced sound equipped engine I own.

Go figure!

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Posted by Flyboy41 on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:18 PM

The first one I painted in the Freelance scheme. It's and Atlas SD35 high nose. I liked the Allen McLelland's V&O paint scheme so much I pretty much copied it.

 

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