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Electric locomotives

Posted by brilondon

on Sun, Sep 28 2003 10:17 PM

I would like to find out what your favourite electric locomotive would be.

Mine would be the Pennsy GG1's

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH

on Mon, Sep 29 2003 10:37 AM

South Shore Line Little Joes, with the R2 rebuilds (formerly NYC) a close second. Both are improbable locomotives for a former interurban

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Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 2 2003 10:18 PM

Definitely the Cleveland Union Terminal P-class Motors. Huge hunks of primative electrical machinery with plenty of power. Second would probably be the neat little boxcab B-class freight motors of the Illinois Terminal Electric.
Tim
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Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Oct 10 2003 8:17 PM

Have to go along with FAIRMONT, P-class motors definitely.

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Oct 10 2003 10:53 PM

Sacramento Northern freight steeple cabs.

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Nov 3 2003 8:26 PM

My overall favorite Electric Locomotive is definitely the German Railroad's (DB Deutchland Bahn) Class 150 Fast Freight Locomotives. My Favorite North American Electric Locomotive is Amtrak's Alstom/Bombardier HHP-8 Acela Locomotive, though I am quite fond of Amtrak's ASEA AEM-7 Locomotives

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Nov 17 2003 7:55 AM

I ran the G's from 1976 to 79 or 80. They were cold in the winter, hot in the summer, and always very dirty. The saving grace was the crash worthiness of the engine. If you were going to hit something you wanted to be in a G. The E-60 CP was an extremely rough riding motor and would hunt from side to side going through interlockings at speed. The AEM-7 (the meatball) was one tough little workhorse; too bad Amtrak needed a newer image . I worked for Penn Central / Conrail so we ran the E-33's after the merger with NYC/Reading/NYNH etal. The E-33's were big slow brutes but they used the 24 brake, which was not self lapping and was harder to use. MY FAVORITE locomotive was the E-44. These units had the 26 brake and a very high drawbar rating. They were warm and dry and had fairly good visibility.

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Nov 25 2003 8:00 PM

North Shore 459 (ex-Oregon Electric)

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Dec 4 2003 12:31 PM

Amtrak Acela Express. I love the lines and they show hope and promise. They look fast even when sitting in the station.

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Jan 13 2004 1:23 PM

I'll add my vote to the GG-1. This model was unusual in that it could be used on both passenger and freight trains. (The E60C was based on a freight design but was only used on passenger trains. The E60C also had speed restrictions that the G Motors did not.)