What would be your favorite engin of all time

[Anonymous]

Well here is a wide open subject if you could name just one engine as your favorite what would it be???

[Trainmaster.Curt]

I'd also have to say the C424's the M636's and M420, HR412, HR616, and of course the CLC/FM Trainmaster, which CPR 8905 is the only preserved one left.

 

[IlNorthern]

steam 4-8-8-4,2-8-8-2,2-6-6-6

diesel  any cab units

electric GG1,R1

 

[cr6479]

 ALCO and SD40-2 engines.

 

 

[GS4]

My favorite engine of all time is, what I consider to be the most beautiful steam engine built in America. Namely, Soutern Pacific's GS4 DAYLIGHT locomotive. 2nd is SP's Cabforward series, 3rd is N&W's Y6b and 4th UP's Challenger.

My favorite diesel loco is:- 1st Alco's PA-1 in SP Daylight colors, 2nd is the utiiliterian EMD SD40-2, 3rd is EMD's F59PH-2

[Rick Gates]

<-------    Gee,  care to take a guess which is my favorite loco.?  

[mopjunkie]

Have to go with the all time favorite:  SD40-2

[Anonymous]

THe Virginian 2-10-10-2

[wctransfer]

SD40,SD45,F45,SD60,GP30, and C40-8s!

Alec

[SD60MAC9500]

SW1500 not to be out switched.

[caboose63]

my all time favorite locomotive is the ATSF topeka style CF7. I even hope to add one of Athearn's HO scale versions of it to my model railroad.

[Anonymous]

I'M ESPECIALLY PARTIAL TO THE ALCO RS-1, BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF THE SEVERAL YEARS SPENT INVOLVED IN THE TIOGA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM AT FLEMINGVILLE, NY, IN THE EARLY 1980'S. WHEN WE STARTED EXCURSIONS ON THE "MAINLINE" (THE FORMER LEHIGH VALLEY BETWEEN OWEGO AND NORTH HARFORD, NY), WE FIRST PICKED UP AN ALCO S-2 (THE FORMER BUFFALO CENTRAL #46---NOW TIOGA CENTRAL #14), AND THEN SOME RS-1'S FROM THE WASHINGTON TERMINAL RR. AND ONE FROM THE NYS&W. WTRR #61 CAME IN FADED BLUE, WTRR #59 IN BLUE ALSO---SHE'S RUSTING AWAY SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY (I MISS HER, BUT NO ROOM IN THE OLD BACK YARD OR NEW APT.)---WTRR #47 CAME IN AMTRAK PLATINUM MIST AND RED-BLUE STRIPING. I HAVE TWO N-SCALE RS-1'S, ONE IN THE PLATNUM MIST AND ONE ROUGHLY SIMILAR TO THE TUSCAN RED AND GOLD THAT TCRR #61 WEARS NOW...PLUS SEVERAL OF MY FAVORITE ROADS HAVE/HAD RS-1'S, INCLUDING THE NEW HAVEN RR; THE LAVONIA, AVON AND LAKEVILLE (SPELLING.?), THE BAY COLONY RR., CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TRACTION, ETC.

[CopCarSS]

CB&Q O5-A/B
UP FEF's
PRR Q2
PRR J1
Rio Grande Narrow K-27
NYC J3a Dreyfuss Streamlined
and just about any small Baldwin steam (Consolidations, Prairies, etc.)

If I had to pick some diesels, I guess they would be:

GP30
RS3
U50
C424
SD45
E5 (especially the Stainless E5's on the CB&Q)
FT

[emmar]

The old Willamate locomotives are top on my list and the new green goat locomotives.

[Anonymous]

I like the Big Boys and the Mallets[:-^]