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Originally posted by JoeKoh Dont know if its there favorite but I do have a pic of a csx engine #666. I have a picture of NS's 9666. Erik Reply Edit eolafan Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Aurora, IL 4,515 posts Posted by eolafan on Monday, March 22, 2004 7:43 AM I'll choose the old CB&Q E-9 number 9999 Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:57 PM GG1 4800 - because this was the first one of a great fleet. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 8:46 PM CNW SD45 number 6544. cuase i have a picture i found on the internet and my kato SD45 is 6544[:)][8)] Reply Edit tree68 Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Northern New York 25,022 posts Posted by tree68 on Friday, March 19, 2004 3:14 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy CSX# 7 (or was it 5) the lowest number Ive ever seen on a loco. Hey, I saw CSX 5 here a year or so ago. The dispatcher nearly choked on it when he gave out a Form D. Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it... Reply AntonioFP45 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Good ol' USA 9,642 posts Posted by AntonioFP45 on Friday, March 19, 2004 2:56 PM Hello JoeKoh, The 611 and 765 are great steamers! But, CSX triple six? Good goobly! That's the anti-Christ's number! "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!" Reply AntonioFP45 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Good ol' USA 9,642 posts Posted by AntonioFP45 on Friday, March 19, 2004 2:43 PM Inspite of all that's going on, this is the country to be in! Years back, several railroads used: 1776 The locomotives were even painted in special Red, White, and Blue liveries. Seaboard Coast Line had a "Flagship U36B".Chessie or Reading also had similar patriotic units. "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!" Reply mvlandsw Member sinceDecember 2001 1,190 posts Posted by mvlandsw on Friday, March 19, 2004 2:22 PM CSX 9 I think it would be fun to call signals from Buffalo to Cleveland. "Engine, Engine number nine, going down the Chicago line" Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,319 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:32 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy CSX# 7 (or was it 5) the lowest number Ive ever seen on a loco. I saw #3 a month ago. stay safe[:D] Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply cpbloom Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Still on the other side of the tracks. 397 posts Posted by cpbloom on Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:03 AM Conrail 6655 and 6654, the Conrail SD45-2s that were stationed in downtown Pittsburgh as helper units (don't think they are there any longer), I saw these more than anything. A less-than-honorable mention goes to CSX 8888, the SD40-2 with a "mind of its own". Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:02 PM Southern Pacific 8179, cab ride over Tehachappi, I wonder what number it has now ? [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} [8D] [8D} Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:52 PM CSX# 7 (or was it 5) the lowest number Ive ever seen on a loco. Reply Edit CP5415 Member sinceJuly 2003 From: Whitby, ON 2,594 posts Posted by CP5415 on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:49 PM H1b class Hudson 2816 would have to be my favourite locomotive #. I rode behind her last June on CPR's coaches getting about an hours worth of video of her. Gordon Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H! K1a - all the way Reply SSW9389 Member sinceJuly 2001 From: Shelbyville, Kentucky 1,967 posts Posted by SSW9389 on Monday, March 1, 2004 5:15 AM SSW9389 one of three Southern Pacific System BiCentennial Locomotives. COTTON BELT: Runs like a Blue Streak! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 29, 2004 8:00 PM My would be Amtrak AIM7 911. I undertsand that some folks dont like it, but I have a ton of family in NYC and I enjoy seeing it. Some of my family was present during the event that morning. I haven't seen 911 in a while. Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 29, 2004 7:37 PM Mine has got to be NYC 4045 which was an EMD E-8. Rode it from the original Albany Station to Poughkeepsie,when I was a little younger, in the early 50's. What a ride along the Hudson River. Reply Edit Noah Hofrichter Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells) 3,370 posts Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:12 PM Mine Would be WSOR (Wisconsin and Southern) #3802. This was my first cab ride. Noah[:p][8D][:p][:)] Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:04 AM Royal Hudson 2860 Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:03 AM Here are mine: UP: 844 SP: 4449 Amtrak: Anonymous locomotive that an engineer invited me into as a small child. -Daniel Reply Edit FThunder11 Member sinceJune 2003 From: Colorado Springs 728 posts Posted by FThunder11 on Friday, February 27, 2004 10:54 PM Amtrak 2003 and 2004--Acela Express Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 9:29 PM MINE WOULD BE AMTRAK 200 Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 6:28 PM Hands down in my book has to be the SP 4449 Daylight [:D][bow] Reply Edit enr2099 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: Burnaby 525 posts Posted by enr2099 on Friday, February 27, 2004 6:03 PM I've got a couple, E&N Railfreight(CP Rail) 3004, because I would always see this unit in Victoria during CP's last few years on Vancouver Island. E&N Railway 3809 is another, because it's the RA/E&N GP38 I've seen the most. Tyler W. CN hog Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 27, 2004 5:44 PM One would be UP 2999, because I've seen it so many times in the past on several UP lines. Its my most frequently viewed engine. For some reason i enjoy seeing it every time. Another would be BNSF 4865 because it was the first locomotive that an engineer invited me into. Reply Edit JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,319 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, February 27, 2004 5:14 PM Dont know if its there favorite but I do have a pic of a csx engine #666. For N&W my favorite would be 611 and NKP the 765. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply wcfan4ever Member sinceMay 2002 From: Reedsville, WI 557 posts Favorite Locomotive Number For A Railroad Posted by wcfan4ever on Friday, February 27, 2004 4:00 PM What is your favorite locomotive number on a particular railroad? Mine would both be for the Wisconsin Central and they are WC 724(2552) because it was my first ever cab-ride and the WC 3025 because that was my second ever cab-ride. Dave Howarth Jr. Livin' On Former CNW Spur From Manitowoc To Appleton In Reedsville, WI - Formerly From The Home of Wisconsin Central's 5,000,000th Carload - Manitowoc Cranes, Manitowoc Ice Machines, Burger Boat Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy CSX# 7 (or was it 5) the lowest number Ive ever seen on a loco.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!
K1a - all the way
Dave Howarth Jr. Livin' On Former CNW Spur From Manitowoc To Appleton In Reedsville, WI
- Formerly From The Home of Wisconsin Central's 5,000,000th Carload
- Manitowoc Cranes, Manitowoc Ice Machines, Burger Boat
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