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Anonymous
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Favorite Diesel?
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 9:06 PM
What is you favorite diesel loco and why?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 9:12 PM
SD40-2

The Dependable Workhorse, too bad they are getting harder and harder to find out on the mainlines.
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 9:21 PM
GP-40, the SD's little brother, and another dependable (and fast) workhorse - the muscle car of it's day.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 9:41 PM
EMD SD40-2.
EMD SD70MAC.
WHY? THEIR POWER AND MOST OF ALL............THE "SOUND".
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Posted by Randy Stahl on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 10:39 PM
GP-40, GP-40 -2... Simple to maintain, strong,fast and ultra reliable. However I would not want to buy a turbo when it fails, blowers are about $20,000.00 chaeper
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 10:50 PM
sante fe's blue and yellow GP-60's.....just because
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:09 PM
GP40-2 and also SD70...

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:15 PM
Rock Island AB6's as a most favorite but i do like the SD40-2.
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Posted by enr2099 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:21 PM
The GMD1 has to be my personal favorite. It was the first locomotive I can remember seeing. I remember seeing GMD1 1070 heading across the Trans-Canada hiway on the now abandoned CN Cowichan Subdivision in Victoria, near the Town and Country strip mall.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:25 PM
Small SW or Geep, simple... run forever...

Although the heaters SUCK
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Posted by Puckdropper on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 12:38 AM
QUOTE:
What is you favorite diesel loco and why?

LC


I was gonna vote for Rudolph Diesel, and not Vin Diesel here!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 12:50 AM
Alcos [;)]

The Century line was very good. Some are still around and working short lines. Find me a 40 year old GE still running.

The RS - 1, RS - 2, and the RS - 3s are classic.

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Posted by jabrown1971 on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:25 AM
SD 39
GP 28
F 40 C
Dash 8 32 BWH-Kentucky Cardinal had em frquently, look better than a Genesis, and with only 25, the odds of one leading are rare
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Posted by mvlandsw on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 4:49 AM
GP 40-2 Hook enough of them together and they would do anything.
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Posted by wabash1 on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 5:02 AM
SD-60s and gp 50s and 60s. the Sd 70s are good also but the 60s seem to be better
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 6:59 AM
gp 38-2 pushes cars like there is no tommorow.
stay safe
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Posted by adrianspeeder on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 7:17 AM
Lehigh Valley Alco c-628. One bad mother ... alco.

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Posted by ozzy01 on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:16 PM
The SD40-2 and GP40-2 Very dependable locomotives , could haul any train.
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 1:42 PM
Hmmm, tough choice, tough choice.

I would have to say the Baldwin Centipede. It was big, it was powerful, and ultimately unsuccessful. It must have been breathtaking to see in person.


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Posted by tomnoy3 on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:36 PM
For GE: C44ACCTE and for EMD: SD70M. Both in UP Building America paint. Although Im not really a patriot or a Republican by all means, the flag looks nice and it fills up the side alot better than "Union Pacific." I used to like the C44-9W's but I like the AC inverter cabinets behind the cab on the C44AC's better than the Dash 9's AirConditoner. As for the SD70M, its just a good looking locomotive.
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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper

QUOTE:
What is you favorite diesel loco and why?

LC


I was gonna vote for Rudolph Diesel, and not Vin Diesel here!


That IS a good one![:D]

My personal favorites,are GP-7s-9s&BL-2s

For the why[?] I can't,just do!
BTW Vin Diesel does not get a good review in THIS household!

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:47 PM
1.FP7
2.E8/9
3. F40C
[8D][8D][8D][8D]
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Posted by locomutt on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 2:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

1.FP7
2.E8/9
3. F40C
[8D][8D][8D][8D]


At last,Somebody with SENSE![:D]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:12 AM
Just spent the day on SD-45s , gotta admit I'm rather fond of them.
Randy
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Posted by broncoman on Thursday, July 8, 2004 2:24 PM
SD70 non M and C40-9 non W (Norfolk Southern style) --- old school charm with brutish power a close third would be a SD90MAC-H close to equal power as a centennial with one engine. Know its not to realiable but sounds and looks cool.[8D]
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Posted by WDGF on Thursday, July 8, 2004 4:19 PM
EMD (or was it EMC then?) E2, as on the UP City of Los Angeles. What a beauty!
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Posted by ValleyX on Thursday, July 8, 2004 8:43 PM
SD-45, running long hood forward, just looked like they meant business, let those 20 cylinders howl!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 9:41 PM




Dear Sirs,


In the YARD, Alco-GE 539 S2 on Blunt Trucks.


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Posted by cprs8622 on Monday, July 12, 2004 9:20 PM
The NS Dash 9-40CW, because of there standard standing Cabs. I hate those desk top control cabs!!
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Posted by Train Guy 3 on Monday, July 12, 2004 9:41 PM
GE's that catch fire.

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