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Your favorite Locomotive.
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 6:43 PM
Inspired by my "Whats your favorite Railroad" topic so I came up with this, so your imput is certantly welcome. Any way heres mine[:)]

Santa Fe's SD40-2's
Rio Grandes SD45's

Norfork Southern's SD70 MACS
ALCO RSD-15
ALCO PA
GE Dash 8-40B
GE Dash 7-23B
and for the steam.........
SF 3751
SSW 819

NW 611
Frisco 1522
UP 844
SP 4449
and...
SP/T&NO 786

Look forward to hereing your favorites so enjoy.[:)]
Absolute favorites shown in red.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 7:19 PM
Trainsets:
ICE 3, Eurostar, TGV/Thalys

Passenger:
GE P42DC

Freight:
Dash-9
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 7:29 PM
I would have to say any ALCo C-630 (not C-630M) riding on Hi-AD trucks, that is one mean lookin' loco! [:D][;)] And like you Bryan, I am a big fan of the Frisco 1522, but then again I am a St. Louis resident, so its only natural. And I, along with others, was greatly saddened when high insurance rates caused the indefinate shut down of the 1522 program. [:(][V]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 7:57 PM
I like the old Chessie SD-45 and GP-40.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 6, 2003 8:06 PM
CPR's SD90's!
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Posted by eolafan on Monday, October 6, 2003 8:21 PM
Any F45 or FP45 or SD45 or SDP45, or any of the E's from E8 to E9 or the F's from F3 to F9 and the
FL9 and all FP older variations. Some of the roads SD7 and 9 are ok as well. I like the older stuff better than the new...they had more character than the new ones.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 1:08 AM
My favorite locos[:)][:p]
ARR GP38-2 #2002
ARR GP40-2 #'s 3009 - 3011
ARR GP49 # 2801- 2809
ARR SD70MAC # 4011
Why? Because i see the more often. Also:
BNSF Dash9 #4723
BNSF GP38-2 # 2081
BNSF SD40-2 # 8010.
Why? I'll let you guess.
(They all have something in common[;)])
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 1:22 AM
ALCO RS - 1
ALCO RS - 2
ALCO RS - 3

and most any other ALCO

No such thing as a good G E

Cotton Belt 819
Frisco 1522
Frisco 4524
S. P. 4449
U. P. 3985
U. P. 844

Anything (but a GE) in Black Widow scheme

If it steams and has drivers -- I like it (some of the old steam tractors are pretty cool, I mean hot)

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Posted by bigboy4024 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 1:50 AM
obviously the [;)]big boy
milwaukee road 261 4-8-4
[red]northern pacific 328 2-8-0
soo line 353 0-6-0
deutsche bundesbahn 50,01,52,44 class steam locomotives
big boy
have safe and happy steam season
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 6:34 AM
Diesel: EMD 645-powered switchers with the high cab, SD45's, U34CH, All three versions of the Alco flatnose (PA, FA, DL500C)
Electric: E44, Little Joe
Steam, NKP Berkshire, IHB U4-b 0-8-0 (the 3-cylinder monster)
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 7:04 AM
Norfolk and Western 611-J
Power and beauty all in one great package
stay safe
joe

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Posted by clinchfieldfan on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 7:41 AM
Clinchfield RR F-7 sets
Southern RR E sets
Norfolk & Westerns J Class
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:21 AM
modern locomotives (for I have yet to see old ones in action)


The 30 Conrail (now 16NS and 14CSX) SD 80 MACs
and of coarse those NS D9-40CWs
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Posted by CG9602 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 11:26 AM
Oh, come on.
Steam:
CNW 1385
AD60 Garratt, particularly the models that I'll build
GMA/M garratt, especially the models that I'm building [:D]
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Posted by bnsfkline on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 11:44 AM
Hmmmmm.I guess my favorite is the stuff that goes past the Kirkwood Missouri Train Station on a Daily Basis, AC4400CW, SD9043MAC (Rough Riders), SD70M's, SD40-2's and of course, AC6000CW.....see the photos on my under-recounstruction webpage....www,geocities.com/kirkwoodup4000..........My the Alton and Southern Live forever and buy out UP! ;)
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Posted by bnsfkline on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 11:46 AM
*may
Jim Tiroch RIP Saveria DiBlasi - My First True Love and a Great Railfanning Companion Saveria Danielle DiBlasi Feb 5th, 1986 - Nov 4th, 2008 Check em out! My photos that is: http://bnsfkline.rrpicturearchives.net and ALS2001 Productions http://www.youtube.com/ALS2001
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 12:11 PM
Well, lets see if I can put this in some kind of order.

Steam

SP4449
UP844 & 3985
SP Cab Forwards

Diesel (1st generation )

RS-3 & 11
RSD-4/5 & 15 alligator
GP/SD-9
E - units
All UP turbines

Diesel ( 2nd generation )

SD40-2
all ALCo Century's
SW-1500
GP-60M

Diesel ( 3rd generation )

SD-70M
AC-4400

that ought to just about cover it.[:D]


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Posted by Willy2 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 4:00 PM
Hi. My favorite diesel locomotive would be the CSX SD70MACs. My favorite steam locomotive is the Union Pacific 3985 and Southern Pacific 4449.

Willy

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 4:05 PM
My favorite locomotive have to be any product of the Illinois Central's Paducah shop. More importantlty the SW-14 and the GP-11. Both are really neat. I would also have to say any steam locomotive that is still running around.

Brad
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Posted by hogger42 on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 4:07 PM
Santa Fe's Alco PA-1
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Posted by kwboehm on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 5:54 PM
Steam:
UP 3985
CNW 1385

Diesel:
Metra' s/ NWSMTD's F40C's
BN/Metra's E8/9's
Amtrak's F40PH's
and lately I've grown fond of BN's Green & Cream SD70MAC's and also the Iowa Interstate Locomotives built by MLW...the'r designation skips my mind right now...i know they're numbered like 800-804
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 6:47 PM
The Iowa Interstate MLW locomotives you mention are ex. P&W M-420R's. 2000hp from an ALCo 251C.
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Posted by kwboehm on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 7:15 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by railpac

The Iowa Interstate MLW locomotives you mention are ex. P&W M-420R's. 2000hp from an ALCo 251C.


Thank you. I knew it was something along those lines, but I just couldn't remember. I see them quite a bit when I'm at the Council Bluffs Rock Island depot when they run stuff over to the UP
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 1:20 PM
Duplex TGV, ICE 3 / Velaro, ETR 500, Euro*, AVE, Shinkansen...

BB22000, CC72000
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:37 PM
Erie-Lackawanna F and E units
Chicago Great Western F units
Rock Island U boats of any model in the Bankrupcty Blue scheme
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 2:51 PM
Santa Fe's ALCO PA-1s.
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Thursday, December 4, 2003 3:25 PM
Steam:
4-4-0 American's because of interest in the time period there were run it

Electric:
GG1's... definetaly the GG's

Diesel:
Amd 103's
Conrail Forever!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 4:34 PM
My favorite locos are:
STEAM: Cotton Belt 819
DIESEL: Anything owned by Midsouth Rail Corp. (GP10s, GP9s, GP18s, CF7s)
All of LNW's F7s (They are all gone now, most still operating elsewhere or getting
restored)

To me, any non-turbo charged diesel sounds like a REAL workhorse!


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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 4, 2003 6:00 PM
EMD GP38. But you just gotta love the sound of an Alco!
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, December 4, 2003 6:09 PM
Well, If anybody want my opinion,
Steam: 0-6-0,0-10-0,2-6-6-2,,2-6-6-6-6,
streamlined Hudsons,OOPS, I'm A C & O fan,
Diesel: BL-2,GP-30,GP-35, GE 44 Tonner, ALCO RS-3,

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I,couldn't resist!!!!!!!

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