favorite diesel locomotive

moparrailfan

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March 2003
From: US
35 posts

Posted by moparrailfan on Monday, April 14, 2008 6:25 PM

favorite SD40-2

least favorite AC4400

Doug

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J. Edgar

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October 2006
From: heart of the Pere Marquette
847 posts

Posted by J. Edgar on Monday, April 14, 2008 5:51 PM

which ever one gets me from Grand Rapids to Detroit.....

i love the smell of coal smoke in the morning

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challenger3980

Member since
March 2007
From: Rhododendron, OR
1,514 posts

Posted by challenger3980 on Sunday, April 13, 2008 4:24 PM

Engineer wanna be wrote:
My favorite locomotive is Union Pacifics 6900 centennial. What power and beauty. I wonder if they still run the 6936.

Yes, they still run the 6936, it is part of the Heritage Fleet. It is commonly used on Business trains.

Doug

May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails

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Engineer wanna be

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April 2008
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Posted by Engineer wanna be on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:24 PM

My favorite locomotive is Union Pacifics 6900 centennial. What power and beauty. I wonder if they still run the 6936.

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jr 611

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December 2007
47 posts

Posted by jr 611 on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 2:36 PM

emd E-8/9 alco pa and the E-6 least the emd ft

please help the cb&q 5614

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Awesome!

Member since
March 2008
From: Austin, TX
851 posts

Posted by Awesome! on Monday, April 7, 2008 8:48 PM

SW 1200 wrote:

I am a big fan of the SW1200 and SW1500.

I love hearing those old switchers rev up and push a load.
I see a lot of IHB yard action out here.
TonyM.

Me too! I love the Switchers especially SW1200 and SW1500. There's only a few left.

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JonathanS

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August 2001
From: US
261 posts

Posted by JonathanS on Monday, April 7, 2008 12:42 PM

Favorite is the RS-3

Least favorite is the GP/SD40-2

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Amtrak77

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February 2008
From: Fontana, Ca
46 posts

Posted by Amtrak77 on Monday, April 7, 2008 9:47 AM

AMD 103 P-42 Genesis, Dashes, SD60s

Timothy D. Moore Take Amtrak! Flying is for upper class lazy people

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ArtOfRuin

Member since
August 2007
From: Methuen, Taxachusetts
189 posts

Posted by ArtOfRuin on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:09 AM

My favorite is the SD80MAC. It's awesome to watch those things rumble by. Too bad they rarely show up in MA anymore since the Conrail split-up.

I'm also fond of the SD26 and SD45 for sentimental reasons, though I know the crews don't like them.

Least favorite? Dash 9s. Booooorring.

-Jonathan Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, Is just a freight train coming your way - "No Leaf Clover," Metallica

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SW 1200

Member since
September 2006
From: Calumet City, IL
95 posts

Posted by SW 1200 on Sunday, April 6, 2008 10:48 PM

I am a big fan of the SW1200 and SW1500.

I love hearing those old switchers rev up and push a load.

I see a lot of IHB yard action out here.

TonyM.

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stevechurch2222

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May 2005
63 posts

Posted by stevechurch2222 on Sunday, April 6, 2008 7:17 PM

Mine is the SD40-2 and MP15AC abd my least favorite is the BL2. Steve Church Milwaukee Road Iowa Division

Steve Church Milwaukee Road River Line Division

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route_rock

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June 2004
From: Over yonder by the roundhouse
1,224 posts

Posted by route_rock on Sunday, April 6, 2008 6:32 AM

Any ALCO is good,EMD SD-40-2,SD-9,and the GP 40

Not fond of GE's except I did love our 4200 series B23-7. Its too bad that GE cant build a product that lasts over half a century on a Major class one.(talking about the SD-9's we still have at BNSF)

Yes we are on time but this is yesterdays train