What locomotive do you still love to see thunder past you.

[favuprailroadfan]

 Lets not forget the UP 844 steamer. Thats impressive.

[favuprailroadfan]

 How bout a 5 unit set of SP GP60's running 70 mph on the headend of LBBPX, (Long Beach to Bedford Park Expedited) (CSX). Thats all I got to say.

[bubbajustin]

Well, this may make me sound a little wishy washy but I have a second favorite now! A NS SD70!

[trainfan1221]

JCRQ

no that would be an old U34CH that i found. that's on my avatar.

I know, I grew up with them and went on their retirement trip.  I meant that I apprteciate the picture, and would give anything to see them again.  As for a current locomotive I would have to say an SD40-2, or an SD60.

[CG9602]

A Beyer Garratt. hahaha!

Perhaps a WICT F unit, or a SD 30 in CNW colors going through the Driftless Area of Wisconsin.

[JCRQ]

no that would be an old U34CH that i found. that's on my avatar.

[tomikawaTT]

Any locomotive with a boiler, cylinders and exposed machinery on one or both sides.

(Catenary motors don't thunder.  They glide by with a subdued, 'Swoosh,")

As for the diseasels - it ain't the sound, it's the smell...

Chuck

[route_rock]

  Paul had a good one!Loved watching the Harbor guys kicking stuff around with the switchers. How about C415's? Loved seeing them down in Burlington Iowa.Supposedly some are still for sale from BJRY.

 

    I have yet to see one of the Berks thunder past, but I almost forgot 261. Love seeing her hammer by. The best was a trip from Chicago to Galesburg and standing trackside as they came by.

 

  

[trainfan1221]

JCRQ

i'd love to watch a group of SD80MACs wrestle a loaded coal drag up a hill any day but it still can't beat a screamin B 23-7 chargin past you. It's a scene nothing can beat, but what do you got to say?

The one in your avatar picture.

[bubbajustin]

JCRQ

Bryan Jones

Conrail never rostered any GE DASH 9 series locomotives.

 

Bryan Jones

You're right but, they did have Dash 8's so i guess thats what he meant to say. who cares simple mistake.

I'm sorry. Conrail never ordered ony dash 9's. I did mean to say dash 8. sorry.

[jakebud]

Generally speaking, the answer is rather simple.  Its always has been, and always well be, the next locomotive headed my way!

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I enjoyed watching 539-powered switchers revving up while kicking cars, and I still like watching any variety of current switchers doing the same.

[JCRQ]

Bryan Jones

Conrail never rostered any GE DASH 9 series locomotives.

 

Bryan Jones

You're right but, they did have Dash 8's so i guess thats what he meant to say. who cares simple mistake.

[Bryan Jones]

Conrail never rostered any GE DASH 9 series locomotives.

 

Bryan Jones

[silicon212]

A GP60, SD40-2, SD45 or SD40/45T-2.

[JCRQ]

yeah the SD40 is always fun to see roll past same with the dash

[bubbajustin]

A -9 40CW from Conrail.

[route_rock]

  SD 40's for sure. Id love to see some U 33 C's go by my old home town with an Ore train, or better yet SD-9's!! Ahh those were the days.

[JCRQ]

i'd love to watch a group of SD80MACs wrestle a loaded coal drag up a hill any day but it still can't beat a screamin B 23-7 chargin past you. It's a scene nothing can beat, but what do you got to say?