Favorite Locos...?

[samfp1943]

A personal favorite, is the GM&O 1900 [Ingalls Shipbuilding, built about 1945/46]       A one-off model, it wound up being bought new by GM&O for something like $140K (?); after Ingalls could find no other buyers for it.. They had planned several models with differing Horsepower ratings, but the 4-S was the only one built.  

I used to catch it in Corinth,MS.{ it was operated between Jackson,Tn(shops) and points in Ms. and Ala. in the late 1960's.          It lasted over 20 years on GM&O. And was scrapped in the late 1960's when IRM could not raise money to buy it.

Here is a link to a photo of it @ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Ingalls_4-S.jpg/300px-Ingalls_4-S.jpg

[ATSFGuy]

oiralire,

I like the AMD103 P40's and the F40PH's in the "Phase III", or as some may call it, "the patriotic stripes!"

[Anonymous]

I like the way SP 4-8-8-2 cab forward looks, but I'm not familiar enough to say much besides they're all kind of cool; Shays and other geared steamers I find particularly interesting, but the Big Boys and similar have a lot of raw power...

I agree on GE Genesis, not sure I have a favorite between the three variants, though maybe the P42 in Phase IV. Not a big fan of original F59 but I love seeing Pacific Surfliners or Metrolink trains headed up by PHIs. 

Electric, definitely the ACS-64 and its siblings. Siemens electrics in general, really; love Metro's P2000s!

[ATSFGuy]

Okay, I have updated and re-posted the list. Tell me what you think. 

You'll see locomotives you know and locomotives you love.

Did I leave anything out?

[Sunnyland]

Steam-#1522, #4960, #611,#844,  #765, #3985-rode with or seen all of these. #4449 have not seen but she looks like another beauty.  Classic steam-The General, which I did get to see when she toured in 1962.  Diesels-E and F units. Don't know the others one from another. 

[kgbw49]

No 2-10-4?

[ATSFGuy]

Here are my favorites,

 

Steam

0-4-0

0-6-0

0-8-0

2-4-0

2-6-2

2-6-0

2-8-2

2-8-4

4-4-0

4-6-0

4-6-2

4-6-4

4-8-4

4-8-2

2-10-2

2-10-4

4-10-2

2-6-6-4

2-6-6-6

2-8-8-2

2-8-8-4

4-6-6-2

4-8-8-2

4-8-8-4

4-6-6-4

2-10-10-2

GS-4

M1 ST

S1

T1 

J3a

Hudson F7 

 

 

 

 

Diesel

PA

FA

RDC

RS-1

RS-2

RS-3

RS-11

RS-27

RSD-4

RSD-5

RSD-7

RSD-12

RSD-15

S-1

S-2

S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6  

Model 40

MP15AC

44-ton

BL36PH

F40PH

F59PH

F59PHI

MP36PH-3C

P40

P42

P32-AC-DM

C415

C420

C424

C425

C430

C630

C628

C636

C855

DL-109

DH643

DS 4-4-1000

Dash 8-32BW

Dash 8-40BW

Dash 8-40CW

Dash 8-40C

Dash 9-44CW

DDA40X

GP7

GP9

GP15

F2

F3

F5

F7

F9

FL9

FP7

FP45

F45

E1

E2

E3

E4

E5

E6

E7

E8

E9

FM Consolidated Line

FM Erie Built

H-10-44

H-12-44

H-15-44

H-16-44

H-16-66

H-24-16

GP20

GP30

GP35

GP38-2

GP39-2

GP40-2

GP60M/B

GP39X

GP40X

GP49

GP50

GTELs

SD35

SD38

SD39

SD40

SD45

SD40-2

SD40T-2

SD45T-2

SD45-2

SDP45-2

SDP40F

SD50

SD60

SD60I

SD60M

SD70

SD70I

SD70Ace

SD70M

SD70M-2

SD75M

SD75I

SD70MAC

SD80MAC

SD90MAC

SW1

SW7

SW8

SW9

SW1000

SW1200

SW1500

NRE Genset

NW2

ES44AC

ES44DC

B23-7

BQ23-7

B30-7

B36-7

C30-7

C30-7A

V0-1000

U18B

U23B

U25B

U28B

U30B

U33B

U36B

U23C

U25C

U28C

U30C

U33C

U34CH

U36C

U50C

U50

 

 

 

 

Electric

ACS-64

AEM-7

AEM-7AC

ALP-44M

GG1

E33

E44

E60

 

 

[CARMINE PELAIA]

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES.

1.E8

2.DS40-2

3.GP38-4

ES4400CW

SD70ACE

STEAM

1.4-8-4

2.4-8-8-4

3.FLYING SCOTSMAN

4.TORNADO

ELECTRIC.

1.HHP8

2.PENDOLINO.

3.EUROSTAR

4.ACS64

4.TRAXX

DMU

1.VOYAGER

2.CLASS 185

 

[NickP]

Phileksa

Only a handful of E8s were ever made, but at least they were ordered to head up streamliners

496 E-8s were built, 450 A's, 46 B's, certainly more than a handful. E-9s, not so much as passenger travel was tailing off by the time that model was introduced.

 

My favorite locomotive of all time is the EMD FL9. It's the longest of all F units and one of the longest surviving in mainline service, about 50 years by the time the last one was retired. New Haven FL9 2059 was the last of the F units, built in 1960.

5 axles for weight distribution, dual-mode to run either as a diesel or an electric and the flashy McGinnis paint job made these engines one of a kind. I took many trips to NYC behind one of these engines and if I was fortunate enough to get a seat in the first coach, I got to experience the diesel to electric changeover as the train decended into the tunnel leading to GCT.

 

[RAY HEROLD]

Favorite Cab Units - Alco PA's and FA's. Favorite Road Units Alco C-630 and EMD SD-24. They both just look of brute power. Favorite Electric - Pennsy E-44 rectifier. Another brute of an engine. Favorite Steam - 4-6-6-4 Challenger, especially in U.P. lt.gray/dk gray w/ silver lettering

[lidgerwoodplow]

Massive or not, a Shay would have taken a long time to get from Chicago to LA at 30 mph.

[zugmann]

SD70M-2Dude

Yard: Any non-turbocharged Geep or an SD40. Loads fast and digs in well, they make kicking cars a breeze when combined with a good Engineer.

I got to play with a rebuilt GP called a GP59E I think?  12 cylinder.  Yeah... give me them any day.   That thing was awesome.  I think I'd take it over a SD40-2.  That thing pulled like you wouldn't believe.

[SD70M-2Dude]

I'm more than a bit of an EMD guy (anything GE built before 2005 is good only for scrap) so here are my choices: 

Road:  SD70/75 with the WhisperCab.  Quiet, roomy and ergonomic, with a giant Conductor's desk (at least on CN's units) and analog gauges with a 30CDW brake valve for the Engineer on a standard AAR control stand (no desktops).  And with the smaller non-flared radiators you actually have decent visibility when running backwards.  The SD70M-2's are better pullers when they are working properly, but have been plagued with computer and electrical issues, so performance depends on which individual unit you get. 

Yard:  Any non-turbocharged Geep or an SD40.  Loads fast and digs in well, they make kicking cars a breeze when combined with a good Engineer.

 

[AMTK 281]

For steam I would go with a shay. I had the opportunity to have a cab ride in one a few months ago and I loved every second of it!

Diesel is most definitely the F40PH. I've been riding behind (and in front of) them between San Jose and San Francisco for the majority of my life so they have a very special place in my heart.

[Smokey D]

I am all over the shop

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Steam 2-8-2 Tank.

 

 

           2-6-4 Tank,

           2-6-2 Tank All British rail engines.

      Beyer-Garrart 4-8-4-4-8-4 NWSGR (australia) 60 Class.

Diesel   SD 7 & 9.

           EMD 7  A  &  B units.

           Deltic    55  Class  British  Rail.

Smokey  Dawson    Australia

[Sonofahoghead]

Anything EMD E or F does it for me... but I must add that the early Es with the "slope nose" give me an extra little warm spot.

[oltmannd]

zugmann

 

 

oltmannd

Luddite! (I get it, but...$$$)

 

 

I always wished our newer engines had an option where you could just have digital versions of the four analog gauges.   (I think the Amtrak Siemens electrics do have that)

 

That sounds doable.  Have you tried feeding it up the food chain through your local chairman?  That would have worked in the later days of Conrail....although not perfectly.  The desktop control locos were signed off on by the general chairman.  There were a lot of other improvments at the same time - quite a few from suggestions.

[nycstlrr]

Diesel GP 30 and SD9`s

Steam Berkshires

The Daylight

UP 844

[zugmann]

oltmannd

Luddite! (I get it, but...$$$)

I always wished our newer engines had an option where you could just have digital versions of the four analog gauges.   (I think the Amtrak Siemens electrics do have that)

[zugmann]

oltmannd

How about an old CR C40-8W with desktop controls? That had to be worse.

Actually had one on the same job for a few days.  Surprisingly, it loaded pretty good for a GE.  Quicker than the dash 9 (and it had real gauges).  Desktop for me isn't a deal breaker - bigger issue if the throttle notches get worn out.  Then you accidently slip into idle while spotting up, lose your amps, curse, then wait for it to load again.  That and you are limited in how you can sit at the control stand.

[Paul Milenkovic]

oltmannd

 

zugmann

EMD with real gauges and a non-computerized air brake.

 

 

Luddite! (I get it, but...$$$)

 

 

So, what is the "deal" with desktop controls?  Everyone around here who has ever operated a locomotive explains that they are the most anti-ergonomic invention ever, turning a shift spent at the controls into an agony of backache.  So what purpose do they serve apart from supplying a method by which engineers (mechanical and electrical engineers, not locomotive engineers) and management torment crews?

[oltmannd]

zugmann

A few times this week I had to shift industries with a GE dash-9.  Sucks beyond belief.

How about an old CR C40-8W with desktop controls?  That had to be worse. 

[oltmannd]

zugmann

EMD with real gauges and a non-computerized air brake.

Luddite! (I get it, but...$$$)

[Michigan]

EMD Southern GP39X

[Dug Fin]

Baldwin RF-16 "Sharknose"

[rfpjohn]

A lot of big steam in this thread! I'll go a different direction: Pennsy's D16sb would be at the top of my list, in company with most any modernized 4-4-0 from the early 20th century. Also, one of those neat little 2-4-4T engines that New York Central used somewhere in the metropolitan NYC area. Throw in a nice selection of Maine two-footers for good messure.

Diesel wise, I'll take a Baldwin DRS-44-1000, Alco RS-1,2,3 or 11 or perhaps a SW1200 with flexicoil trucks because they were so much fun to run!

[caldreamer]

Switchers - Baldwin H12-44

Older Raod Engines - FM H24-66 Trainmaster

Newer Road Engines - EMD SD40-2 and SD45

Passenger Engines - Alco PA1

Electric Engines - PRR GG!

Steam Engines - C&O H8 2-6-6-6 Allegheney

[BOB WITHORN]

Cowlunit had it right back in 2010 - ALCO C636 & C630. You could also throw in the C430.

[Lord Atmo]

The EMD SD60.

It's a spartan cab with a great big, powerful body/frame attached to it. The best way to complement that cab.