blade wrote:what is your favorite diesel locomotive?
No contest whatsoever. A Lehigh Valley PA1, looked great, sounded wonderful, smoked like crazy when it was pulling hard, and it had excellent riding qualities, thanks to their GSC A1A-A1A trucks.
Favorite hood unit? A Lehigh Valley C420. In the original grey and yellow "yellowjacket scheme" Hands down. But, the dark red scheme on 406 was nice, as was the bright red on 410..
Railfan1 wrote:An SD40-2 switching cars is about the best sound in the world!
An SD24 had the most memorable sound.
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It's between the Milwaukee road SD10, and the SD40 series locomotives. I just like to hear that 567 diesel engine.
James
For road use and throttle response I prefer to run the sd40-2 they load when i want them to load, genreal switching I love the gp38-2 when kicking cars no turbo lag when i go to throttle 8 the gp38-2 is going their right now. Those are my prefs being a engineer.
Rodney
NS sd70m-2 ,sd70m ,sd40-2 ,gp38&50 ,c39-8 c40-9 es40dc & of corse the c40-9w!
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
Rodney Beck wrote: For road use and throttle response I prefer to run the sd40-2 they load when i want them to load, genreal switching I love the gp38-2 when kicking cars no turbo lag when i go to throttle 8 the gp38-2 is going their right now. Those are my prefs being a engineer. Rodney
Lord Atmo wrote:anything CNW of course
I guess you mean anything CNW with a big yellow patch?
Railfan1 wrote: Lord Atmo wrote:anything CNW of courseI guess you mean anything CNW with a big yellow patch?
Nick
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F40PH
EMD SD40-2! All 4 phases! All 3500 and something built! USA and Canadien!
Mine!Mine! Mine! You can't have them!
Have a good one.
Bill B
Nihon Kokutetsu DD-13 class B-B diesel-hydraulic.
Runner up, Nihon Kokutetsu DD-51 class B-2-B diesel hydraulic. (Yes, there's a non-powered truck in the center of a non-articulated frame!)
Japanese locomotives with traction motors take their power off catenary, not on-board prime movers.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
ALCOS ROCK!!!
For looks - the SD90 - baddest looking loco ever
For Sound - the SD40-2 at full chat it sounds just awesome.
The C60AC UP locos sound really good too but the GE and EMD engines sound so radically different - the big GEs sound more like a Harley than a locomotive. They chug.
Strangely, the C60AC, which I understand was designed to haul fast inermodals, is usually seen here hauling rocks. Every afternoon I see a couple of the monsters hauling rocks up the MOPAC grade. I guess that's what UP likes them for.
Come on guys and gals,
You know it is so.
The CZ/WP silver and orange Fs. None were classier. At least that is my opinion...........
Long live the "wobbly".
Johnboy out.................................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
tomikawaTT wrote:Runner up, Nihon Kokutetsu DD-51 class B-2-B diesel hydraulic. (Yes, there's a non-powered truck in the center of a non-articulated frame!)
Got a picture of that one? Sounds interesting!
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That's an easy one for me: Baldwin DRS 6-6-1500/1 SC83 cn#74812, Blt. June 1950. 56 years young and still able to move 150 cars at a time. It's been an orfan for over 25 years and running without spare parts for just about as long. Baldwin built them for serious business, and they didn't earn the name 'Dragon' by sittin' around all day waiting for a mechanic. There's nothen better to drive either, even though they don't have the best creature comforts. They load instantly, pull enough for two other locomotives, and keep pulling all day and night. They have a soft starting feature that allows you to start a train without the slightest jolt from the locomotive. They have an infinit position, notchless throttle that lets you set the exact amount of power you need and not have to cycle between two notches to maintain a set speed. They have an automatic wheelslip control system, which limits and redirects power to other motors to keep slipping to an absolute minimum. Their dynamic brakes had a very high braking power even at crawling speeds, with an range as wide or wider than modern computer controlled systems, and in service they have even stopped trains with the DB alone.
If you want a locomotive for high speed passenger service, then BLW #6000 would be the only thing I want. With a 120mph top speed and an articulated running gear that was smooth and light even at ultra high speeds, there's nothing better to have on the front of a crack limited. Had it been fully completed put into production, it would have been the diesel version of the venerable GG1. Unfortunatly WWII interupted the production of this 6000hp locomotive, but man it had some awsome potential. It also had an awsome one of a kind apperance that blows the socks off the EMD E, F, Alco FA, PA, 109, FM C-liner, and BLW Babyface and Sharknose. It had an art-deco headlight housing that jutted out like a battering ram, giving it a fearsome image of strength and beauty. That was backed up with the way it was built, with a single piece cast frame, full length articulated trucks, and 120mph top speed, it could have crushed the all steel bodies of the automobiles of the day like so many bugs on a windshield. It looked like it could plow a batteship, and in the Baldwin demo colors of red, cream, and blue, nothing came close to it's beauty.
Baldwin knew how to build a real locomotive!-Matthew Imbrogno
I've always enjoyed SD40-2, SD45, SD40T-2 and SD45T-2.
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