In my reply I did not name my favorite shortline or passenger railroad
My favorite shortline is the M&ET and the SP passenter trains (The Daylight and the Lark)
Class I's: AC&Y, B&O, PRR, NKP & old W&LE, NYC, in no particular order.
Shortlines: H&BTM, EBT, BC&G, BFC, in no particular order.
Passenger: B&O
Note: They're all fallen flags.
Tom
My favorite railroad is the BNSF. I think that they are the best run Class 1 in north america. That is why I model them as well.
My favorite class 1 still in operation is Union Pacific
My favorite fallen flag railroad is the Chicago and North Western
My favorite regional is Iowa Interstate
I don't have a favorite anymore. My favorite big railroad growing up was Penn Central (don't laugh). Being a locomotive buff, they always had plenty of spares hanging around West Detroit to photograph. Then it was Conrail, since then-nothing. My favorite smaller railroads were the USS roads--B&LE, DM&IR, EJ&E and Union. I also liked the Wisconsin Central. From the above list you might surmise that I hate CN--I do. The only road that holds any fascination for me today is Reading & Northern. I'm mainly an armchair railfan anymore, since the megaroads don't interest me and the very small shortlines bore me. My favorite locomotives, which might be obvious from my list above, were the non-turbocharged EMD SD's--the 7-9-18-28-38.
Class 1: BNSF
Fallen Flag: BN
Regional: MRL
1 NORFOLK SOUTHERN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 Wisconsin central/fallen flags
3 CSX
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
Well CN lost any good feelings that I had for them, when management were so
lacking in common sense and due diligence to run locomotives on the mountain subs without dynamic brakes.
I have worked for managers like that and the things that come to mind for them to endure is improper to write here.
James:1 Verse:5
The "Wobbly" wobbles on. My favorite of course," Western Pacific", always.....
Johnboy out................................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Western roads: D&RGW, MLWK second
Midwestern roads: SOO, MLWK second
Eastern roads: N&W all the way
Southern roads: MP, no MKT... wait, no MP. yea MP. NO, NO, NO, MKT. it's a toss up.
All Around: The Big Green Machine!! BN, BABY
blade wrote: what is your favorite railroad? class 1? shortline? passenger?
what is your favorite railroad? class 1? shortline? passenger?
Favorite railroad: Southern Pacific
Class 1: Union Pacific
Shortline: Ventura County Railroad
Passenger: Amtrak
Fallen Flag: Pere Marquette
Class 1: CSX
Shortline: Marquette Rail
class 1- Kansas City Southern...has been since I was 5....a long time ago when there where still red GP30's and brand new white SD40s running around...plus F's and Geeps.
Fallen Flag - Southern Pacific...they hired me into train service in 1994, engineer by 1995
Shortline - The Southeast Kansas (SEK a Watco road), also gotta like Kyle's old rock island line accross Western Kansas (I mean come on snow plows, SD40T's gotta love that!)
Very Favorite: Wisconsin and Southern
Class 1: CPR/Ferromex
Reigional: Wisconsin and Southern
Short Line: Wisconsin Northern/St. Maries River RR (Idaho)
Fallen Flag: Northern Pacific
Foreign RR: Japan Railways
Based on Trains magazine and Internet viewing it is hard to pick a favourite. They all offer great viewing, operations and a hobby to enjoy.
SP has to be the all time favourite with the most colourful history
Here in South Africa, the demise of the 2' narrow guage lines pulled by unique Garret type loco's, is a loss.
Favorite class 1: BNSF
Favorite regional(Fallen flag): Wisconsin Central
Favortie Short line: Tomahawk Railway
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Favorite railroad - Nihon Kokutetsu - now (since privatization) a fallen flag.
Favorite non-common-carrier - Kiso Forest Railway - RIP, 1975
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
gtw6325 wrote: Grand Trunk Western:Steam,Diesel,Heavy electric.International Tunnel with Canada.Thomas Edison and Henry Ford involved in Early history.2nd or third president died on RMS Titantic,Plus,it's what I grew up with. Couldn't understand why a Canadien owned road would have Red,White and Blue colors in the 1970's. Also like Ann Arbor and Southern Railroad,My greatgrand father worked for Ann Arbor and my in-Laws for Southern.
Grand Trunk Western:Steam,Diesel,Heavy electric.International Tunnel with Canada.Thomas Edison and Henry Ford involved in Early history.2nd or third president died on RMS Titantic,Plus,it's what I grew up with. Couldn't understand why a Canadien owned road would have Red,White and Blue colors in the 1970's.
Also like Ann Arbor and Southern Railroad,My greatgrand father worked for Ann Arbor and my in-Laws for Southern.
my favorite current class 1.............dont have one
my favorite fallen flag............dividend paying PRR
my favorite short line.......The Great Lakes Central...both the former TSBY and the one ive been modeling for 20 years....they stole my name
CSX
Singular,not plural? Like Lays potato chips.Can't have just one!
Biggest favorite would be Great Northern.Followed by Soo Line,Milwaukee Road,Western Pacific,Santa Fe,Stockton Terminal & Eastern,Boston & Maine,and a host of others.Just freight operations during 1960's,70's,and early 80's please.
Can I have another bag of Lay's? I'm all out!
Have a good one.
Bill B
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