favorite railroad

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know the name of the line that ran between Ada, OK and Shawnee, OK? It was abandoned and removed many years ago. The line ran through several small towns including Konawa and Maud.

I'm also looking for old picutures of the train station and loading docks east of Maud. The old railroad spur used during the oil boon of the 20's can still be seen from satellite photos.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by WetumkaFats

QUOTE: Originally posted by blade

what is your favorite north american railroad?

"Ship IT on the Frisco!"

My favorite railroads are (in order) Frisco; Kansas, Oklahoma, and Gulf with the associated Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka; Rock Island; Santa Fe; and the Missouri Pacific.

Least favorite: UP, BNSF, and any of the other by-products of the mega-mergers.

[trainboyH16-44]

Faveorite all-time, Canadian Pacific in the 1950s -'70s. Favorite today? Candadian Pacific, but CN is creeping up. I'm a blood traitor.[:(]
trainboy

[Anonymous]

Pennsylvania is my first choice. Lets not forget the Nickle Plate road.

[Tim Burton]

Oh and the DL&W

[Tim Burton]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409

Pennsylvania!

[waltersrails]

tsgtbob I agree with you B&O is the way to go. I like it because it used to run through my town before CSX bought everything. My other Favorite would be the southern railway.

[jlampke]

My favorite from the past would be the Southern Pacific.
Current railroad would be UP. Interesting that some people for whatever reason seem to really dislike the UP, but you have to give them credit for saving and operating 844 and for restoring and operating 3985. For that, they get my vote.

[Anonymous]

MONTANA RAIL LINK ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LONG LIVE THE 645!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cnw4001]

All of them!

[PBenham]

The Lehigh Valley first, the others.. If I 'd been able to see it, Rutland.

[rji2]

No. 1 is the Tennessee Central, "The Road of Personal Service," and my first railroad employer. Big enough to run heavy trains with big power in mountain territory. No. 2 is the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (Now the Bay Line) because it ran across the road from my house, when I was a kid during WWII, with both steam and diest power, passenger and feeights. One of my classmates' dad was their Supt. of Motive Power.

[John Krug]

It has to be the PRR since I had a branch line running behind my house. Reading runs a close second especially after riding and chasing a number of Iron Horse Rambles.

[artpeterson]

All time: I nominate New Haven (we weren't basing this on financial results)

Today : UP

[tsgtbob]

The first, and the Greatest
Baltimore and Ohio!!!![:D]

[Anonymous]

Santa fe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all the way

[espee]

Favorite is the Denver & Rio Grande Western, followed by the Southern Pacific.

[tstage]

NYC is what I model...but I've recently started developing a real affinity for the Erie/Erie Lackawanna.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Yesterday: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It went through my hometown and my dad actually was a commuter on it. I haven't seen a decent model paint job of the McGinnis red, white and black.

The Southern indeed served the south... and the prettiest EMD product in the world (IMHO) is a green and white E8 undergoing internal rehab in Duluth, Georgia (just outside Atlanta.)

Today: The NS. You can have fried green tomatoes in Birmingham and sit on a covered platform to watch freights go by a few feet away.

Tomorrow: The Big Norfolk Southern Freight Utmost Priority Carloading Superior Xperiment (BNSFUPSCX)....

Erik

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by blade

what is your favorite north american railroad?

"Ship IT on the Frisco!"

My favorite railroads are (in order) Frisco; Kansas, Oklahoma, and Gulf with the associated Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka; Rock Island; Santa Fe; and the Missouri Pacific.

Least favorite: UP, BNSF, and any of the other by-products of the mega-mergers.

[Anonymous]

The Lehigh Valley ran through my hometown (Geneva NY). The LVRR remained serious about passengers to the end...I was young in 1960 but vaguely remember one of the last Black Diamonds (NYC-Buffalo). Moreover, the LVRR had a quaint, weedy branch to Naples, varied motive power and other innovative, gloriously inefficient features. And could they run terrific freights. Nickel Plate and later Norfolk & Western run throughs too...

[broarthur]

Growing up we lived across from the NYC tracks, I remember that a little after mom would put us to bed, a freight would pass by going out of town. I remember dozing off to sleep listening to the clickity, clack of the wheels on the tracks. So the NYC has a special place in my heart.

[wd45]

PC, Monon, Rock Island, Chessie, Southern, L&N, ICG

[espeefoamer]

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[Anonymous]

Kansas City Southern!

[csmith9474]

Kansas City, Mexico and Orient to include Santa Fe ownership.[^][^][:D][:D]

Smitty

[GN-Rick]

I agree with ragnar. Need I say more?

[Anonymous]

Santa Fe
Rock Island

[Anonymous]

Southern serves the South.

[IRONROOSTER]

Maryland and Pennsylvania. But I like others - PRR, Maine 2 footers, B&O, East Broad Top.
Enjoy
Paul