What would be your favorite engin of all time???

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dashtrain

Wow - what do we pick. Seeing as most of you will not know what a real New Zealand engine looks like I will give my preferred US locos.
Steam - any of the N&W Y series, but definitely the Y6b
Diesel - NYC PA (lightning striped)
Electric - PRR GG1 ( green with pin striping)

Best wishes from 'down under'

Well- as to "you don´t know the NZR engines":
I fondly remember the famous Ka and Kb class 4-8-2, which certainly belong to my favourites as well, though not mentioned above.

best wishes to down under from Germany!

Tom at [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Wow - what do we pick. Seeing as most of you will not know what a real New Zealand engine looks like I will give my preferred US locos.
Steam - any of the N&W Y series, but definitely the Y6b
Diesel - NYC PA (lightning striped)
Electric - PRR GG1 ( green with pin striping)

Best wishes from 'down under'

[Anonymous]

in order of favour:
1. SP GS-4 4-8-4 black and descirted
2. T&P I-1b 2-10-4
3. NP Z-6 4-6-6-4
4. AT&SF EMD F 7 in Warbonnet colours

[cspmo]

Geronimo

[JanOlov]

...... And of course their F-7 Hudson.

[Anonymous]

South African Railways Class 23 4-8-2
Deutsche Bundesbahn class 44 2-10-0
Bulgarian State Railways class 46 2-12-4T
Austrain Railways class 214 2-8-4
UP FEF class 800
NYC J3a with shrouding
N&W 600

and so on and so on - - -

[JanOlov]

My would be without any doubts:

Milwaukee Road's class A Hiawatha's.
For beauty and speed.

[k41361]

The PRR J1,P&WV 2-6-6-4,B&0 EM1 and B&LE 2-10-4.The one I would like to have seen run ,the most, would be the PRR T-1 running somewhere in Indiana about 130 mph.To see that happen would probably put me in shock.
Terry P.

[rrandb]

For me my favorite is also one most people feel to be the ugliest. I love EMD's BL2 especially painted in FEC red and yellow with silver stripes and black cat whiskers. This ugly duckling proved to EMD that road crews needed visibility both front and back. This lead to the creation of the GP7. And as i look at it now maybe the earliest version of the "W" cab...LOL>> [2c]

[switch7frg]

Hello mclaren, I just found your question about Penn. R.R. S-2 . Have you tried the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania ?? The research can be frustrating at times,but keep chuggin on. N&W & C&O had one , but Pennsy built their own . Switch8frg.

[Anonymous]

My choice would be the Pennsylvania J-1 2-10-4, partially because of the circumstances of its creation.

The J-1 was a product of the War Production Board, which exercised strong authority over the production of capital goods during the years of World War II. New designs were outlawed, so the Pennsy was forced to choose between a near-copy of an N&W A 2-6-6-4, or a C&O T-1 2-10-4. This is also the reason behind the J's lack of a classic Belpaire firebox.

It's a pity J's weren't allowed on the Harrisburg-Altoona Middle Division due to curvature restrictions near Union Furnace, but they could be found on just about any main line west of Altoona. Reportedly, a few were dispatched to Newberry yard in Williamsport, via the Bald Eagle Branch, for a short time.

Their perfect stamping ground, however, was probably the East Slope helper grade. I've always been tempted to think that the combination of this new power, plus the new set of crossovers at MG tower halfway up the grade, was one of the most productive investments Pennsy, or the nation, ever made.

The J's spent the rest of their too-brief lives in main line freight and helper service, including a stint on the Sandusky line in partnership with some leased Santa Fe 2-10-4's in the summer of 1956. When the end came in the fall of 1957, many were reportedly cut up within the familiar confines of the East Altoona roundhouse, and made their final trip to the steel mills in gondolas. Regrettably, none of the class were preserved, a fate shared with NYC's magnificent Hudsons.

Every once in a while, it crosses my mind that one of those classic '57 Fords or Chevys might include a slight contribution from a Pennsy J -- poetic justice!

[Anonymous]

diesel- GP38-2 or GP7 or F3[;)]


steam- Chicago Great Western 2-10-4s[:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

My favorite engine is Pennsylvania RR's GG1. Next I will say F7 and E7 and E8.

[PennsyHoosier]

ARGH! Too many great locos! Okay, how about:

Steam - Pennsy K4s
Electric - Pennsy GG1

Still thinking about diesel...

And then, what about:

[Anonymous]

Only 1 possibility here--The Pennsylvania Baldwin S-2 Turbine.

PS--Does anybody know the serial number that was on the builders plate of the S-2 Turbine? I'm such a fanatic about the S-2 that I want to have a repro builders plate made.

[LehighValleyman]

Well, i do luv the LEHIGH VALLEY streamlined pacifics and hudsons but my all time fav would be the Nickle Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires, I just love them![:D] Here are some other favs

Steam: SP Gs-1 4-8-4 Daylight engine [^] LV 4-6-2 and 4-6-4 streamlined Black Diamond Express Pacifics and Hudsons[8D], Pennsys 6-8-6 turbines, 4-6-2 K4 Pacifics[:D]
Diesel: SD-40-T2, SD-40-2, SD-45-T2, SD-45-2, SD-70-MAC, GE EVO Loco, C44-9W,DD40AX[:D],LV GP-38-2s
Electric,Pennsy's GG1 !!![:p]

[cnw4001]

Impossible for me to answer, I like dozens of different types.

[Anonymous]

GG1
Any Santa Fe E
NYC Hudson

[Anonymous]

Im gonna go with the Metra F-40PH. The 1979 model

[Anonymous]

Steam: locomotive type 150.000 (Romania, Germany, Austria)
Diesel: the one the pulled those '30-40's streamliners
Electric: ?

[poppyl]

Steam -- H-9 Consolidation

Diesel -- F-7 -- road
NW-2 -- yard

[Anonymous]

I have to say that my favorite engine of all times is the great GG1 and then comes the F7.

[red p]

I would have to say "bulldogs" F/E units. I also thought the RS3 was cool too.

[Anonymous]

Long live the Alco.
And best wishes to the last railroad that runs them. Definitly the ALCO RSD15

[Anonymous]

CB&Q E-5 # 9911A This engine is just plain sexy
Armco Steel Lima-Hamilton E-110, Looks plain jane but pulls real nice.

[vsmith]

Any of the early shovelnose Zephyr trainsets

[Anonymous]

D&RGW's K-28 Mikado's. #470 - 479

[Anonymous]

Pennsy K4s Pacific....Specifically the first K4 of the last production build at Juniata..... #5475.....100+ MPH on the "Spirit of St. Louis"
John.

[Anonymous]

EMD E-8's. A big locomotive that did a big job here in the South. Painted up right, they were beautiful. Come to think of it, I miss the bulldog noses, even though they were a visibility nightmare.

Erik

[joseph2]

My favorite is the 35 Ton GE we use at work,built in 1958,ex-Hamm's Brewery.Roughly once a week I get to be an engineer or switchman. Joe