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

[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.

[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]

[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.

[JanOlov]

My would be without any doubts:

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

[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]

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

[cspmo]

Geronimo

[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

[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]

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]

Have to go with Blade on the SP 4-8-4 #4449 or any of her sisters.

Virginia and Truckee #18 would be a close second.[8D]

[Gunns]

QUOTE: Originally posted by glennbob

Ah yes .pueblo colorado; they have a big old steam engin on static display next to the old depot that has been turned into a restraunt and banquit e hall

That is the 2912, an older Sister of the 2926, same production run finshed late 1943 or early 1944

Gunns

[Anonymous]

It is my first post on the forum and i would say just for sheer size and massive power and obviously cus they are cool as anything on rails is the BIG BOYS !! BIG BOYS ALL THE WAY. Massive beasts of american power!! [8D][8D][8D][}:)]

[ragnar]

Originally posted by glennbob

See you learn something every day i did not know there was a 2-6-8-0[:O][:O][:O][bow][bow][:-^]
/quote]


Yep,I have to agree with GN-Rick the M2 and N3,Only the G.N and Southern rostered the 2-6-8-0....Weird wheel arrangment but there was just something about the look of the M2 i have always loved!
Imagine my suprise when viewing the G.N videos released a few years back and there one was>>>>>>>>WOO-HOO!!!!

The Great Northern Lives!

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