If you had the chance to...............

[Anonymous]

I would pick two; the Twin Cities Zephyr on its original schedule and with its windshield washers and stewardess. And the GN Red River - a neat five car streamliner running between the Twin Cities and Grand Forks.

[Anonymous]

I would pick two; the Twin Cities Zephyr on its original schedule and with its windshield washers and stewardess. And the GN Red River - a neat five car streamliner running between the Twin Cities and Grand Forks.

[Anonymous]

I would pick the class J because of the engine,the Hiawatha because of the scheme and a couple of the British Loco`s since they had some of the best out there.

[Anonymous]

I would pick the class J because of the engine,the Hiawatha because of the scheme and a couple of the British Loco`s since they had some of the best out there.

[Anonymous]

For Tarwheel38: In Union, Il (I think that's the name of the town), there is a "covered wagon" style engine. If that;s the one you are referring to. I'm not sure of the engine manufacturer or model number, but if you have ever seen the movie "A League Of Their Own," based on the women's baseball league during and after Worl War II,
the scene where the 2 sisters are running to catch up to the train pulling out of the station...that is the train used for the movie! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

For Tarwheel38: In Union, Il (I think that's the name of the town), there is a "covered wagon" style engine. If that;s the one you are referring to. I'm not sure of the engine manufacturer or model number, but if you have ever seen the movie "A League Of Their Own," based on the women's baseball league during and after Worl War II,
the scene where the 2 sisters are running to catch up to the train pulling out of the station...that is the train used for the movie! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

NYC Niagra and Hudson; PRR T1, J1, BP60, Keystone Tubular Train. Somebody please ask Bill Gates!

[Anonymous]

NYC Niagra and Hudson; PRR T1, J1, BP60, Keystone Tubular Train. Somebody please ask Bill Gates!

[Anonymous]

Either the 400 or the Broadway Limited, probably the latter.

[Anonymous]

Either the 400 or the Broadway Limited, probably the latter.

[Anonymous]

Go back in time I would go to Horseshoe curve back in 1944 with a case of Bud Light and a lounge chair............

[Anonymous]

Go back in time I would go to Horseshoe curve back in 1944 with a case of Bud Light and a lounge chair............

[Anonymous]

ride in the cab of an E or F unit on the old B & O between Deshler, OH and Cincinnati, OH.

[Anonymous]

ride in the cab of an E or F unit on the old B & O between Deshler, OH and Cincinnati, OH.

[Anonymous]

.....reconstruct ANYTHING, it would be the 1938 version of the NYC 20th Century Limited. Imagine how wonderful it would be to have a NYC 4-6-4 again! I'd be ecstatic to just have a "plain" J-3a with a consist of Budd stainless and smooth-side cars and a heavyweight or two mixed in.

[Anonymous]

.....reconstruct ANYTHING, it would be the 1938 version of the NYC 20th Century Limited. Imagine how wonderful it would be to have a NYC 4-6-4 again! I'd be ecstatic to just have a "plain" J-3a with a consist of Budd stainless and smooth-side cars and a heavyweight or two mixed in.

[Anonymous]

Maybe get my hands on a small 2 footer to ride around
on the lower forty.

[Anonymous]

Maybe get my hands on a small 2 footer to ride around
on the lower forty.

[Anonymous]

The Frisco MKT Texas Special is my choice any day

[Anonymous]

The Frisco MKT Texas Special is my choice any day

[passengerfan]

I would resurrect the Mid Century Empire Builder It had it all F-units up front four in summer months most often in A-B-B-A sets. The G-N Ranch car three classic short domes for coach passengers. A 36-seat Dining car for pullman passengers, variety in sleeping accommodation, Full dome lounge car for Pullman passengers and and observation bringing up the markers for a short while before they were rebuilt to coaches. Anyway one looked at it the GN Empire Builder was a class act. Even later when the Obs was dropped and the Big Sky Blue paint scheme was introduced they still offered all of the other amenities including most dome seats of any train prior to Autotrain. And the SDP45 diesels seemed to fit in as well. Maybe the North Coast Limited would be a second choice another class act.

[passengerfan]

I would resurrect the Mid Century Empire Builder It had it all F-units up front four in summer months most often in A-B-B-A sets. The G-N Ranch car three classic short domes for coach passengers. A 36-seat Dining car for pullman passengers, variety in sleeping accommodation, Full dome lounge car for Pullman passengers and and observation bringing up the markers for a short while before they were rebuilt to coaches. Anyway one looked at it the GN Empire Builder was a class act. Even later when the Obs was dropped and the Big Sky Blue paint scheme was introduced they still offered all of the other amenities including most dome seats of any train prior to Autotrain. And the SDP45 diesels seemed to fit in as well. Maybe the North Coast Limited would be a second choice another class act.

[Anonymous]

I have to go along with "rdganthracite", and do the Champion with a GG1 loco

[Anonymous]

I have to go along with "rdganthracite", and do the Champion with a GG1 loco

[espeefoamer]

I would like to reconstruct a train that was proposed but never acually ran.Some cars were built and lettered for this train. I would build the SP-RI Golden Rocket.The inaugural run would have originated at the corner of Hollywood & Vine over the Pacific Electric. Curves on the route were widened to accomodate the train.Riding a pullman through the streets of L.A. would have been awesome[:D].

[espeefoamer]

I would like to reconstruct a train that was proposed but never acually ran.Some cars were built and lettered for this train. I would build the SP-RI Golden Rocket.The inaugural run would have originated at the corner of Hollywood & Vine over the Pacific Electric. Curves on the route were widened to accomodate the train.Riding a pullman through the streets of L.A. would have been awesome[:D].

[Anonymous]

For a steamliner, I'd pick the 1938 20th Century Limited complete with a Dreyfuss 'Flash Gordon' Hudson. For a heaywight, I'd just continue the journey west from Chicago on the late '30s Overland Limited, complete with a C&NW Hudson, UP Northern, SP Cab Forward, and an SP Mountain.

It would be tempting to continue on to L.A. on the S.P. Daylight, but that would be 2 streamliners. Honarable mention for a heavyweight would be a Hariman era(~1915) Overland Limited with Palace cars.

[Anonymous]

For a steamliner, I'd pick the 1938 20th Century Limited complete with a Dreyfuss 'Flash Gordon' Hudson. For a heaywight, I'd just continue the journey west from Chicago on the late '30s Overland Limited, complete with a C&NW Hudson, UP Northern, SP Cab Forward, and an SP Mountain.

It would be tempting to continue on to L.A. on the S.P. Daylight, but that would be 2 streamliners. Honarable mention for a heavyweight would be a Hariman era(~1915) Overland Limited with Palace cars.

[Anonymous]

The Mercury at night time...you know why...[:D]

[Anonymous]

The Mercury at night time...you know why...[:D]