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

[Anonymous]

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

[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]

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]

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]

Well, that's a piece of cake for me. By far the Southern Pacific Daylight train with a beutiful GS4 running with 16 daylight cars. At least for me, it wouldn't get any better than that. Living here in California, the Daylight train was the most famous by far and after watching videos of them steam by at 80 mph is a sight unparalleled in today's world (with the exception of the 4449 which is still operational).

[Anonymous]

Well, that's a piece of cake for me. By far the Southern Pacific Daylight train with a beutiful GS4 running with 16 daylight cars. At least for me, it wouldn't get any better than that. Living here in California, the Daylight train was the most famous by far and after watching videos of them steam by at 80 mph is a sight unparalleled in today's world (with the exception of the 4449 which is still operational).

[Anonymous]

Of course a PRR headed by a T1!

[Anonymous]

Of course a PRR headed by a T1!

[Anonymous]

Mine would be the Union Pacific's CIty of Los Angles with a whisle stop at Kelso California so I could visit my parents in 1947! That would be fun!

[Anonymous]

Mine would be the Union Pacific's CIty of Los Angles with a whisle stop at Kelso California so I could visit my parents in 1947! That would be fun!

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the old Rock Island Rocket come back to life. I saw it once or twice when it first appeared and the next thing I knew it was gone. I'd love to get a look at the controls in that engine. I have ridden in many engines (usually IHB or the old B & O which is now the CSX)! The good old days have come and gone, but I can still dream! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

I'd like to see the old Rock Island Rocket come back to life. I saw it once or twice when it first appeared and the next thing I knew it was gone. I'd love to get a look at the controls in that engine. I have ridden in many engines (usually IHB or the old B & O which is now the CSX)! The good old days have come and gone, but I can still dream! Ralph Zimmer Alsip, Il

[Anonymous]

I would want to turn back the Hands Of Time and take a tour of all the Railroad Towers. I'd like to see how the switches were hand-thrown from inside those long towers. To see the way the dispatchers and tower operators communicated with each other. If I could only go back to the days "I" was a tower operator, and lined up the trains as I was told to. To remember the snow storms that knocked everone's power out, but mine. To watch from a distance, the Smoke bellowing from another tower that caught fire...and hope that the operator got out okay. Those were some of the Good Old Days as a Tower Operator, watching all those beautiful trains and crews going passed me. Ralph Zimmer

[Anonymous]

I would want to turn back the Hands Of Time and take a tour of all the Railroad Towers. I'd like to see how the switches were hand-thrown from inside those long towers. To see the way the dispatchers and tower operators communicated with each other. If I could only go back to the days "I" was a tower operator, and lined up the trains as I was told to. To remember the snow storms that knocked everone's power out, but mine. To watch from a distance, the Smoke bellowing from another tower that caught fire...and hope that the operator got out okay. Those were some of the Good Old Days as a Tower Operator, watching all those beautiful trains and crews going passed me. Ralph Zimmer

[espeefoamer]

I would like to see a SP AC9 pulling a long Golden State consist in its red&silver scheme.[:D][:p]

[espeefoamer]

I would like to see a SP AC9 pulling a long Golden State consist in its red&silver scheme.[:D][:p]

[Anonymous]

NYC 20th Century Limited or any Pennsy GG1 passenger train.

[Anonymous]

NYC 20th Century Limited or any Pennsy GG1 passenger train.

[wallyworld]

Electroliner on the Skokie Valley Route.

[wallyworld]

Electroliner on the Skokie Valley Route.

[MACADO]

It's really not a streamliner, but if I had the money I would restore a H20-44 in the Pittsburgh & WestVirginia R.R. paint job. I would run it on the old lines that the Wheeling & Lake Erie use now.

[MACADO]

It's really not a streamliner, but if I had the money I would restore a H20-44 in the Pittsburgh & WestVirginia R.R. paint job. I would run it on the old lines that the Wheeling & Lake Erie use now.

[Anonymous]

Likewise a tough decision for me but I think I would settle on the original SP Daylight for a streamliner and the GN's Oriental Limited for a heavyweight.[8D]

[Anonymous]

Likewise a tough decision for me but I think I would settle on the original SP Daylight for a streamliner and the GN's Oriental Limited for a heavyweight.[8D]

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I would go to a not-so-old streamliner, CNW's Peninsula and Flambeau 400's as re-equipped in 1958. They were the first HEP equipped trains and were a mix of new and rebuilt. The use of bi-level gallery coaches for a medium-haul train was imaginative and provided a lot of extra capacity.
The Peninsula 400 was also my first non-suburban train ride and it has stuck in my mind ever since.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I would go to a not-so-old streamliner, CNW's Peninsula and Flambeau 400's as re-equipped in 1958. They were the first HEP equipped trains and were a mix of new and rebuilt. The use of bi-level gallery coaches for a medium-haul train was imaginative and provided a lot of extra capacity.
The Peninsula 400 was also my first non-suburban train ride and it has stuck in my mind ever since.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The PIONEER ZEPHYR isn't being restored, BUT....

The FLYING YANKEE is...almost as good!!

Its one of the earliest streamliner trainsets and its being restored to operating condition. Cant wait to see it running.

www.flyingyankee.com

It's great to see that the Flying Yankee is getting restored! It will be incredible to see it run. I too would like to see the Pioneer Zephyr run. The one thing I would really like to see happen, though, is for a railroad museum/preservation group get those Zephyr cars that are in Saudi Arabia back to the US where they belong! Unfortunately with all the tensions in the Middle East it probably won't happen. We can still dream, though!