what is your favorite RR company

[Anonymous]

I have three: #1: Wiscnsin Central. Even though they shrouded into the CN, I still like them because the evoke memories greatly for me on their former mainline between Chicago & Antioch and beyond. 2: CN&W. I like them becuase of their former yard in Waukegan, where I used to live. 3: EJ&E I like them, too because of their Waukegan yard.

[Anonymous]

southeast southwest ship it on the frisco!

[chicagorailfan2k6]

Hello railfans. Since I live in Chicago, "Railroad Capitol of the World", I have four favorite railroads: 1. Chicago and North Western. I'll never forget seeing the old North Western station at Madison and Canal before it was torn down in 1984, and the Northwest Line station at Norwood Park, which is not too far from my home. 2. The Milwaukee Road (CMStP&P). I used to live the west side neighborhood of Belmont-Cragin, which was served by the Milwaukee's west line from Chicago to Elgin and seeing the F40Cs. 3. Santa Fe. My favorite passenger trains were the Super Chief and the Chief. 4. The Rock Island Line. I remember seeing a few times two pike trains being operated by the Rock, the Peoria Rocket and the Quad Cities Rocket. As the song goes, "The Rock Island Line was a mighty fine line".

[Anonymous]

BURLINGTON NORTHERN.
CHICAGO&NORTHWESTERN.

[Anonymous]

Santa Fe Rio Grande Cotton Belt and Southern Pacific

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

This may be a little different from some things I said elsewhere, but my favorites are South Shore Line, Indiana Harbor Belt and Belt Railway of Chicago. South Shore is both the last interurban and my ride to downtown when I was growing up. IHB and BRC are two fascinating terminal railroads in the railroad capital.

[Anonymous]

I grew up near the NYC, GTW, Santa Fe (in Tulsa,OK) the B&O and C&O in the 40's and 50's....I spent many an hour watching the Mohawks, Hudsons and every now and then the mighty Niagara steam locos go by....... WOW!!!!!!.......I really loved them all but, if you put a gun to my head I would have to say my favorite was the old NYC. During the peak WW2 years in Detroit, you would see at least 10 to 12 freight trains an hour (on certain days) go by between the NYC and the GTW......one Wed., during summer break from school, I almost missed the day for 10 cartoons at the show there was so much traffic.

[Anonymous]

When I used to live in Detroit,Michigan long ago, there were quite a few railroads with famous names. I have to start with with my first favorites is the NYC(witch includes the Big Four,that goes to Ohio),then GTW(that had tracks close to where I lived),C&O,PRR,Wabash,PRR And the B&O.




ldolby,Denver,CO

[Anonymous]

BURLINGTON NORTHERN.
BNSFfan.

[Anonymous]

Though I never actually saw any in person I like the New York Central. I have seen a lot of pictures. I like the NYC subway system but I'm not sure you can really consider it a company though.

[locomutt]

I very much followed the C&O,particularly in E Ky,and WVA.
I grew up around it and think alot about it.
For growing up,try Raceland and Russell for starters.

[Anonymous]

THE LATE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA RR AND ACL. THE TWO RAILROAD THE SERVE THE EAST.

[route_rock]

Give me the Rock(pick a color I dont care[^]) plus CGW M&STL and a few I would have liked to have seen Rock Island and Peoria,Rockford Rock Island and St Louis.Milw Road,the Davenport Rock Island and North Western are also faves.SOO line But I do have a soft spot for NC&STL L&N N&W(the old N&W)NKP WAB they all had charecter.But my favorite will always be the Chicago,Rock Island&Pacific.

[JanOlov]

Mine favorite railroad companies are: MILW, GN, NP, N&W, D&H, RDG, LV, NYNH&H, LV, GM&O and WM.

As you can see it's quite a few of them.

[JanOlov]

Sorry, should be, My favorite railroads are......

[Anonymous]

I would have to say the Southern Railway . I had 3 past generations that worked on the Southern . We lived above the yard at Bulls Gap, Tn. for years we still visit the old place. remember the southern serves the south , southern gives the green light and look ahead look south[:)]

[Anonymous]

Oregon narrow gauge Sumpter Valley Ry. largest 3ft steamers ever built. there is character up there. i rode my first train on the restoration project several years ago. Right now they operate one of the only two wood burning 3footers in the world. love those whistles.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a favorite railroad today times. Before 1880's it was four railroads
1 PRR
2 ACL
3 NYC
4 ATSF
Today, there not railroads, but companies making money from railroads.

[Junctionfan]

Mine is CSX. I love the diversity in their trains. The Tropicana train is facinating-that is alot of orange juice! Their intermodal trains along the Cleveland Subdivision are very long often times the smallest is 150 cars and the most being 200 cars (200 cars!). It is even more impressive to see an over 150 car intermodal racing by at 60mph whistling for a crossing and blinking the ditch lights.

[ben13]

My favorite RR is SP. They ran Cab Forwards, GS-4 Daylights, Mountains, Mallets, and just about everything else. I grew up by the Santa Cruz branch and until 1997 saw the SP every day.

[Anonymous]

MOPAC lines, My grandfather was an engineer for them. I was handed down the Fountain pen he got when he retired from there.

[Anonymous]

New Haven, you have to love those colors. I also liked NY Central and Conrail.

[Anonymous]

1. Conrail
2. Reading & Northern
3. Pennsy

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lalo656

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[Anonymous]

No doubt about it! Santa Fe gets my vote! I've watched ATSF from CO, NM, CA, KS,AZ,and points East. I was there when 4-4-2 Atlantics plied the line through CO to Raton, NM. Have always been an ATSF fan. Too bad they joined the "Pumpkin Line" with the big Orange goofy paint job! Oh, well . . . Anyone heard how the UP suit is going against mfrs?
Engineer Bob, [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

How about the Reading Railroad and the Delaware and Hudson?? The PRR is up there to but it was a little before my time. The reading still ran through my area in the mid 70;s. And for th D@H they took over the pennsy main to sunbury so I got to see alot of change[2c][[tup][:)]

[Anonymous]

The Denver & Rio Grande Western, until Anshutz took over.

[Anonymous]

I would have to say ATSF. I used to live in Raton,NM and just loved watching the trains come in and out. And climb over Raton Pass.

[Anonymous]

My all time favorite would be the Carolina & North-Western. But I'm also partial to the old Piedmont & Northern and the Atlantic Coast Line.

[gabe]

The Illinois Central