What are your favorite locomotives?

[Uncle_Bob]

Steam:  PRR I1sa, M1/M1a/M1b, J1a, Q2; NYC H-10a

Diesel: EMD F's and SDP45 (EL version), Alco C420, GE AC6000 and ES44AC/DC

[tallcapt]

Steam: Big Boy, Challenger, N&W J Class

Diesel: F7, E8, FP40PH, SD40-2, SD70ACe

[caboose63]

my favorite locomotives are GE and davenport 44 tonners, RSC-2s, RS-2's, SW-1's, CF-7's, and lownose GP20's

[misterconsister]

D&RGW tunnel motors, dirty but hard-working SP SD-45s, Western Pacific F3s with B units, Shays

[russ_q4b]

For me it's the Huckleberry, the N&W 4-8-0 seen in Winston Link's famous photos.   I have seen a live Huckleberry at Strasburg Railroad many times, and it's always been a treat to watch it arrive and leave.  My favorite locomotive that I own is the Overland model P1d a B&O pacific.

 

[wsboyette]

Michael6792

Everyone has favorites. Some like F-7's, others like geeps, and theres always the love of steam. What are your favorites?

My favorite diesels are the E-7/E8, and F3s. My favorite steamers would have to be the little 0-6-0 switcher, the Big Boy, and the Challenger.

[BRVRR]

I have several favorites:

Steam engines: NYC 4-8-4 Niagara, 4-6-4 Hudson, 2-8-2 Mikados and UP 4-6-6-4 Challengers.

Diesel Engines: FP-45, F-7s, GP/SD-40s all varieties.

Notice: The above list is subject to change without advance warning.

 

[bruce22]

Our " Royal Hudson "

[steemtrayn]

Tyco GG1

[elite194]

Here's my current favorite...a 1980 Tyco Golden Eagle Super 630....it has been totally overhauled and runs awesome with tons of power thanks to the Power Torque system that was popular way back when...I installed a bridge rectifier and super birght LED's and both ends as well as purple neon LED ground effects, gold snow plows front and back and gold trucks....why? because I can....

[pathvet9]

any of the Fairbanks-Morse H-series as well as the GP-9

[EM-1]

My preference is any type or era steam.  I especially like the B&O EM-1.  I used to watch them come into town with 100 car plus loads of Southern Ohio and West Virginia coal, and leave with same size trains of taconite.  Also liked to watch the (L-1 or L-2) 0-8-0s running around the yard.  I actually last year risked my FICO score to buy an EM-1, a 2-6-6-6, and a Mantua 2-6-6-2 with tender.  Then, I kind of freelanced a fireless steamer from a Life-Like C-16 0-4-0.

In diesels, I'll accept Geeps, SDs, Fairbanks Morse.  I've done some cross-kitting from Athearn Geeps and F-7s, including an F-10, and an FL-9A.  Then I have a few early diesels, like the MDC Alco 40 ton, the Bachman 44 and 45 ton units, and a Grandt Line GE 23 ton kit.

And, when we move into our new house, I will not be ashamed to run my Thomas orthe Bachman real OT stuff I have either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Michael6792]

Lots of great replies to this thread. I'm a little surprised at the variety of different favorites.

[bud the bargeman]

While I used to be a big fan of big steam, as I get older I find that I prefer the smaller steam engines. I like the Varney 4-6-0 and 2-8-0, as well as the Bowser H-9 and E-6. I also have a pair of Mantua Moguls, which my grandmother gave to my father around the time I was born. I'm looking forward to building a layout based loosely on the PRR Panhandle Division, including the coal mine branches of Washington County, PA, where these small engines will fit right in. I also like first generation diesels, particularly Fairbanks-Morse, Baldwin and Alco.

[xsteamdriver]

I like steam! Diesel is about as much of a challenge as a farm tractor or tractor-trailer rig and about as much fun to watch. Any hard-working steam locomotive.

[sturg]

My favorites by far are the Shay, Climax, Heisler, and Vulcan Duplex.  I'm modeling early 1900's mountain logging / mining patterned somewhat after the work of John Allen.  My layout is HO but I take much inspiration from the narrow gauge modelers.

[donr928]

The MDC/Roundhouse 0-6-0.  It was my first engine.  My father gave it to me when I was 12 years old.  I am now 75  and have 4, two still new unbuilt kits. 

Don - West Chester, Ohio

[don7]

Canadian Steam, I like both the CNR and CPR railroads. Best liked for both is their Hudson Steam engines.

 

 

 

 

 

[parts323]

PRR M1b 4-8-2 Mountain

[RicZ]

I love early ALCO diesels, particularly the 6-axle versions (RSD 4&5; RSD 12and RSD 15 alligators).  PAs and FA cabs.

RicZ

[tankertoad70]

Great Northern:

Steam - P2 Mountain and O8 Mikado

Diesel - SD7s and 9s

[PRRT1MAN]

My favorite is The famous PRR T1 4-4-4-4 steamer.   as my nickname states:  PRRT1MAN!

[cjcrescent]

My favorite locomotives? Any steam engine that is Southern. Of those my absolute favorite is a little 4-6-0 #949.

My Dad was the fireman on this loco for 4 years in the 1930's.

 

 

 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Early EMD passenger locomotives especially the E5. 

[dale8chevyss]

Any steam that N&W made.. More specifically the Js,Y6bs and the As.  The K locomotives are pretty cool too.  

[Greybeard]

MDC/Roundhouse "kinda climax" and Ken Kidder plantation 0-4-0T in brass.

[Tracklayer]

Southern Pacific F-7s in black widow scheme, Santa Fe F-3s & F-7s in red and silver warbonette scheme, Canadian National Mikado (my version of it at least), Nickel Plate Road Berkshire, Amtrak P-42s in any scheme, Western Maryland Consolidation, Southern Pacific light mountain, etc, etc, etc...

Tracklayer

[BPoi]

narrow gauge nuclear

All of the narrow gauge mikes on the D&RGW were outside frame.

 

I fully agree.  In my slight haze I was thinking the frame was INSIDE the counterweights, so "inside frame," but ahem, I admit that error.

 

The C-25 375 was a cool engine, too.  I prefer the consolidations just because they're smaller and "cuter and cuddlier," but 375 has the best of both worlds.  Ahem, Blackstone!  After the K-28s and K-36s.

 

 

[narrow gauge nuclear]

All of the narrow gauge mikes on the D&RGW were outside frame.  The key point is where are the wheels and where is the main locomotive frame that mounts the wheels?  When the wheels are inside the frame and the frame is on the outside, that is an outside frame loco like the Narrow gauge locos talked about.  Almost all steam locomitives had inside frames with the wheels on the outside where you could see them.  You cannot see the drivers on an outside frame loco.

The last of the D&RGW mikes, the K-37's, (490 number series), were originally standard gauge locos that were converted to narrow gauge outside framed engines.

I attach an image of my favorite K-28.  You can't see the drivers just the eccentric cams, counter weight and monkey motion gear.