what is your favorite steam locomotive?

[TrainFreak409]

I like 4-8-4 Northerns, but, my vote for this goes in as other, because it is a tie between Pennsy's J1 2-10-4 Texas, and Union Pacific's 4-12-2.

~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

[SP4449]

Can I vote for 2? I went with "other" so I could indicate the SP 4449 4-8-4, and SP Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 with vandy tender.

[Anonymous]

Where was the K4??? I voted other!

[Anonymous]

4-6-4 CP Hudson

[rf16a]

PRR's M-1 4-8-2 Mountain.

[Anonymous]

Need I mention CPR Royal hudson?

[ondrek]

no one likes the 4-4-2's?
I also like the 0-6-0 B6's
then the 4-6-2's
0-4-0's are a nice one too.

I have all of these in my fleet

Kevin

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by luct

Need I mention CPR Royal hudson?

I think thats in the top 5 of every Canadian railfan. [;)]

[tatans]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by luct

Need I mention CPR Royal hudson?

I think thats in the top 5 of every Canadian railfan. [;)]

Not this Canuck, was there anything better than a dusty, grimy, greasy C.P.R. 2-8-2 P2j 'Mike" chuffing around the prairies, pulling real trains. Just wish someone would have preserved a few of these. I wi***here was a big enough market for plastic models of C.P.R. engines, oh. I can always buy a $1200.00 brass loco eh???

[foxtrackin]

NKP's 2-8-4 Berkshires High Speed Service

[Sunset Limited]

Here's my top 12! It's hard too pick only 1! I'll give you my best 12! That was even hard!
1) SP Cab forwards- They are all great!
2) SP GS-4 Beautiful!
3) SP AC-9 - Huge!
4) UP 'Big Boy' - The King!
5) UP 'Challenger' - Die Hard!
6) UP FEF 4-8-4 Northern- Beautiful!
7) N&W J Class 4-8-4 Love that Bullet Nose!
8) NYC Streamline Hudson 4-6-4 another Bullet nose!
9) Pennsylvania T-1 4-4-4-4- Nice!
10) All Mallets, Allenghenys, Articulateds- Work Horses!
11) NYC Niagara 4-8-4 - Beautiful!
12) CB&Q (Burlington) Shovel Nose Pacific- All silver and streamlined!

[knewsom]

My favorite is the Little River Logging 2-4-4-2 Mallet for it uniqueness. I am also a big fan of the 2-8-2 Mikado.

[CFournier]

I like the 2-8-0 Consolidation. Just because the WP had many. And I ride twice a year on the Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield, a train pulled by a 2-8-0, here in Quebec.
Chris.

[rexhea]

Love my Challenger and Class A, but have to swing to the little puff...USRA 2-8-2

[pcc4199]

OH YES the BR standard 9,,, 2-10-0 worked on the footplate/ in the cab a couple of years ago on 92212 a very economical free steaming monster, why did they put an end to steam?

"Yes, I killed the steam engine", said the accountant.

[Anonymous]

To me I think it would been something seeing a BIG BOY plow its way up Sherman Hill or probably my favorite seeing one fights its way through the Appalachians on the Clinchfield. If I had to pick another one it would mostly be Norfolk and Western 2-6-6-4 mainly because I love the wail of the whistle as it echos off the mountains.......

[Anonymous]

2-8-4 Berkshire

[CPPedler]

My all time favourite has to be the Great Western Railway Castle Class. One of finest express locomotives ever built . I have built several models in both 4mm & 7mm from brass & nickel kits, so there you have it.
However, on your side of the pond, it has to be the C.P.R. H1b Hudson a truly majestic beast. Where can I get a kit of one or will I have to scratch build it.??? PLS.

[Anonymous]

I think the 2 & 3 truck Shays and Willamate Shays would have to be my pick [tup] [tup]

[Anonymous]

I like the 4-8-8-4 Big Boys, but chose "other" because I also like 4-6-6-4 Challengers, which wasn't even an option. I like the big, articulated steamers, but not exclusively. I also pretty much like any other kind of steam locomotive, since they are more or less a novelty these days, and I'm not old enough to remember otherwise. I also have a fondness for Shays since I saw one in action near Yosemite.
-Joe

[trolleyboy]

I like the big CNR 4-8-4's nothin beats the heavy mountains or Confederations as they were called for a while on the CNR.[:D]TB

[Anonymous]

You do not list my favorite locomotive. I am very partial to the Denver and Salt Lake 2-6-6-0 locomotives. To my knowledge, only PFM ever had a model of this locomotive, and I do have one of their engines. I hope it is reasonably accurate because I have used it as a guide to scratchbuild 3 additional copies. They operate around 30" mailine curves in HO gauge without any real overhang (it is not a large locomotive, just flexible for all the curves on the prototype road).

Tom