steam locos

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by brclem

the 4-8-8-4 Bigboy.... they are mighty impressive in person... I have been in one and just the gigantic size of the firebox is enough to knock you off your feet. They are just so amazing because of the size and the power they once had.

Once you see one in person you will know what I am talking about.

I know exactly what your talking about. SteamTown in Scranton has a Big Boy on Display, it took two pictures to get it all. Man that was a great day, Thats why i went back two years later!

[randybc2003]

Like I've said before:
WOODBURNING AMERICAN STANDARD!! [:D]

[orsonroy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rogerhensley

Mikado, Berkshire......

Your poll doesn't begin to touch on the possibilities.

Roger hit the nail on the head for me! Nothing beats the look of a NKP-modified USRA light Mike!

[Adelie]

I'm a Pennsy steam fan, and even then I probably can't nail down one. Of course the K4 is on the short list. I liked the look of the T1 (4-4-4-4), too. For some reason, those slow, lumbering 2-10-0s were also on the list of my favorites. 8mph up the hill from Altoona to Gallitzin, chugging, billowing smoke and panting, but their did the job, on both ends of the train. But then again, I have a soft spot for just about anything from the world of steam.

[Attaboy]

I second rogerhensley on this one, the 2-8-2 Mikado is my favorite. I'm an East Broad Top fan and love the their 3' gauge mikes.

[Anonymous]

C&O H-8 Allegheny! The Big Boy isn't the king in the east. N&W and B&O had some fantastic articulated steam engines also.

[Anonymous]

I love any of the steam streamliners.
The 20th Century Drefus
Empire State Express
Etc.

[ARTHILL]

What happened to the Sierra 2-6-6-2, The biggest little engine to fit in tight corners on big Mountains?

[ragnar]

My favorite is and always will be the Great Northen class M 2-6-8-0 though the class N3 2-8-8-0 runs a close 2nd.
Have both ,The M3 from Challenger Models and the N3 from Tenshodo
In the non-articulated Locomotives would love to have one of the NW 4-8-0s....just love their looks.

[JohnT14808]

I too like all the steamers, but prefer the smaller Moguls and Americans. They fit the period I'm modeling.

[Anonymous]

What i like a bout the 0-4-? yard goat is that from the front, it looks as if the engine is leaning forward, it makes it look like its going fast even when its stoped, yet the 4-8-8-4 is still my favorite. And the 2-8-2 SP mikado on the Austin Texas Central will ALWAYS hold a very special place in my heart.
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