What's your favorite engines in your collection ?...

[MidlandPacific]

My PFM D&RGW F-81 - it's almost as old as I am, but still runs like a watch, and it's beautifully crafted. I like large locomotives with small tenders - saves space, and the little vandy tender highlights the sheer size of the beast.

[Bill H.]

Steam - (ex)D&RGW M-68 4-8-4 (Key)

Diesel - TIE! GP7 & GP9 Both heavily detailed and upgraded power/drive/sound (Tenshodo)

[Anonymous]

double Western Pacific intermountain F7As.

[PennsyHoosier]

Snuffy has made me jealous with his Q1c. [|(]

[Darth Santa Fe]

My new Athearn Genesis SF Warbonnet F3A.[:D] It's an absolutely beautiful engine, and runs great, too.[:D][:D][:D]

[SeriousSam]

I only have one steam engine, a 4884 Big Boy. I love it. I have a bunch of Diesel Engines, I would say my SP SD40T-2 Snoot is my favorite.

[Anonymous]

TomikawaTT corrected me on my spectrum 2-8-0-bashing, pointing out that the Niagara is a relatively low engine because of NYC's low tunnels. thanks Chuck!

[wctransfer]

Its a little hard, but my 2 P2K WC SD45's sure are nice runners.

A close second would be my 3 KATO's WC SD40 6001,WC SD45 6677, DMIR SD38-2 210.


Alec

[Anonymous]

2 C44w-9 in my own color and railroad.[tup][:D][:D]

[Todd McWilliam]

Mine is my Proto GP38-2 Chicago & Northwestern road switchers

[METRO]

I picked up a pair of Genesis F7As and are they ever perfect. Following behind them are my Athearn P40/P42s and my Stewart Hobbies VO1000/660 switchers.

[Anonymous]

Whatever engine I've happened to purchase, on the day that I buy it![:D]

[dxr8007nz]

P2K GP60 BNSF ( Former ATSF )
2x GP38-2 SOUTHERN PACIFIC Athearn
1x GP40-2 RIO GRANDE ( Former BN ) Athearn
1x GP50 P2 SOUTHERN PACIFIC Athearn
Soon i will buy SD70MAC BNSF ( Kato or Athearn ) and SD40T-2 RIO GRANDE ( Athearn )

[3railguy]

The most favorite engine(s) in my collection is Intermountain SP snooted tunnel motors (N scale).

My most favorite engine of all is the next engine I buy whatever that is.

[Ibflattop]

It has to be my NKP Berks to be my Favs in my collection. Kevin

[icmr]

It has to be my Proto CSX SD60 that I plan to repaint and decal to IC colors.



Victor

Happy Railroading.[swg][swg]

[spidge]

Southern Pacific Daylight GS4 by Concor. Great runner and pulls very well.
Southern Pacific tunnel moters from Intermountain. I have two that runn very nice but even though I spent some time at the LHS attempting to find two close runners one alway pulls or pushes the other. I can't wait until I get a DCC and some decoders to rectify this kind of stuff. Maybe fathers day?

[ShaunCN]

my favourite unit is my P2K high nose CN GP9 #4525, brings history back to life on my layout, i love it

[Anonymous]

Here's one that probably very few ever heard of.... my favorite engine is a Hobbytown Alco FA with a Pittman DC-91 motor. The motor is basically the full-width of the carbody and the magnet is so large that it will actually cause old Athearn and Varney steel-sided boxcars to lean over when passing by them on a siding. This has a die cast body plus an extra weight was included and will "pull the paint off the walls". With all metal gears, the Hobbytown chassis was the first diesel "sound system" emitting a powerful growl. When not on the layout, it's so heavy, it could be used as a book end.

[Tracklayer]

Mine are my Western Pacific 2-8-2 Mikado and my Union Pacific 2-8-8-2 Mallet.

TL

[BNSF4ever]

10. T55 UP C45ACCTE: Not a UP fan but do love that waving US flag!

9. Athearn RTR Coaster F59PHI: I love the Coaster livery.

8. KATO CPR AC4400CW: I love the Beaver scheme.

7. Athearn RTR BN SD60: See #2.

6. Atlas BNSF C40-8Ws: Perfect detail and quality for the price.

5. Athearn RTR AMTK P42DCs in Phase Vb livery: I might be the only P42DC fan out there.

4. T55 BNSF ES44DC: Cannot get any more up to date than that.

3. Athearn Genesis BNSF SD70MAC in BN patch livery: Last link to the final days of Burlington Northern.

2. Athearn BB BN GP50L: The "tiger face" scheme is one of my all-time favorites.

1. P2K CB&Q SD45s in pre-merger Cascade Green livery: I love these two so much I am almost afraid to run them for fear of damaging them.

[Anonymous]

My favorite engine in my collection is my Southern GP40-X modified from the RPP shell. I spent 3 months and about $200 to complete the project.

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[1train1]

Here's my absolute favourite even if it's only a fantasy scheme

[Anonymous]

My favorite is My brass 2-10-0 Decapod by Empire Midland,It's an exact replica of The "Great western Rwy" #90.The prototype is still in operation at the Strasburg railroad in pennsylvania.one of the 4 remaining GW locomotives in existance, all of which are in operating condition.
I found mine on Ebay,And have seen 2 others on ebay.so I know there are at least 3,I have the orginal box it came in and someone scribbled on the box inside 1-8.Leading me too belive that there were probably 8 made by Empire Midland.

[BRVRR]

My favorite handfull + are:
BLI Mikado 2-8-2
BLI Hudson 4-6-4
PK2 E8A/E7B set
Athearn BB F7 AB sets (2)
Athearn BB PAA-PAB-PAA set
Bachmann Niagara 4-8-4
All of the above in NYC livery, all with sound.

Other favorites include:
PK2 S3
PK2 GP7
MDC/Round House 3-truck Shay
None of these 'little' locos have sound, yet.

Incidentally, photos of all of the above and many more on my website. Link is in my signature.

[dinwitty]

fav engine? ,maybe my South Shore lil Joe, or maybe my rivarrossi 2-8-8-2 N&W, but when the new ones come out, thier mine.

[dinwitty]

fav engine? ,maybe my South Shore lil Joe, or maybe my rivarrossi 2-8-8-2 N&W, but when the new ones come out, thier mine.

[mtrails]

All of my locomotives are my favorite! If I had to choose one that I like more than the others, it's this one. SD45T-2 -Athearn RTR

[james saunders]

mtrails your layout looks nice


mine would have to be the one in my sig for now... but i hope to aquire my all time fav scheme on a loco kato SD70MAC #9647 or the genesis version i dont care i want that loco lol

[PistolPete]

My Kato, BN, NW2. It runs great and gets the most use on my mainly switching and interchange layout.