Favorite Passenger Train

[GDRMCo]

What is your favorite passenger train. Mine is the Southern Pacific shasta Daylight.

[douginut]

Th Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electroliner.

wow.

[cp1057]

Definitely the "Canadian". I like the stainless steel cars, especially the last car with the boat end and observation dome.

Modelling is a different story, alas my layout does not have the room to host such a consist. Also I primarily model Canadian National. My layout passenger trains are typically a baggage or combine with a regular coach. This consist was typical of small-town branchlines in my area. The baggage car was used for mail and express delivery.

I do however have a model of the observation/lounge car of the Canadian for display purposes. Does anyone else collect models associated with their favourite passenger trains?

Is the Daylight the one with the orange colour scheme? The orange boards on the steam locomotives were very striking.

Best Regards
Charles

[GDRMCo]

Yup. The Daylight did have the orange paint scheme.

[CG9602]

Mine would be the CNW 400s.

[Anonymous]

Mine, the CZ & Broadway, having rode both.

But I remember that electric liner and it's last fan voyage out of downtown chgo operating on the el tracks.

[vsmith]

#1. Pioneer Zephyr.

[Anonymous]

the Super Chief (prewar that is)

[emdgp92]

The Broadway Limited

[Anonymous]

The Texas Cheif, even though it was before my time.

[DTomajko]

PRR's Broadway Limited in the steam era,a classic and very classy train.Amtrak's Pennsylvanian in the modern era,short and modelable.Also,both used the same right of way. DT Pa.

[Anonymous]

Via's Canadian as well.... #1

American Orient Express.... #2

The soon to be fallen flag... BC Rail RDC Cars (these are already gone)... #3

Rocky Mountaineer.... #4

Amtrack ...... heck blanked out on name .... but passenger cars that tilted... #5

[Anonymous]

Anthig that the 3751 pulls!

[thirdrail1]

The "Broadway Limited" of course, as I was employed in the PRR's Traffic Department from 1962 to 1968 (plus Penn Central's after that). We used to joke after the merger that the 20th Century Limited and the "Broadway Limited" were to be combined and run as "The Twenty-cent Broad".[:p][:p][:p]

[cbq9911a]

The Nebraska Zephyr "Trainset of the Godesses". Especially on a day that the weather is perfect.

[BRAKIE]

The C&O's George Washington...I also like C&O's FFV and the Sportsman.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday: The Rocky Mountain Rocket (Rock Island), followed by the Quad Cities Rocket (also RI). Can't beat the ROCKET paint scheme, IMHO!

Today: The California Zephyr (AMTRAK) Just rode it two weeks ago - great train!

- IMRL393

[Anonymous]

Since I visit my soldier son in DC at least twice a year, I am very fond of Amtrak but for sheer luxury it/s got to be the Orient Express. My kids, knowing my love for trains, all chipped in and for my 60th birthday gave me a trip on it and flying home from Instanbul. It was six days of pampering that will never leave my mind.

[tankertoad70]

I would have to say that I have many fond memories of:
A. GN's Empire Builder[^]
B. NP's North Coast Limited[8D]

[CG9602]

A few of mine:
The Empire Builder, and also the 400. Another favorite will be the WICT passenger train that I'm kitbashing at this time. i'm undecided as to what to name that, though. [:)]

[Anonymous]

The Electroliner, and the 20th Century Limited.

[IRONROOSTER]

Anything the Ma and Pa ran - my favorite railroad.
Enjoy
Paul

[leighant]

In fantasy, it was the Santa Fe Super Chief illustrated in the Lionel catalog running through something like Monument Valley. The first favorite REAL passenger train was its cousin, the Amtrak Texas Chief in the last month before the classic warbonnet F-units were taken off. It had the Santa Fe and Texas too.
Second choice: the Santa Fe California Special in Texas with all the interesting switching and connections enroute and its mix of heavyweight, fluted stainless steel and smooth-side "semi-lightweights".

[Anonymous]

My favorite passenger train is NJ Transit

[Anonymous]

For me, its Santa Fe's trains 23-24 the former Grand Canyon. I have fond memories riding in a Valley Series 6-6-4 sleeper. I model this train as it appeared from late 1968 to its demise when Amtrak assumed passenger service. The consist, baggage car, 2 chair cars, lunch counter diner dorm and chair car. Yes I do collect models of passenger cars. I have a Coach Yard model 1400 George M pullman 3-1-1 sleeper buffet lounge obs.

[Anonymous]

Although I don't model English rail my fave has to be the Golden Arrow Express - London to Paris - with a big (stop laughing U.S. steam fans, 150 tons is big there) Bulleid Pacific Merchant Navy class. Twice a day as I grew up I ws able to see a light Bulleid pacific express within 100 metres from my house, usually Battle of Britain or West Country class, the locomotives were named but the train wasn't. I also used to go to school on a little 5 carriage push pull usually an 0-6-0 tank, so I have a special fondness there.

[BRAKIE]

My Favorite is the C&Os George Washington,FFV and the Sportsman.

[BRAKIE]

Sorry for the second post..I can not get it to delete..Perhaps a moderator can do that for me?

[aussiesteve]

Broad Gauge steam hauled Spirit Of Progress, First air conditioned passenger train in British Commowealth, all steel coaches and hauled by VR's S class Pacifics. Non stop Melbourne to Albury in 3 hours over 200 Miles in 1938

[Anonymous]

Anything CB&Q - mainly due to those gorgeous stainless-steel E units!