Probably been asked before... which was the ugliest diesel (by generation)

[PennsyHoosier]

I vote BL2



But for whatever reason, I love the. [:I]

[Anonymous]

All diesels, hell all trains, are beautiful. I'll fight over this one! ;) Fred

[brothaslide]

It looks like the BL2 and the DL-109 seem to be the ugly winners.

I agree as well - I think both engines are ugly.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Never was much of a fan of GP30s (but those are still ok), GP50Ls and 3 window SD60Ms. Also anything that's not American or Canadian, sorry, can't stand foreign railroads!

[bwftex]

I'm not much of a diesel fan but I like GP30s, and CF7s. They might be ugly but at least have a little caracter. Few diesels do. F units while not bad looking are so common that they are generic. The Trainmaster however is the most bland looking uninteresting thing going. Bruce

[Anonymous]

jpmorrison...
cnw rsd5 hammer head??? What's that?

No one go for the Baldwin re-engines?

[jpmorrison]

cnw rsd5 hammer head

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jpmorrison




cnw rsd5 hammer head

[:D] I think that you win until someone finds something worse...

Why did they do that????? Which way is the front?

Did the model come like that or did you kitbash it? Is it H0 or N? Looks very good... and CNW what more could we ask?

[jpmorrison]

what do i win???!!! it's a brass by omi in ho

[emdgp92]

The BL2s are definately ugly. What was EMD thinking? I'm surprised nobody mentioned the goofy C&NW "Crandall Cab" E units, or Amtrak's current GE diesels.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jpmorrison

what do i win???!!! it's a brass by omi in ho

Cudos. [:D][:D][:D]

Is it still available? Where?

[Anonymous]

1st generation; aerotrains, 2nd; u30cg.fp-45,turbotrain,all 3rd generation stuff just lacks any character

[Anonymous]

1st gen, BL2
2nd gen, any high hood N&W GE
3rd gen, any GEVO unit

[vsmith]

All the "Toolbox on Wheels" models -or- everything built after the PA1

[jeffrey-wimberly]

DL-109 WOOF!
GE U BOAT SERIES
ALL FAIRBANKS MORSE
EMD GP30 The ratio of height between nose and cab is just wrong! It looks like a roller-skating hippo tripped and fell on it. It ain't pretty.
ALCO FA1 Cheap rip-off of the successful EMD F series.
Aero-train definetly. It looks like 59 Buick smashed down onto a bus.
F40PH alright I guess, but who designed the front of it! YUCK!

[jkroft]

To anyone who said the BL-2............you KNOW you'd be fascinated if you saw a real one in- person running today.

[TwinZephyr]

The Ingalls 4-S is usually a good candidate for the ugly list.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by twinzephyr

The Ingalls 4-S is usually a good candidate for the ugly list.

That's the company that switched from making ships after WW2! I don't know how many designs they built... but their first was a thing they called a "turret cab" that I tried to describe in a thread about the SP and Rio Grande German Hydraulics a week or two ago.
Does anyone one havemore information and/or pics of them or a link...the Ingalls that is... Then agains I like the KMs as well...

Thanks everyone for contributing to this thread[:D][:D][:D]... keep it going if you will[8D]

[Anonymous]

Hello I am new here and I will saythat the ugliest engine in general is the California Zepher

[Medina1128]

The GE 44 tonner gets my vote. Reminds me of the Pushme-Pullyou from the original Dr. Dolittle.

[SD40-2W]

Hi group,

What about GMD1 ?

SD

[AltonFan]

1st Generation: Any pre-shark Baldwin cab unit.
2nd Generation: The GP-30
3rd Generation: they all look alike to me...

[jfallon]

Ingalls 4-S was GM&O #1900, I've seen a photo in a book, couldn't find one at rr-fallenflags. Definite winner for 1st gen ugly, along with UP m-10000 streamliner. Second gen, CF7's look like the cab is too big for the locomotive. Alco made some narrow gauge shovel-noses for White Pass & Yukon that are runner ups. All third gen diesels look like they were pieced together by the model makers from the original Star Wars movies.

[tebee]

Her's a link with a picture of the 4-s . Was this model of it ever produced ?

http://personal.pitnet.net/jasond/ruloco01.htm

[Anonymous]

Dave,

Thanks for starting this thread. I had never heard of BL2 or Ingalls. I reckon the BL2 gets my vote. That is ugly!!! Of course that paint scheme enhances the ugliness. Thanks for sharing that one.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/monon35.jpg

I have always considered the VR double ended GM locos ugly. Not when seen by themselves, but when connected to a train because it looks like the cab that should be facing forward is facing the carriages. And then if double heading it looks like they don't know which way they are going.

I was looking for a photo, but could not find one. However, you can imagine. Take the GM bulldog (one of the most attractive locos ever built) but make the cab on both ends the same. A pushmepulyu monster.

[ericmanke]

While the BL2s were not pretty, at least they were streamlined. The museum in Green Bay has them, and they look better in person than in pictures. My 1st generation choice is the MRS1s. What were those guys thinking?
2nd Generation U50Ds.
3rd generation: Those railpower switchers, all of them, end, centercab, and no cab.
They look terribly disproportionate.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tebee

Her's a link with a picture of the 4-s . Was this model of it ever produced ?

http://personal.pitnet.net/jasond/ruloco01.htm

The RSD4 Hammerhead is teetering on the edge of being pushed to Silver Medal.
MAN! That is UGLY [:D] Looks like an F unit that got squeezed between a couple of U50Ds. First time I've seen a Pic.
Think I'll have to go for a pint to recover. [;)]

Have a nice day all[:p]

[accord1959]

CF-7 definately, The Alco C424 is real misfit and horrible to run, that gets my vote. I like almost all others including my favorites, the GP30, I have 5 of them for my future short line. The SD60M 3 window a favorite, and the BL-2 has some of the 50's automobile styling, cool.

[caldreamer]

The uglist diesel of all time (ALL) generations has to be the BL1 & BL2's by EMD. It was the transition diesel from cab to hood units.

[CPRail modeler]

My opinion:

1st: CF7

2nd: all 1930's/1940's streamlined attempts

3rd: BL2

4th: Railpower Green Goats

5th: any GE built before the AC4400CW