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

[Anonymous]

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

 

Here's a pushme-pullyou that lived a long life. Some people flock to take a ride in it. Yecchh.

Type 5, First Gen. UK, made by English Electric or the old Vulcan Works.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:40142_-_edinburgh_-_sep_1977.jpg

I can take the BL-2, ALCOs are the closest thing to a smokey steam engine I've got left and GeePs -- well. They just work.

 If that Brit diesel isn't bad enough I'm sure there's a photo of an old Soviet diesel (or Vodka-powered) that would do the trick...

:)

Ignatius 

 

[AntonioFP45]

Wow! Haven't seen this thread in a while but here's my update:

Those "Green goat" things:  ULTRA, MEGA YEECH! 

Also agree with the sentiments regarding the 3-piece windshielded SD60s. The teardrop "cowl" style windshields were a big improvement.

CF7- Yep, looks like a mutated LEGO cluster.

Now just a minute! Who said U50 AND U-Boats???? Ugly?   Come on now.....I've always felt that these locomotives looked like they were "solid muscle".  Those U-Boats had, as described, that "Dick Tracy" pug face that connoted "Tough and No nonsense" (especially at grade crossings collisions!) 

O.K, back to ripping on diesels!

[Gandy Dancer]

5. All alcos they dont look right to me

That seems a strange statement since the Alco's were so diverse from the most boxy to the most streamlined.  It also seems you would mention Alco and not Baldwin, FM or Plymouth, etc., now there were some strange looking locos.

Of course making a list is not specifying the ugliest. 

[Cheese]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergmiester

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Never was much of a fan of GP30s (but those are still ok), GP50Ls and 3 window SD60Ms.

With a face only a mother could love

Fergie

The high hood GP30's look "cool" (IMHO)

 

I agree,

My local shortline, the Carolina Southern, has a High Hood GP30. It was a Southern unit, and when it was bought for the Wacamaw Coast Line (now part of Carolina Southern), it was left in the Southern scheme, but the words were painted over. Not well though, as you can still see them.

When bought by the Carolina Southern the Wacamaw Coast Line emblem on the front of the hoods were painted over, but, as with the Southern lettering, you can still see them.

Its not my favorite unit on the CS, but its close.

Cheese

[joseph2]

Amtrak #59 was a European import I saw in an Indiana scrapyard. It may have been a turbine,looks like a beetle.   Joe

[SD60M]

These are the loco's i cant stand. The list is long but there were so many ugly engines!

1. U50

2. BL2

3. CF7

4. GP50L L is for looks really wierd!

5. All alcos they dont look right to me

6.F40PH

7. 3 window SD60M's but the 2 windows look awsome

8. Dash-9's and AC4400CW's i have seen way to many and i cant stand them!

[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

[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.

[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.

[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]

[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]

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.

[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

[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.

[AltonFan]

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

[SD40-2W]

Hi group,

What about GMD1 ?

SD

[Medina1128]

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

[Anonymous]

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

[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]

[TwinZephyr]

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

[jkroft]

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

[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!

[vsmith]

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

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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

[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?

[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.

[jpmorrison]

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

[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]

cnw rsd5 hammer head