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What is your favorite locomotive?

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BigBlueConrail
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What is your favorite locomotive?
Posted by BigBlueConrail on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:05 PM
As the topic states what is your favorite locomotive? Mine is the GE 8-40cw.
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jeffrey-wimberly
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:10 PM
P2K PA1. The one I have pulls like a runaway bull elephant on steriods.

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:11 PM
The best looking locomotive in my opinion is the beautiful

SD70ACe








That is going to be the new regular look of the future engines as the SD70M, SD70Macs, SD80, and SD90Macs are the look today.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:15 PM
SD40-2.
SD70ACE.
SD70MAC.
SD75M.
SD90MAC.
AC4400CW.
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simon1966
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Posted by simon1966 on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:21 PM
An E unit in Q colors. Preferably pulling a host of stainless Budd passenger cars. In its hey day there was nothing finer.

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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canazar
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Posted by canazar on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:41 PM
My vote would go for the S.P. Cab Forward for the classic and have to take the SDACe (above) as the new kid on the block. Reminds me of the old style EMD''s with all the squar elines and gotta dig those big ole' fins in the back

Best Regards, Big John

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bogp40
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Posted by bogp40 on Saturday, May 13, 2006 4:05 PM
GP40-2 in Chessie or WM circus

Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K.  www.ssmrc.org

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:11 PM
Diesel:

SD80MAC and FP45

Steam:

UP Big Boy and C&O J3a Greenbriar
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howmus
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Posted by howmus on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:12 PM
USRA period Mikado (2-8-2)! This particular one is on my favorites list even though it predates the USRA by a couple years (built in 1917) ...... [:D]

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by railroadyoshi on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:17 PM
S4s, and more specifically, B&M S4s, and more specifically, B&M S4 1274.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:23 PM
SD 70 MAC
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AggroJones
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Posted by AggroJones on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:24 PM
1. SP AC-5,6,and 12 Cab-forwards
2. DM&IR M3,4 2-8-8-4
3. Santa Fe 2900 4-8-4

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Virginian
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Posted by Virginian on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:46 PM
Norfolk and Western Class J 4-8-4. My first leap into HO scale trains all those years ago was a brass J.
What could have happened.... did.
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Train 284
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Posted by Train 284 on Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:58 PM
Any american steam locomotive!
Matt Cool Espee Forever! Modeling the Modoc Northern Railroad in HO scale Brakeman/Conductor/Fireman on the Yreka Western Railroad Member of Rouge Valley Model RR Club
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trainboyH16-44
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:45 PM
SD40-2
M420W
C-424
H16-44
CP Northern
CP Selkirk
CP Hudsons (Both royal and unstreamlined)
And most other EMDs and ALCo/MLWs get honorable mentions...

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Budliner
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Posted by Budliner on Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:49 PM
hmmm so meny trains so little time


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mikebonellisr
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Posted by mikebonellisr on Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:55 PM
Usually my latest new model......I'm fickle
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David_Telesha
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Posted by David_Telesha on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:03 PM
Grrr..

Anything New Haven. (still)
David Telesha New Haven Railroad - www.NHRHTA.org
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Darth Santa Fe
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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:06 PM
I don't know...there are so many.[:D]

Some of the top engines include:
SF Warbonnet F units
DL-109s
Civil War era 4-4-0s
Big Boys
and the U50B.

[:D][:D][:D]

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Benjamin Maggi
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Posted by Benjamin Maggi on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:08 PM
GE 44 Tonner. Grandfather's lionel train set had one, the Arcade and Attica Railroad has two, I have 4. Gotta love the little guys! [:)]

Modeling the D&H in 1984: http://dandhcoloniemain.blogspot.com/

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BRAKIE
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Posted by BRAKIE on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:09 PM
For me its GP7/9/18/38/38-2/40/40-2.

Larry

Conductor.

Summerset Ry.


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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:41 PM
I can never have too many Geeps.

When I started in the hobby, I wanted to run super power engines (SD90MACs, AC6000s, UP Big Boys, etc.) But over the years I grew to like the Geeps the most.. 4-Axle GP38-2s just look nice on a small layout like mine.

Like one of our other posters wrote in his sig, "It's a Geep thing. You wouldn't understand." [:D]
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GAPPLEG
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Posted by GAPPLEG on Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:56 PM
Anything GE , I'm prejudiced I work there.

Jerry SP FOREVER http://photobucket.com/albums/f317/GAPPLEG/

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Budliner
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Posted by Budliner on Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:43 PM
I have to go with my AEM-7 its a work in progess

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:50 PM
Just too hard to pick. I luv em all. Even better the ones from places I have lived for a while, so US, British, Australian, Indonesia. As long as it has flanged wheels and runs on two bits of steel layed parallel it is great. Steam power, diesel or electric.



A couple of my favourites. All that smoke and steam tackling one of the most notorious banks on the system. The electrics that use that overhead wire would do it with less fuss, but the spectacle would be so much less impressive.



US style, but NSW Australia. Imported post WW II to replenish stock after heavy useage during the war. One of my favourites too.



Pioneer of a new era. First diesel type on NSW Australia metals. Canadian built RS3, I remember them from my early school days.
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tomikawaTT
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Posted by tomikawaTT on Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:48 AM
JNR C62 class 4-6-4. For a view of the running gear, check out the post by trainboyH16-44 above. For a large-scale live steam model, try http://www.quisenberrystation.com/aster/c62.asp

Chuck
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:39 AM
LNER A3 Pacific

Thats a british loco to you guys (the flying scotsman is one)
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aloco
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Posted by aloco on Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:26 AM
ALCO S-2
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:25 AM
Steam:-
Albany 4-6-6 tanks... they're "cute"
Diesel:-
Alco...
especially C420
Switcher SW10

Critters in general... the more home made the better.

Narrow Gauge:- 2' the WW1 Baldwin 4-6-0T and Alco 2-6-2T that worked the Western Front. One of the latter (revived) still runs on the Ffestiniog Railway.
3'6" NGG16 (SAR)

British:-
Steam:- GWR De Ghlenn compound 4-4-2
Diesel:- Class 66 (an SD in hiding)... or a Western
Electro Diesel (That's an Electric with a diesel back-up) Class 73... the only class!
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Posted by CP5415 on Sunday, May 14, 2006 6:07 AM
In my current HO scale roster, my D&H PA & my CPR AC4400's followed closely by SD40-2's.

In 1:1 scale, H1B 4-6-4 2816.

Gordon

Brought to you by the letters C.P.R. as well as D&H!

K1a - all the way

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