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What is your favorite RR?

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Anonymous
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What is your favorite RR?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 12:24 AM
What is your favorite RR?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 12:27 AM
Ahh lets see
BN
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David_Telesha
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Posted by David_Telesha on Thursday, June 1, 2006 12:27 AM
Well, it hasn't changed since last week when this topic came up..

NEW HAVEN...

Why is it not on your list?
David Telesha New Haven Railroad - www.NHRHTA.org
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Posted by twhite on Thursday, June 1, 2006 1:17 AM
We've had the poll before, but probably not since you joined the forum. Unfortunately, though my favorites are on your list, the list doesn't allow for multiple choice.
Therefore, my favorite RAILROADS, on my Yuba River Sub are;
DENVER AND RIO GRAND WESTERN
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
and both during the hectic power-short, traffic-heavy days of WWII steam.
Other through trains that appear on my Yuba River Sub are:
Great Northern
Santa Fe

Other locos that appear (borrowed for the War Effort) are:
Colorado & Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Missouri Pacific
Norfolk and Western
Frisco
Western Pacific

I NEVER know what' s coming through the next tunnel and across the next bridge, LOL!
Tom
[:P][:P]

Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!

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Posted by ac4400fan on Thursday, June 1, 2006 1:32 AM
I would have to say Chicago And NorthWestern RR

Carl...
GO> Chicago NorthWestern.BNSF& Illinios Central, AC4400 ALLTHE WAY! DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BUILD IT! Smile, Wink & Grin
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Posted by GDRMCo on Thursday, June 1, 2006 2:12 AM

QRNational 0\/\/|\|z

ML

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Todd McWilliam
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Posted by Todd McWilliam on Thursday, June 1, 2006 2:42 AM
How could you not have listed the CNW?
Chicago & North Western Railway/Iowa Northern
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 3:12 AM
I voted other because you didn't have my favorites on there.

I do have a certain affinity for WP and RI and there is little in this country as glorious and breathtaking as D&RGW coming up through the Big Ten Curves westbound out of Denver. But living here in the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am naturally drawn to ........... Coal Haulers (C&O, B&O, N&W. CC&O [that's the Clinchfield for you uninitiated - it stood for Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio]and L&N). I also like C&NW, SL-SF, and the good old Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio.
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Posted by cspmo on Thursday, June 1, 2006 3:21 AM
CNW, M.St.L.,CGW,L.&M.
Brian
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 4:28 AM
WP for scenery.
PRR for equipment.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:39 AM
Why such a heavy western bent? There are only 2 roads from east of the Mississippi. My favorite class 1s are Reading Company, Central Railroad of New Jersey, and Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

I have many favorites among the short and narrow roads. Too many to list, and all my narrow gauge favorites are eastern. Like the Tuscarora Valley, the Newport and Sherman's Valley, the Diamond Valley, the Ohio River and Western, the Cairo and Kanawha, and all of the Maine 2 footers.
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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:43 AM
Shmitty, I guess you have figured by now that this is one poll that is guaranteed not to make everyone happy!

My vote the Q

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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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:45 AM
The Standard Railroad of the World...

The mighty Pennsylvania!!! Glad to see you listed it, though why it would appear after the CB&Q and the WP, I couldn't guess...[;)]

Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.

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Posted by bobblaisdell on Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:50 AM
Illinois Central followed by the Illinois Traction System
Bob Blaisdell
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THayman
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Posted by THayman on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:00 AM
1. CN
2. VIA Rail Canada
3. CSX
4. CP Rail

I could go on, but it wouldn't really be a favourites list anymore.

-Tim

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:10 AM
Maryland Midland, Western Maryland, Chessie, CSX and oddly enough (considering my east coast roots) the CB&Q.

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Posted by pcarrell on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:14 AM
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad, Belfast, Maine.
Philip
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Posted by james saunders on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:16 AM
Lol mitch QRNational isn't bad, but US i'd have to say,

BN,ATSF,BNSF,UP

James.

James, Brisbane Australia

Modelling AT&SF in the 90s

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan

I would have to say Chicago And NorthWestern RR

Carl...


[#ditto]
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Posted by steamage on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:47 AM
I voted for SP, also like the good old GM&O.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:54 AM
You didn't have the SOUTHERN RAILWAY on your list.
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Posted by dxr8007nz on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:05 AM
Southern Pacific , BNSF/ATSF/BN ,DRG&W
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Posted by BMRR on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:07 AM
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Stan.

THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH.

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Posted by Benjamin Maggi on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:08 AM
Arcade and Attica Railroad, though the BN (Not BNSF) is a close second.

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

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Posted by Jumijo on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:08 AM
L I O N E L L I N E S

Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:09 AM
BNSF RAILWAY.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 8:13 AM
Indiana Rail Road Company
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 1, 2006 9:48 AM
Fallen flag- Chicago Great Western
currently operating- Iowa Northern Railway (it's a Class 3)
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Posted by zgardner18 on Thursday, June 1, 2006 10:02 AM
Here's my hint:

I have to root for the hometeam: Escondido, California

--Zak Gardner

My Layout Blog:  http://mrl369dude.blogspot.com

http://zgardner18.rrpicturearchives.net

VIEW SLIDE SHOW: CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW

 

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Posted by tomikawaTT on Thursday, June 1, 2006 10:11 AM
Nihon Kokutetsu, aka Japan National Railways

Chuck
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