My favourite?
Unequivocally the EMD SD90/43MAC, particularly in CP colours.
Next on the list would be CP's 9000-9024 series, the SD40-2Fs. Something about those red barns... I'd really like to see one that's been repainted in the Golden Beaver scheme. I hear there's one out there, but it's never gone past here. At least not when I was looking.
Mike
I would say that my fav steam is the N&W Class J 4-8-4.
Fav Diesel is a toss up between the Dash 9CW, SD80MAC (NS colors are the best looking on this loco IMO) and the SD40-2.
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I've more than one favorite engine. I like switching with my RS-1:
And my 44-ton:
Both engines have sound!
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Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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well, i am particularily fond of the ALCO designed diesels, yet the MLW counterparts are even better. my favorite would probably be MLW switcher and road locomotives. i also have a keen interest in EMD switchers.
PS, anything in a CPRail paint scheme!
SilverSpike wrote: My favorite steam loco is the NKP 2-8-4 Berkshire. My favorite prototype early diesel loco would be the ALCO RS-3.My favorite model loco that I own is the NS #9823 GE D9-40CW (see image below)
My favorite steam loco is the NKP 2-8-4 Berkshire.
My favorite prototype early diesel loco would be the ALCO RS-3.
My favorite model loco that I own is the NS #9823 GE D9-40CW (see image below)
My favorite locomotives
Steam : Gs4
Challenger
Diesel: EMD F40PH
AMD-103
Dash 9
Electric: AEM7
HH-P
Ralph-On30 wrote:My favorite locomotive is the Southern Pacific Cab Forward. Why?
Why?
steam 4-8-8-4
diesel emd sd, gp series. But my favorite is the dda40x.
My favorite locomotive is the Southern Pacific Cab Forward.
Because I am fortunate enough to have seen them running.
And, I got in the cab of one,
sat in the engineers seat,
played with the throttle,
and played engineer.
Alas the engine was cold.
Finally was able to buy a Broadway Limited AC-4.
Doesn't fit in on my On30 mining outfit,
but who cares.
GCRly wrote:Steam? Why can I only have one fave?
Im surprised no one said FM H16-44 and H15-44, those are very awesome locos.
I don't know what railway that it belonged to but here are some links for sites all things Garrat.
http://www.beyerpeacock.co.uk/index.htm
http://www.beyerpeacock.co.uk/main/Beyer%20Peacock%20Garratt%20Locomotives.html
http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/source.html
Hope they are useful in your search.
Here are photos I made of my favorites:
My P2K Switch Engine
and for something completely different, my favorite diesel is my Atlas Dash 8
JaRRell
Ferky:-
Thanx for posting that Garrat picture. I never seem to see enough of them. What rly did it belong to?
Graham.
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Some of my favorite locomotives are:
Steam: The 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
any of the Garrat Locomotives that have at least a 2-6-2 + 2-6-2
and Pensys 4-4-4-4 T1. Even though it was a failure at least we can all agree that it looked cool.
Electric: The GG1 rules supreme in my book as it lasted longer than half a century. Also the styling of the engines make them look cool.
Diesel: any of the early Diesels with the streamlining and nice figures before they got all big and industrial looking.
Steam: The Big boy, Milwaukees Hiawatha, Shay.
Diesel: SDL39, Dash 8, SD40-2, and the MACs.
I've always liked the K4s and GG1s.
As for diesels, the F69PHAC is my favorite. I just wish I knew anything about them except for their appearance.
My favorite steam locomotive is the 2-8-4- Berkshire.
My favorite diesel is the SD45
favorite RR -- PRR
For diesel -- GE AC4400CW, C44-9w, RS-3
For steam -- i dont really have the money for steam, so dont know many steam locos, but i do like the way PRR T-1's look
and my favorite loco i have would be my atlas D&H RS-3
Steam? Why can I only have one fave? Albion's SAMSON 0-6-0, Baltimore & Ohio's ATLANTIC 0-4-0 and #7 ANDREW JACKSON 0-4-0, any of the smaller Beyer-Garratts [2-6-2+2-6-2], Bridgeton & Saco River's #5 2-4-4-T, Camden & Amboy's JOHN BULL 4-2-0 and #30 JOHN STEVEN 6-2-0 [my most favorite], Cdn National's J-4-e 4-6-2 Pacifics, Cdn Pacific's D-4-g 4-6-0 Ten Wheelers, Darjeeling Hamalayan's 0-4-0-STs, Denver & Rio Grande's #3 SHOU-WA-NO 2-4-0 and K-27 2-8-0s, Denver & Salt Lake's 2-6-6-0 class 76s, Denver South Park & Pacific's Mason Bogies 2-6-6-Ts, Great Northern's #1 4-2-2 Stirling Single of Great Britain, Little River's #126 2-4-4-2, Liverpool & Manchester's ROCKET 0-2-2, London & North Eastern's #4468 MALLARD, Montreal & Champlain's JOHN MOLSON 2-2-2, New York Central's J-3-a 4-6-4 Hudson's, Thousand Islands' #44 4-4-2-T, Richard Trevithick's Pen'Y'Daren, Union Pacific's #105 2-8-0, the Wabash 2-6-0 [modeled by Kemtron], Western & Atlantic's 3 GENERAL 4-4-0 and most of the smaller geared locos.
Diesels? Anything w/ connecting rods on the drivers, ALCO FAs, PAs, S switchers and RS road switchers, Baldwin's Centipede, Bombardier's LRC, Fairbanks-Morse's CPA-16-5 5-axle hood units and their H-16-44s and H-24-66 Trainmasters, General Motors' FTs, GM-T-1 Aerotrain, GP-7, GP-9, GP-30, NW-2, SD-7, SD-9, SW-1, SW-7 and SW-1200 and the McKeen passenger interurbans.
Believe me, this IS the short list.
Of course, w/ steam it can be a favorite loco, but w/ diesels, paint schemes are a factor. And it's hard to beat the D&H's PAs in that Santa Fe war bonnet style.
The C&O Allegheny in steam.
The SD-40-2 in Chessie colors in Diesel.
Diesel
SD40-2 BNSF/ATSF
SD40T-2 SP
SD45T-2 SP
SD70,80,90MAC BNSF ( I dislike UP or other )
Only I like EMD and there are no GE
ALCo RS-11, EMD GP30, Covered Wagons... Steamers...
Who am I kidding, I love 'em all!
GG-1
NYC Hudsons
Norfolk & Western Class J 484