First locomotive

[Anonymous]

What was your first locomotive? Mine was a GP38-2.

[CP5415]

My very first locomotive was a Model Power CN C630. As with all my Model Power locomotives, it is now part of a landfill somewhere.
My first locomotive since getting back into the hobby in 1996 was an Athearn CP SD40-2
#5415

[nfmisso]

1st Flieschmann center cab
2nd Tyco F9 Santa Fe Freight
3rd Tyco F9 Santa Fe Passenger
4th Tyco 0-6-0T kit
5th Tyco 2-8-2 kit
.....
latest BLI class A

[Anonymous]

my first loco was a Hornby Dublo 0-6-2T painted in BR colours.

my first american loco was an Athearn F7A+B set in ATSF warbonnet

and my first "real" (american steam) loco was an IHC 2-6-0 mogule which runs very well thank you very much.

neil

[lupo]

my first "first locomotive" was a JOUEF, a mint green french thing that was noisy, smelled like someone was welding and caused serious interference on my parents TV set, I sold everything when I was 17, then my baby-son infected me with the toy and modeltrain virus, so my second "first locomotive" was a Rivarossi Big Boy, a 4884!

[Anonymous]

My first Locomotive is a Union Pacific GP38 made by Atlas. My father bought it for me. It was already a used engine at the time and I still have it in my fleet now 22 years later. Ever since I've had a special liking of GPs, Atlas and the UP. I still model UP now.

I've had thoughts of painting it in the correct UP colors and superdetailing it many times, but I can't quite bring myself to modify it in any way. I have many many other engines to do that with...there is only one "first" engine.

Warren

[Jetrock]

The first one I associated with being "mine" was my dad's GP-7 (Athearn, with bloody-nose SP scheme) but I actually bought my first locomotive earlier this year, an N-scale Dockside (for conversion into an HOn3 logging engine.)

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

My first was an Atlas GP 38 Burlington Northern. And then my second was a AHM Heavy Pacific Milwaukee Road. Both were presents from family.

And then it grew from there.

Mark in Texas

[Anonymous]

Mine was a B&O F-7A.

The GP 38-2 which started this thread did not exist at that time!

[AltonFan]

It was either a metal, battery powered, engine that flashed lights and did three-point turns on the living room table, or else it was a plastic engine with a bell and a button that blew a whistle. I could sit on either the cab roof or the tender and roll around our flat to my heart's content, back when I was two years old.

[FThunder11]

Amtrak Dash 8

[Martin4]

Athearn UP SD9. It still runs fine.

Martin
Québec City

[IRONROOSTER]

Tyco 4-6-0, I still have it somewhere.
1st kit built was the Bowser K4 Pacific, still have it too.
1st S scale was the American Models GG! still running on the layout.
Enjoy
Paul

[leighant]

My first locomotive (1947) was a Marx O-gauge, probably 0-4-0 with a shiny black boiler and streamlined cab and stack, VERRRRRRY loosed based on streamlined New York Central steam I think.
My first HO locomotive (1961) was an 0-6-0T tank locomotive.
My first N-scale locomotive (1969) was either an Arnold Rapido 0-6-0 with tender or an Arnold Rapido FA in black New York Central paint with a heavy metal body. Ran great. So did the Marx. Not so the others.

[AggroJones]

My first HO locomotive ever came in a LifeLike set I bought from Toys R Us for $30. T'was a UP F40PH. It, along with all my other "toy like" stuff were sold off at a flea market when I entered realistic modelling. My first model locomotive was an Athearn Union Pacific SD40T-2.

[michaelstevens]

A Hornby wind up (clockwork) O gauge 0-4-0 Tank engine, back in '52 or '53. It had outside cylinders, working motion, was green with gold pinstripes, black chimney and cylinders, the coal was hopelessly fake -- but it went like hell -- on or off the track !!

Happy Xmas !!

[Anonymous]

In N Scale sorry to say it was (past tense) a blachhmann UP SD40-2
this loco and two cars were completely DESTROYED due to a LARGE HEAVY block of lead landing on it during california earthquake
it has since been replaced with several KATO UNITS

[cacole]

An American Flyer S-scale Royal Blue, right after World War II -- must have been 1946 or '47. I eventually wound up with two Royal Blue sets -- one passenger and one freight, with the attendant track and trnsformers. My parents never could afford turnouts, but I had a 90 degree crossover and could make a figure 8.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo

so my second "first locomotive" was a Rivarossi Big Boy, a 4884!

That must've been awesome.

[Anonymous]

I wish I new? Lionel, Engine and tender were Blue and it came in a set 1974-1976 maybe

Any help from others would be appreciated carpenter Matt

[Anonymous]

1st would have been something by hornby
1st N scale was a concor f unit?? Great northern
This time around, in HO, with a plan would be a proto 2000 GP (something) in burlington northern

[Anonymous]

My first was an American Flyer Pennsy K-4 Pacific. 1st HO was a Varney 0-4-0 "Little Joe" Docksider. I actually got two HO locos at the same time, the Docksider and a Tyco 0-4-0 Booster.

[Hawks05]

Athearn GP50 Burlington Northern (Orange and black striped front)

[Anonymous]

An n scale Arnold S-2 in the B&O paint scheme--currently being repainted.

[mustanggt]

My first loco was an athearn GP38. I got it 7 years ago. too bad it got stolen

[AntonioFP45]

1st HO. My dad, bless his heart, bought me a Lionel O scale 0-4-0 (or 0-6-0) steamer freight train set train set in 1966. It was a thrill for me to see the headlght come on, see the smoke and smell the ozone and oil. The model railroading seed was permantly planted that day. Across the street from our Bruckner Blvd. 3rd floor apartment in New York City was a deep, wide ditch that housed the 4 track line of the Pennsy! From the images that I remember, lotsa GG1s and New New Haven electrics cruised by quietly. Was a thrill for a 3 year old!

[sparkingbolt]

Tyco F7 train set junk, replaced by equally junk Tyco Chessie System GE something. bought a few other junkers who's life spans were measured in hours till I discovered my first "real" model railroad loco, Athearn GP35. That was 1976. I'd still have it , 'cept I lost it in a fire in '97.

[Anonymous]

Hey leighant-

I've got one of those N-scale Arnold Rapido FA's- but mine is UP w/the wings on the nose. I got it about 28+ years ago with an entire set-styrofoam layout w/track, transformer, engine and freight cars. Over the years, things wore out, and I switched to HO scale. And, to top things off, almost everything else was stolen about 5 years ago, but I still have the FA-and it still runs like brand new.[8D]

My first HO scale model? Athearn SW1200-originally SP, which I stripped and repainted WC-one of many I did before everything was stolen(except a D+RG GP40-2 and a half dozen Miller Beer reefers).[8D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by themanfrompost


1st N scale was a concor f unit?? Great northern

I've got one of those - was probably my first decent US N-scale loco. Bought it secondhand for £16 and was very pleased to discover that it had a Fleischmann chassis, so it runs superbly so long as you remember to put a drop of oil on the motor bearings occasionally. The shell looks a bit odd - I suspect it's too wide and the nose looks a bit squashed as a result. Apart from that, it's a superb little loco. Now I just have to find another one to run with it! (Did concor make a B-unit as well?).

[Anonymous]

An Athearn Milwaukie Road U 30 C, I was 14 and I got it at George's Trains. Now doesn' that bring back memories