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[Anonymous]

[:D]Sure MLW are Alco units made in Canada but they did produce some unique diesels such as RS10, RS18, FP4-A and B, M420 and M636. And the sounds of those engines are hard to beat

[Anonymous]

This is fun to see all of your guys comments, keep 'em coming[:D]

[Anonymous]

This is fun to see all of your guys comments, keep 'em coming[:D]

[Anonymous]

Tough choice, yep, people will be fighting over this one. I expected EMD to be on top, and of course, as always, it was. My favorite EMD attribute has to be the sound of an idling 16-645E3 unit on a SD40-2 on a hot summer night - or better yet, two SD40-2s!

I remember reading about C636s - you'd idle it for 15-20 minutes and then yank open the throttle to run 6 or 7 and look in your mirror, and it'd look like a bomber had come in to blow up your train and managed to get the bomb to go right down the exhaust manifold before it exploded - of course, this wasn't good for the engine, but the C636 was never mechanically perfect. Small wonder Alco sold only about 35 units!

[Anonymous]

Tough choice, yep, people will be fighting over this one. I expected EMD to be on top, and of course, as always, it was. My favorite EMD attribute has to be the sound of an idling 16-645E3 unit on a SD40-2 on a hot summer night - or better yet, two SD40-2s!

I remember reading about C636s - you'd idle it for 15-20 minutes and then yank open the throttle to run 6 or 7 and look in your mirror, and it'd look like a bomber had come in to blow up your train and managed to get the bomb to go right down the exhaust manifold before it exploded - of course, this wasn't good for the engine, but the C636 was never mechanically perfect. Small wonder Alco sold only about 35 units!

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railpac

To add to what you said Jim, ALCo products are still manufactured, however ALCo does not manufacturer them. Fairbanks Morse (yes the builder of the Trainmaster) has the rights to manufacturer ALCo 251s for stationary and marine applications. They are even manufacturing 18cyl. 251Fs rated at 4000hp, the same prime mover that was installed in lone MLWs M-640, for marine applactions. http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/engines/commercial/alco/alco.htm

ALCO 251powered locomotives are still being built under license in India. 251-powered locomotives are the dominant power on Indian Railways. Most of them on the broad-gauge lines are classified as WDM2 and look like RS18's on C-C trucks.
There are also meter-gauge ALCO's classified are YDM4 which resemble high-nose versions of White Pass & Yukon DL535's.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railpac

To add to what you said Jim, ALCo products are still manufactured, however ALCo does not manufacturer them. Fairbanks Morse (yes the builder of the Trainmaster) has the rights to manufacturer ALCo 251s for stationary and marine applications. They are even manufacturing 18cyl. 251Fs rated at 4000hp, the same prime mover that was installed in lone MLWs M-640, for marine applactions. http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/engines/commercial/alco/alco.htm

ALCO 251powered locomotives are still being built under license in India. 251-powered locomotives are the dominant power on Indian Railways. Most of them on the broad-gauge lines are classified as WDM2 and look like RS18's on C-C trucks.
There are also meter-gauge ALCO's classified are YDM4 which resemble high-nose versions of White Pass & Yukon DL535's.

[Anonymous]

Baldwin for steam... AT&SF 4-8-4
Fairbanks Morse diesel...Trainmasters

[Anonymous]

Baldwin for steam... AT&SF 4-8-4
Fairbanks Morse diesel...Trainmasters

[Anonymous]

EMD: CAN'T MISS THOSE SD70M'S WITH FLARED RADIATORS AND THOSE SD-90-MAC-H!!!!!! GE: THOSE DASH-8-40CW AND THOSE AC4400,6000CW'S!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

EMD: CAN'T MISS THOSE SD70M'S WITH FLARED RADIATORS AND THOSE SD-90-MAC-H!!!!!! GE: THOSE DASH-8-40CW AND THOSE AC4400,6000CW'S!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I would say EMD because they run better than other builders ALCO too ugly and GE make me Grumpy because they are the noiset Locomotives ever

[Anonymous]

I would say EMD because they run better than other builders ALCO too ugly and GE make me Grumpy because they are the noiset Locomotives ever

[rf16a]

Baldwin for both their steam and diesel.
S-12s, S-8s, AS-16s, and of course RF-16 Sharks are my favorite Baldwin diesels.
I like Baldwin mainly due to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines use of Baldwins, the many locomotives they built for the PRR, and the stories I've heard about Baldwin diesels being able to pull long, heavy trains, trains that other builders locomotives could not pull.
Baldwins biggest problem was that they could not m. u. with any other make of diesel locomotive due to their air actuated throttles.
Baldwin fans might want to check out a website called "The Baldwin Diesel Zone", http://yardlimit.railfan.net/baldwindiesels

[rf16a]

Baldwin for both their steam and diesel.
S-12s, S-8s, AS-16s, and of course RF-16 Sharks are my favorite Baldwin diesels.
I like Baldwin mainly due to the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines use of Baldwins, the many locomotives they built for the PRR, and the stories I've heard about Baldwin diesels being able to pull long, heavy trains, trains that other builders locomotives could not pull.
Baldwins biggest problem was that they could not m. u. with any other make of diesel locomotive due to their air actuated throttles.
Baldwin fans might want to check out a website called "The Baldwin Diesel Zone", http://yardlimit.railfan.net/baldwindiesels