Your favorite Steam Locomotive

Posted by traingang

on Sat, Feb 26 2005 9:03 PM

I'm from Lima, Ohio, and can visit NKP 779 at Lincoln Park any time. So can you. Anything built in Lima is a personal favorite, but I'll pick the Berkshires over the SP Daylight in a photo finish.

long, long, short, long. Thumbs Up

Posted by Anonymous

on Sun, Feb 27 2005 4:43 PM

How's the 779 holding up?

Posted by MidlandPacific

on Wed, Mar 2 2005 3:03 PM

The Guayaquil and Quito Railroad in Ecuador has a couple of pretty little 1901 Baldwin moguls, 3'6" gauge, painted in maroon with yellow trim that are just about my favorite locomotives of all time (some pix on my website, with more to come).

I also have a soft spot in my heart for good old SOU 4501, and I love the 1920s Baldwin light decapods (Strasburg's #90 is the most famous surviving example): I wish someone would make a diecast model of one. If I could see an articulated it would be one of the early model NP Z-3 class 2-8-8-2s. And I will close this by including every surviving D&RGW 2-8-2, regardless of class or current owner: my first cab ride was in 487 on the C&TS from Osier to***bres.

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Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Mar 4 2005 11:06 PM

I'd have to give a nod to the Big Boy. Talk about power!

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Mar 5 2005 12:48 AM

I love New York Central steam.The 4-8-2 L2C Mohawk's are my favorate,as are the 4-8-4 Niagara's The 4-6-4 HUDSON'S streamlined for the Empire State Express in silver and black will always be on my list.

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Apr 2 2005 8:35 PM

Green and gold Georgia Southern and Florida ( Southern Railway System) 4-6-0's
which I last saw heading the Valdosta. GA to Palatka, FL mixed train at 80 mph in the
early 1940's.

Posted by Anonymous

on Sun, Apr 3 2005 3:28 AM

The 20-40-40-20 Godzilla... Just joking. Seriously I'd have to say the UP Big Boy.

trainluver1

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Apr 5 2005 4:43 AM

My favourite steam loco is the 4-8-4+4-8-4 AD60 Beyer-Garratt particularly 6029 at the Canberra Railway Museum. Here is the web address

www.arhsact.org.au

I am Positive that the Australian Railway Historical Society would love a whole heap on donations to get the Magnificent locomotive 6029 up and running, here is the donation site:

http://www.arhsact.org.au/arhs/donations.php

Another site with awesome pics of Aussie Steam locos is

www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/trains

Posted by DanRaitz

on Tue, Apr 5 2005 7:39 AM

That would have to be Great Northern's 08 class Mikados. These were the largest Mikes ever built.

Dan

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Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Apr 5 2005 9:28 AM

Specifically, N&W A Class 1218.[:(] ( may she rest in piece, or has she ben put back together again?)

Paula

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Apr 5 2005 12:21 PM

I guess any 4-8-4, 4-8-8-4, or 4-8-4+4-8-4

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Apr 5 2005 12:22 PM

Does a steam rotary count ?

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Apr 7 2005 6:34 AM

gresley 2-6-2s (green arrows) fired them on passenger& frieght they were a dream to work on.

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Feb 4 2006 1:07 PM

My favorites are:

Brute Power

H8 class allegheny
N&W Y6bs and class As
The DM&IR yellowstones
The UP Big boy and Challenger

Speed

N&W J class #611
Pennsy T1 Duplex 4-4-4-4

Posted by wgnrr

on Sat, Feb 4 2006 1:46 PM

Anything that has smoke coming out of it. Not the ones that sit and rust.

Phil

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