Favorite Fallen Flag Railroad

[Anonymous]

My favorite railroad was the Former Delaware Lackawanna & Western railroad. Although they couldn't match the other railroads in Miles of track owned, they could still make their railine as straight and level as possible. It was just such a unique railroad.

[Anonymous]

What a useless poll Any poll w/o an "other" option is comletley useless. My favorite is IC followed by ATSF, then BN, and then C&NW

[Anonymous]

The "old women". I enjoy the history. NYO&W.

Matt

[Anonymous]

Louisville & Nashville, my second would be NC&StL
Probably due to my locality
Mike

[LehighValleyman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by LehighValleyman

GOD! the heck,! How many times do i have to say it, Conrail sucks!!!! So does CSX, that the poorest RR out there, they can't even hold on to a court claim! just like the Feb.2 accident in New York state! and the reason why, con rial sucks, is because they destroyed the LEHIGH VALLEY, the greatest BLACK DIAMOND of that time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!]

I'm sorry about this to all you corail guys, i just didn't like the Conrail name, cuz they ruined my fav. the LV, i'm terrbly sorry for this[:(][V][*^_^*][*^_^*][oops][sigh][tdn]

[waltersrails]

B&O Seaboard System and Chessie period. Then Southern,IC, N&W, and EL

[David_Telesha]

Where is NEW HAVEN???

AND, B&O IS NOT AMERICA'S FIRST RAILROAD - that belongs to a Quarry RR in Mass, which later became part of the New Haven. Their charter pre-dates the B&O.

[Anonymous]

Well, my favourite roads (Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Texas & Pacific) are not mentioned in your poll, but when it comes to eastern roads it´s definetly C&O. C&O just had very impressive steam locos, those famous coal trains and very beautiful painted passenger trains.

[Kevin C. Smith]

Sentimentally, I miss my hometown (branch)line, the C&NW. The Milwaukee road was a little more exotic for me-no mere granger but a transcontinental! The Green Bay & Western was a hometown team (in Green Bay we like our hometown teams). I have a soft spot for the Wabash (passed through my mother's home town-though it was N&W by my time, I enjoyed the occasional freight running through without slowing down).
But if I would have to have just one back, it would have to be the Standard Railroad of the World.

[LehighValleyman]

GOD! the heck,! How many times do i have to say it, Conrail sucks!!!! So does CSX, that the poorest RR out there, they can't even hold on to a court claim! just like the Feb.2 accident in New York state! and the reason why, con rial sucks, is because they destroyed the LEHIGH VALLEY, the greatest BLACK DIAMOND of that time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!]

[LehighValleyman]

Why do soo many people think CONRAIL is soo great!?! it sucks! the LV rocks! i hate conrail i hate it's guts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![}:)][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!]!!!

[alstom]

Okay, I voted for C&O, because CSX is my favorite railroad and the C&O's predecessor was CSX. By the way, I'm not being picky or anything, but what about NYC? [%-)]

[Anonymous]

Gee, the Monon ran right past my back yard when I was growing up in NW In. It has to be the Monon.

[Anonymous]

MoPac!, Eagle Blue and Gold has to be the best color combination ever! Modern power, profits, and pioneering spirit makes the MoPac much better than the UP 4 me.

1. MoPac
2. Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
3. Southern
4. Louisville & Nashville
5. Denver, RIo Grande, & Western
6. Milwaukee Road

[Anonymous]

The lack of Clinchfield poses as a problem [:)] And other button, perhaps? Of the choices, I'd have to vote C&O or B&O, or any of the Chessie System for that matter.