CF7 has to be one of the ugliest.
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CShaveRR Oh, goody! Another one of these threads! The EMD BL2, on both counts.
Oh, goody! Another one of these threads!
The EMD BL2, on both counts.
I tend to agree with this post,but I dont remember ever seeing one as a kid,I remember the first jeeps and I thot they didnt even look like a loco. I wanted them F7's to come back..
According to "Trains mag" The EMD E's were the worst...
Century 415, both counts
As far as looks goes, my vote is for those GEs that had the crew cabs (not todays cabs but the ?originals) that CSX ended up with.
IMHO, the Ugliest are probably and of the GE U Boats....
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As a generality, the BL-2 definitely hits both categories.
But....
The DL109 that was re-engined with EMD turned a fairly good looking locomotive into a "horrible heffalump", as one magazine put it. Definitely ugly. Most other similar conversions came out a high degree of ugly as well. The Ingalls Diesel was a face only a mother could love, too.
There were several steam-era "streamline" jobs that left a lot to be desired.
For worst I'd have to look at some of the one-offs that didn't make it, including steam. I think the Pennsy steam turbine would rate pretty high.
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GE's U36B could be considered a wrong locomotive at the wrong time. Having a 3600 horsepower, four-axle locomotive running in the early 1970's sounds like a flop to me.
The ugliest part is a matter of taste, the worst part could be argued I'm sure. Theoretically, an SD45 or an SD50 could be considered flops due to engine problems. Maybe not as bad as some, but definitely high profile units. That doesn't mean they didn't sell well or that they were really bad, some accounts I've read of the SD45s are nothing but praise. And they are far from ugly, at least IMHO. When you factor in Baldwin, Alco, and Fairbanks-Morse, the worst part becomes wide open. I am sure people here who have actually worked with different kinds of engines can offer much more insight.
Over in the Locomotives boards, there is at least one (Ugly Locomotive) if not more threads on similar subjects. Check it out if you haven't been there yet.
i remember a nite summer 1980 in dixon il a train east bound stoped in front of depot,then started up the 2 percent hill,2 brand new gp50s. got it goin good up the hill,100 cars loaded. i thought then thats a great engine. i was wrong. i think one of gm worst was the gp50. good looking thou...
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What do you think is the worst (or ugliest) locomotive ever run?
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