favorite engine models

[locomutt]

Well I like the BL-2,RS-3,GE-44Tonner,But Iguess the best
would be EMD'sRS-1325. Only 2 units built. I belive they went
to the old TP&W.


locomutt[:D]

[Anonymous]

My favorite locos when I was a hostler was an SD-70 and an old SW - 1500. what a little sports car!!!!!!![:D] When it comes to models it will have to be an SP GS-4 in Daylight colors and an A-B-A set of GP-60M's [bow]

[AntonioFP45]

Sorry, I forgot my least favorite after my long tirade:

I've got two:
The F59 PHI. Looks like a mutated Hot Wheels van, not a locomotive!
The BQ23-7. (uggg!) Worst looking safety cab of all time! (and I like GEs!)

Before this, my least favorite was the GE Genesis series being used by Amtrak. I must admit though that after watching the Amtrak Palmetto breeze by at 60mph near my neighborhood, they've "sort of" grown on me as they do look sleek at speed. It's ironic as back in the 1980s the F40ph "grew on me" after Amtrak got rid of the "rail ripping" SDPs. (that term was coined by SF or BN executive upset of the damages caused by the units)

[Anonymous]

Or for that matter I like any locomotive built by the ALCo family, which includes: ALCo, MLW, & Bombardier. Also I like most EMD locomotives, but I absolutely [}:)]LOATHE[}:)] General Electric locos.[;)]

[Anonymous]

My absolute favorite would be the Bombardier RSD-35W, built for the narrow gauge White Pass & Yukon Route in Alaska. Followed closely by an ALCo C-630 with ALCo's (6-axle) Hi-AD trucks.[:)][:D][8D][;)]

[AntonioFP45]

Favorite from the past: The 100mph E7. Reigned as king of passenger service in the 50s and early 60s! For doubters, there's plenty of vintage videos showing these "hot rods" slicing the wind like a Trans Am at these speeds! Ironically E7s are virtually extinct. I believe there's one somewhere in the U.S preserved. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Overall favorite( as you can guess by my name) : The EMD Cowls, Particularly the Santa Fe FP45: They just look Sharp in the "Super Fleet" paint scheme. Several have been saved in museums. I wonder if any are running yet? I love the fact that today's EMD safety cab equipped units, like the SD70, have a modified version of the cowl nose and windshield. Sharp looking design! I'm glad that the infamous "Red Ribbed Rail Ripper" SDP40f was able to redeem itself after the Amtrak disasters. Santa Fe got 18 from Amtrak, modified them and used them on 70mph fast freights in the 80s and 90s before retiring them just two or three years ago!

My favorite modern engine is the SD75 model that has the flared radiators like the old SD45s. (MAC?)
Does anyone know who in EMD designed the cowl? Definetly a winner!

[Anonymous]

Jus thinking about it probably my second best would be the BUDD RDC series.

[Anonymous]

My favorite loco of all time has to be the EMD FL-9 in the old New Haven livery. The reason i like this one because 1. its an oddball, 2.its still around and plans to be around for a little longer( as long as Metro North still has 1 or 2 car non rush hour shuttle trains, and 3. before i became an engineer forr CSX, I knew a few engineers for Metro North who would let me in the cab and get my grubby little paws all over the things and even let me run a few of them.

[Train Guy 3]

My favorite steam locomotive was the N&W J Class. Sleek black with a tuscan red stripe. Nothing like a streamlined 4000 horsepower loco to get your mind going. Great technologicaly advanced locomotive. I never liked the GE Genesis locos. I've been in the cab of one, quite boring to me..... well they were Amtrak locos.

[DTomajko]

Favorite steam engine: PRR H - 8, 9, or 10,the unheralded grunt of the railroad. Sentimental favorite diesel: Baldwin Centipede, imangine trying to rerail one of those beasts!!!!!!! Modern era favorite: the SD / GP40 / -2: four SDs on the front of a coal train with four more pushing on Conrail ascending the east or west slope of the Alleghenies,screaming turbos and 645s all the way. Runner-up favorite: any old U-boat,four or six filling the sky with smoke from a stop with a heavy train or one in a group of EMDs chug-chug-chugging along, the honorary ALCo!!! Hey,lets be careful out there.Stay safe and happy holidays to all.

[Anonymous]

I Really like the S.D 7/9 as they look really good in any paint then S.D 45's and then E & F unit's as they also look great in any paint scheme

[Anonymous]

Diesel: B&O Passenger scheme Sharknose and E-8 Locos
Electric: GG1 & Acela/ hhp-8
Steam: Big Boy, T1, & Allegheny

[Anonymous]

i like the gp-9 just cause was fun. you can drive one for 200 bucks an hour on the Naugy down in waterville, Ct. .

[mudchicken]

NW-5s, RSD-15's, SD-26's, slugs and just about anything else old, rare or obscure.....

[Anonymous]

[8)] Fave's : SD-18 thru 90's ,F40c,U30-33, CG30,B37's MAC15's,Pa1's,E4-8's,FL9's,E44's,GG1's,Q1&2's,N2as,T1's,S2's,M1a's,HHP8's ,APL44's [:D] Dis's : GP30's,FT's,Camelbacks,Any HH1000's,BL2's,Fa's,E40's,DD1's [xx(]

[BJRubino]

Favorite: SD-90MAC
Least Favorite: PA units

[Anonymous]

Most favorite(s) would be any Alco RS series followed closely by the SD-60 & 70M's, personal least favorites were the GP30's (especially the high hood 30's), and early GE U-boats.

[Anonymous]

I think that the SDL-39 is my favorite engine.

[Anonymous]

Best german engine:class 152 AC-electric- modern,powerfull,aesthetic
worst:british class 66(EMD built),which runs also in Germany (thank god-only four units...)and is the ugliest engine ever
Best U.S.:GE AC 60 CW/EMD SD 90 MAC-both are modern and they look as powerfull as they are
worst:if the class 66 hadn´t already the title,I would agree,that the BL2 should win it...

[Anonymous]

I'm A conductor on the BNSF out of Los Angeles. Take it from me you can't beat the comfort of the new GE Dash 9 ! Sure the SD-40 is A great work horse but they are noisy, dirty, and smelley!! Try climbing into the toilet to take A dump on an old SD or Gp and you'll see what I mean!

[Anonymous]

the UP big boys. also northerns. i also think that the natural-gas-turbine-powered engine UP experimented with awhile back is pretty cool.

[Anonymous]

I will nominate the early GE C39-8 with the rounded cab roof. The style implies POWER with the blower and radiator above the roof line. The sheet metal panels with the "X" dimples. The low nose sheetmetal style with headlight and number board position. Even running long end forward with the radiator wings on the NS. They are all business looking machines.
Alco C-855 were they ugly ducklings.

[Anonymous]

Well, I'd have to say that my favorite steam locomotive is the 4-6-6-4 Challenger. For diesel, probably the SD-45-2. Least favorite steam, the Shay-very ugly! Least favorite diesel, the 80 ton center cab switcher.

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm.... Well, my least favorite are anything that has to do with passenger other than Amtrak...prob the F9s.

I particularly like the RS-11s, GP-20s, GP-38-2s, U28Cs, and SD-40s. Newer ones are the Dash-9s...

[gbrewer]

D&RGW c-16 narrow gauge 2-8-0s, and t-12 4-6-0s.

[Anonymous]

easist to work on,gp 38-2.HARDEST to work on,any f or e unit.best looking,emd e6,worst,ge genesis.

[Anonymous]

One more thing that was most enjoyable while riding on the SD-40's was while on the long deck out side, was having a 'doob'. This really 'hightens' the total R.R. experience. Will this forum have the you know what's to post this reply?...Hommie

[Anonymous]

The best Engines for me were, and allways will be the SD-40's. Easy to run, huge grunt force, and a great long front and rear deck to stand out on while running is incomperable. Being out-side while on the move, running through the Cascades to Wenatchee for example was huge, and made up for alot of the B.S. we occasionaly had to put up with...Hommie

[Anonymous]

The ugly shovel nose units you are talking about.Have you ever seen one that hit a gasoline tanker truck.Guess what it looked liked.It was in Seaboard system paint.The last time i seen it was in CSX paint.That 7074 looks good.