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Posted by Awesome! on Monday, March 15, 2010 9:45 PM

Another Ugly Steam Locomotive..Banged Head Does anyone know the actual builder?

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Posted by BNSFwatcher on Monday, March 15, 2010 10:01 PM

Second Place.  "Thomas, the Tank Engine" is still #1!

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Posted by BNSFwatcher on Monday, March 15, 2010 10:08 PM

Not really ugly, just a bad paint job.  If I had "Photoshop", I'd dress it in NYC "Lightning Stripes" or CPR maroon/grey, with a beaver shield.  Try it, you 'techie' types.  Way beyond my capabilities.  I'd appreciate it!  Tnx.

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Posted by BNSFwatcher on Monday, March 15, 2010 10:21 PM

Nothing is more "aesthtically pleasing" than an ALCO FA or PA!  Put a 'grilled headlight' on that beast and you'd have a cool loco!  BTW, the FM/CLC "C-liners" came in second, in my book!  EMD "Bulldogs"?  Barf!  Baldwins?  Forget it, except for the "Sharks".  "Eire-builts" were cool, too.

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Posted by MStLfan on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:34 PM

Awesome!

Another Ugly Steam Locomotive..Banged Head Does anyone know the actual builder?

It looks like this fireless locomotive has buffers so it must be from my side of the pond. Looks Germanic to me but I don't know who build it. I doubt it was a recent East German product as I believe the last that were build there were 3 axle versions.

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Posted by Awesome! on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:34 PM

BNSFwatcher

Second Place.  "Thomas, the Tank Engine" is still #1!

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Posted by Awesome! on Thursday, March 18, 2010 10:49 PM

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Posted by trainfan1221 on Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:36 PM
Not really ugly, just a typical industrial.
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Posted by Awesome! on Friday, March 26, 2010 6:20 AM

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, March 26, 2010 10:23 AM

Awesome!

This looks like it got parbroiled!!

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Posted by Tugboat Tony on Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:46 AM

Hence the name toaster!!

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Posted by Awesome! on Friday, April 2, 2010 11:32 PM

I thought it had spinners on their wheels..Blindfold

 

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Posted by Awesome! on Monday, May 10, 2010 9:52 PM

Awesome!

I thought it had spinners on their wheels..Blindfold

 

Does anyone know this type of Locomotive?

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Posted by Boyd on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:04 AM

 The rustiest SD40-2 can look better than a freshly painted CF7.

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Posted by M636C on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:43 AM

Awesome!

Awesome!

I thought it had spinners on their wheels..Blindfold

 

Does anyone know this type of Locomotive?

It is an Alco DL560, a 2400 HP unit with a 16-251C engine.

These are mainly used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh on the 5'6" gauge lines and the carbody is designed to fit the Indian broad gauge loading gauge.

Some are used in South America, in Peru on the standard gauge.

Most of these were built in India by the Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi under licence.

The locomotive illustrated might be a freshly painted Indian Railways locomotive awaiting lettering.

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:13 PM

Awesome!

Ugly?!!!!  The U-50?  Well, to each his own.  A lot of us in the model railroad groups are very excited that an HO model of this handsome brute is finally going to be produced. Though not as "elegant" in appearance as the EMD Centenniels, the tough boxy appearance of the U50s basically conveyed:  Horsepower + Speed.   Cool  If GE handn't goofed on the wiring (installing aluminum instead of copper) these giants would have likely run even longer.

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Posted by flyboy10 on Saturday, July 17, 2010 11:11 PM
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Posted by bpickering on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:47 PM

Awesome!

What about this locomotive from Europe?

Somewhat reminiscent of an English Deltic, but the windshields are wrong. The Class 23 "Baby Deltic" has more-similar windshields, but the lighting is different. Anyone else got a better suggestion?

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Posted by M636C on Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:23 AM

bpickering

Awesome!

What about this locomotive from Europe?

Somewhat reminiscent of an English Deltic, but the windshields are wrong. The Class 23 "Baby Deltic" has more-similar windshields, but the lighting is different. Anyone else got a better suggestion?

The identification of the manufacturer is correct but the location is wrong.

This locomotive is about as far from Europe (and its place of build, English Electric) as you can get. It is in New Zealand. It is a class Dg or Dh (they were identical in appearance) and has a 750HP EE in line 6SRKT engine.

The train it is coupled to works a tourist service out of Dunedin in NZ on the Taeri Gorge Railway, the blue second unit being a Japanese built class Dj (much more deserving of an ugly locomotive nomination),

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Posted by Awesome! on Saturday, July 24, 2010 10:43 AM

Another Locomotive but this time it was patch with fallen flags. Priceless!

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Posted by Awesome! on Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:01 PM

Old Flags but the warbonet theme it won't be forgotten..

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Posted by CRSD50 on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 9:35 AM

I like it!  You could call it "The Heritage paint scheme"!  

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Another Locomotive but this time it was patch with fallen flags. Priceless!

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Posted by edbenton on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:48 PM

CRSD50

I like it!  You could call it "The Heritage paint scheme"!  

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Another Locomotive but this time it was patch with fallen flags. Priceless!

 

Nah I would call it Built from teh Spare Parts bin No time to hit the paint both before it came out in public.  Still needs a few parts before it will run.  For sale CHEAP.  Only needs a 645 and some wires and you to can have yourself a GP40.

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Posted by Awesome! on Thursday, August 5, 2010 9:21 PM

edbenton

CRSD50

I like it!  You could call it "The Heritage paint scheme"!  

Awesome!

Another Locomotive but this time it was patch with fallen flags. Priceless!

 

Nah I would call it Built from teh Spare Parts bin No time to hit the paint both before it came out in public.  Still needs a few parts before it will run.  For sale CHEAP.  Only needs a 645 and some wires and you to can have yourself a GP40.

It's amazed the different patterns to make a locomotive. I think we should posted on the heritage section of the forum  as "Special".

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Posted by silicon212 on Sunday, August 22, 2010 12:23 PM

That is one confused GP40!

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Posted by Acela026 on Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:18 PM

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Can anyone beat that ugly boat...

 

YES!  This is the ugliest one ever!

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Posted by Awesome! on Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:23 PM
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Posted by tdmidget on Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:44 AM

Although it started out as a locomotive HZGX171 is not a locomotive. It is called a "multipurpose machine" and is permanently coupled to the rest of the unit. Therefore it is a MOW machine, not a locomotive.

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