Ugly Locomotive

[blade]

ugly is an understatement,more like ugly duckling.it is the locomotive that not even it's own more would love.scrape it.it makes me want to barf just looking at it.

[chefjavier]

I always found the C-Liners to be ugly ducklings.

  I thought they looked rather elegant, in the right paint schemes.

That's ugly as sin! Not even a color would change the shark looking style.

Close your eyes, and picture it in ConRail blue.

 

I could see it Blue....and Conrail Diagram.

[Murphy Siding]

I always found the C-Liners to be ugly ducklings.

  I thought they looked rather elegant, in the right paint schemes.

That's ugly as sin! Not even a color would change the shark looking style.

Close your eyes, and picture it in ConRail blue.

[dansapo]

Oh where do I start.

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thats one ugly locomotive

The only thing worse is that it came from Penn Central 

[Mr_Ash]

my sig image illustrates why crash 9s are ugly. congrats on seeing the point...>_>

Your sig pic cracks me up

My vote for ugliest loco goes to any type of engine that has ever pulled an amtrak train (minus the engines donated to by other RR's when Amtrak was first started)

[Anonymous]

Of course, on the steam side of things, camelbacks are just silly.

I have always liked those camelbacks.  The worst looking steam locomotives are 4-4-0s that were built with short smokeboxes and later had them extended.

 

[Boomer Red]

 I believe it was simply an upgrade as they also used th GP style electrical cabinet as well as some other components. The prime mover was also upgraded from a 567 to a 645 with a slight increase in horsepower, from 1200 to 1350.

[Cris_261]

   That reminds me of the "Sweep" rebuilds that CN did in the eighties! Some people said they were the ugliest units ever built, the crews hated them for some reason, but I think their cute as a button! What do you guys think! 

    http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=11277

     

That's an interesting looking locomotive. What was the point of CN attaching the long hood of a GP9 to a switcher frame?

[Cris_261]

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=139608&skip=-1

 

Can anyone beat that ugly boat...

It's not the best looking switcher, but it is a classic, and rare, locomotive from the 1950s. The SD24 with the low short hood was an unattractive locomotive, and the Santa Fe rebuilds (SD26) were just as ugly, if not worse. And believe it or not, I used to think that the GP30 was an ugly locomotive too. Not anymore though.

It so ugly, that even the grafitti artist are embarresed to paint over them.

LOL... Even grafitti artists aren't dumb enough to trespass on a U.S. military base to tag a locomotive, for fear of getting shot.

[Boomer Red]

   That reminds me of the "Sweep" rebuilds that CN did in the eighties! Some people said they were the ugliest units ever built, the crews hated them for some reason, but I think their cute as a button! What do you guys think! 

    http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=11277

     

[chefjavier]

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=139608&skip=-1

 

Can anyone beat that ugly boat...

It's not the best looking switcher, but it is a classic, and rare, locomotive from the 1950s. The SD24 with the low short hood was an unattractive locomotive, and the Santa Fe rebuilds (SD26) were just as ugly, if not worse. And believe it or not, I used to think that the GP30 was an ugly locomotive too. Not anymore though.

It so ugly, that even the grafitti artist are embarresed to paint over them.

[Cris_261]

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=139608&skip=-1

 

Can anyone beat that ugly boat...

It's not the best looking switcher, but it is a classic, and rare, locomotive from the 1950s. The SD24 with the low short hood was an unattractive locomotive, and the Santa Fe rebuilds (SD26) were just as ugly, if not worse. And believe it or not, I used to think that the GP30 was an ugly locomotive too. Not anymore though.

[chefjavier]

I am just saying my comment base of your signature picture. Don't take it hard. I should say "your pick".

[Lord Atmo]

what's your point? i'm not in love with any locomotive. i pick favorites like everyone else

[chefjavier]

my sig image illustrates why crash 9s are ugly. congrats on seeing the point...>_>

but you are in love with those SD70.

[Lord Atmo]

my sig image illustrates why crash 9s are ugly. congrats on seeing the point...>_>

[chefjavier]

Your signature pictures are ugly as well.......

[chefjavier]

I always found the C-Liners to be ugly ducklings.

  I thought they looked rather elegant, in the right paint schemes.

That's ugly as sin! Not even a color would change the shark looking style.

[Murphy Siding]

I always found the C-Liners to be ugly ducklings.

  I thought they looked rather elegant, in the right paint schemes.

[Murphy Siding]

    Here we go!

  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=149862

  It looks like it closed it's eyes and went to sleep!

[espee481]

LOL i was thinking the same thing.  Beat me to it! 

[Lord Atmo]

[cprted]

I always found the C-Liners to be ugly ducklings.



Of course, on the steam side of things, camelbacks are just silly.

[Boomer Red]

      I don't think this unit lasted very long. It was bought from NRE when CP was experiencing a power shortage and I think I heard it was scrapped soon after without ever getting CP paint!

[chefjavier]

Wow! That's CP Rail locomotive needs an overhaul.

[Boomer Red]

 

   Here are some more!

  http://www.mountainrailway.com/Roster%20Archive/CP%205400/St.L&H%205447.htm

  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=177591

  http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=53260

 

[chefjavier]

    Here we go!

  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=149862

At least yours have a new paint job.

[Boomer Red]

    Here we go!

  http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=149862

[chefjavier]

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=139608&skip=-1

 

Can anyone beat that ugly boat...