Ugly Locomotive

[chefjavier]

Don't go too far but I think the Genesis are in the same category.

 http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=78978

Oh boy!

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I'm sorry, but I think all foreign locomotives are ugly.

From Oz,  http://locopage.railpage.org.au/photos/CLP10_Footscray.jpg   This is ugly only if you consider a bulldog nose to be ugly.

[hf1001]

Hey, the only ugly part about that loco is the bolt o' nose!

[vsmith]

How about this abomination...

[fafnir242]

I'm sorry, but I think all foreign locomotives are ugly.

From Oz,  http://locopage.railpage.org.au/photos/CLP10_Footscray.jpg   This is ugly only if you consider a bulldog nose to be ugly.

What is that?  That is the coolest locomotive I've ever seen.  The only thing I find remotely scary about it is the fact that it seems like Gennessee and Wyoming is taking over the entire planet.lol jk

Seriously, though, I like the G&W.  They own the local shortline in my hometown, and I like their paint scheme.  It really compliments that locomotive. 

[Anonymous]

This is what I would consider ugly.

 

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=45963#

[fafnir242]

This is what I would consider ugly.

 

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=45963#

 

Hehe.....well, there's your problem.lol

I think that most definately qualifies as ugly, not to mention a bit f-ed up.lol 

[Anonymous]

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=14040

 

Was looking at some pics on another site, found this, it needs help.

[doghouse]

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=14040

 

Was looking at some pics on another site, found this, it needs help.

NA, wash and wax and you're good to go.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

I'm sorry, but I think all foreign locomotives are ugly.

From Oz,  http://locopage.railpage.org.au/photos/CLP10_Footscray.jpg   This is ugly only if you consider a bulldog nose to be ugly.

What is that?  That is the coolest locomotive I've ever seen.  The only thing I find remotely scary about it is the fact that it seems like Gennessee and Wyoming is taking over the entire planet.lol jk

Seriously, though, I like the G&W.  They own the local shortline in my hometown, and I like their paint scheme.  It really compliments that locomotive. 

It's an AT26C built under license by Clyde Engineering for Commonwealth Railways.  CR was absorbed with South Australia Railways into Australian National Railways, which is now under G&W ownership as the Australian Railway Group.

[GDRMCo]

Then ARG was split up and QR bought the WA and NSW side of the business whilst G&W kept the SA part of ARG and its now called GWA.

[hf1001]

How about this abomination...

What model is that Santa Fe anyway?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

How about this abomination...

What model is that Santa Fe anyway?

It's a heavily rebuilt version of one of the boxcabs that served as the power for the original heavyweight once-a-week "Super Chief"  http://rosters.gcrossett.com/atsf/pwr0000.htm 

[chefjavier]

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/co/co18742as.jpg

That's is ugly as sin!

[chefjavier]

http://www.csx-sucks.com/pictures/?6532.jpg

Priceless!

[fafnir242]

God, what died and spawned those two abominations in the process?  Is that second one actually real?  I can't make heads or tails of it.  It kind of looks photoshopped, but it kind of doesn't.

[ndbprr]

the early E units and the DL109 are right up there for me.

[fafnir242]

Does anyone else find this monstrosity completely hideous?

www.steamlocomotive.com/bomuseum/co490.jpg

 

[gregrudd]

What about this for ugly

 

http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/pix/600wshipa.jpg 

[espeefoamer]

Does anyone else find this monstrosity completely hideous?

www.steamlocomotive.com/bomuseum/co490.jpg

 

I think that loco is prettty cool! I really like the fluted stainless steel sides on that engine.

[Cederstrand]

[Awesome!]

That's should be the Ugly locomotive that I have seen....

[Cris_261]

Indeed, that's one ugly locomotive. Wasn't it made by a company going by the name of Noris in the 1800's? As ugly as that locomotive is, wouldn't it be interesting to be trackside when that beast came down the line?

[vsmith]

Ah..the Crampton design, originated in France where they were fast express engines often exceeding 60 mph. Ugly as sin, but they were apparently very successfull engines for their era.

BTW these never went that fast..I always considered the true Camel types locomotive where the entire cab rode on top the lenth of the boiler and used by the Pennsy and the B&O back in the 1850's to be pretty durned ugly, but I cannot find a picture.

[Cederstrand]

There is a photo of a B&O camelback about halfway down the page (ignore the model pics, the photo is of the real thing) Rob

http://www.toytrains1.com/consolidation.htm

[Anonymous]

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

Of course. Surprised I never thought of that...installing the wide Wootten firebox so that the anthracite that was so abundant in the Northeast could be used as fuel, just silly. Moving the engineer's cab further up the boiler so that he would have better forward visibility, just silly. Never mind the fact that these "silly" Atlantics, Ten-wheelers and other wheel arrangements of Camelbacks were the bread and butter of a lot of Northeastern railroads and set some remarkable speed and other performance records. A practical locomotive certainly would be beauty to the railroad owners and bean counters.

 Would you rather be able to see down the track or have your loco look normal?

IMO camelbacks look cool anyway.

Beauty and ugliness are so subjective. I prefer not to have an opinion.  A locomotive that does not work is ugly.

Talgo 350:

too ugly!!! [hits computer screen with sledgehammer to destroy image of ugly talgo]
Black Mesa & Lake Powell's unique E60Cs:

ugly, but cool
SNCF's BB16500 class:

ugly
SNCF's new BB60000 class:

ugly

[Awesome!]

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

Of course. Surprised I never thought of that...installing the wide Wootten firebox so that the anthracite that was so abundant in the Northeast could be used as fuel, just silly. Moving the engineer's cab further up the boiler so that he would have better forward visibility, just silly. Never mind the fact that these "silly" Atlantics, Ten-wheelers and other wheel arrangements of Camelbacks were the bread and butter of a lot of Northeastern railroads and set some remarkable speed and other performance records. A practical locomotive certainly would be beauty to the railroad owners and bean counters.

 Would you rather be able to see down the track or have your loco look normal?

IMO camelbacks look cool anyway.

Beauty and ugliness are so subjective. I prefer not to have an opinion.  A locomotive that does not work is ugly.

Talgo 350:

too ugly!!! [hits computer screen with sledgehammer to destroy image of ugly talgo]
Black Mesa & Lake Powell's unique E60Cs:

ugly, but cool
SNCF's BB16500 class:

ugly
SNCF's new BB60000 class:

ugly

Anything that is European Locomotive is ugly as sin! The first picture the locomotive looks like a hamer shark.

[Tjsingle]

More ugly GM6c's

or how about GM10B

BC=Before Conrail

[MStLfan]

I prefer my European variety to your ugly monotous all locomotives look the same diesel locomotives!

Now, if you want to see an ugly locomotive try to find some pictures of the newest French electrics. I believe it is called the Prima type by Alstom. Man, even I find that ugly and the build real beauties in the past.

greetings,

Marc Immeker

[SteamFreak]

How about the fugly Alco DH643.