Ugly Locomotive

[J. Edgar]

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 

 Thomas Russell Crampton was born in England... his first enigines were built for the Dundee & Perth Railway in 1846 by Tulk and Ley Co.....the design didnt take hold in England but gained popularity in France and Germany upto about 1870...biggest drawback was lack of adhesion when starting

[J. Edgar]

Does anyone else find this monstrosity completely hideous?

www.steamlocomotive.com/bomuseum/co490.jpg

 

 negitive.....classic lines/streamlining.....shear power waiting to blast off

[SteamFreak]

I think that C&O 4-6-4 would look a lot better without the shroud, but then I'm not a fan of most streamlining.

I'm surprised to hear anyone objecting to C-Liners or Shark... both had classic styling.

As for foriegn steam, well, there are so many choices.

There's the Swiss high-pressure Eb3/5.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/swissHP/swissHP.htm

And the Belgian triple-boilered 2-4-2.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/tripleboiler/tripleboiler.htm

The stuff of nightmares.

[espeefoamer]

I think that C&O 4-6-4 would look a lot better without the shroud, but then I'm not a fan of most streamlining.

I'm surprised to hear anyone objecting to C-Liners or Shark... both had classic styling.

As for foriegn steam, well, there are so many choices.

There's the Swiss high-pressure Eb3/5.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/swissHP/swissHP.htm

And the Belgian triple-boilered 2-4-2.

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/tripleboiler/tripleboiler.htm

The stuff of nightmares.

Any one of those three could win the gold medal for ugly!

[Railroader_Sailor_SSN-760]

Without a doubt, the ugliest loco is one with CSX painted on it.

[J. Edgar]

Without a doubt, the ugliest loco is one with CSX painted on it.

 

 

[fafnir242]

Does anyone else find this monstrosity completely hideous?

www.steamlocomotive.com/bomuseum/co490.jpg

 

 negitive.....classic lines/streamlining.....shear power waiting to blast off

Hmm...you're right, it does look kind of impressive now that I think about it. 

[EMPIRE II LINE]

How about the fugly Alco DH643.

I'd kinda say more like PUG'ly

Looks like a dang'd PUG-Dog....

Byron

 

[Awesome!]

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=86118

It needs an overhaul.....

[Awesome!]

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=86774

Another ugly color from UP...

[Lord Atmo]

man are you insane? the UP olympic units are 2 of UP's coolest locomotives ever. The blue looks great on them! If you want an ugly UP locomotive, try an SD60M or almost anything that doesnt have a flag...er i guess those are moreso boring than ugly

[Awesome!]

man are you insane? the UP olympic units are 2 of UP's coolest locomotives ever. The blue looks great on them! If you want an ugly UP locomotive, try an SD60M or almost anything that doesnt have a flag...er i guess those are moreso boring than ugly

If you think thats look good?????????

[Lord Atmo]

YES! i LOVE that scheme!

[hf1001]

 Although this locomotive looks cool, I think it still falls under the ugly catagory.

 

 

 

 

 

[Alex V.]

Yes, that CSX 3003 definitely falls into the ugly category!  What the heck is it?

[fafnir242]

It's a BQ23-7.  I'm pretty sure only about 17 were made, I could be wrong.  It's basically a variation of the B23-7.

[fuzzybroken]

I think there were only 10 of the BQs, and five similarly-configured GP50s built for Frisco.  The Geeps weren't quite as homely as the BQs -- basically, they had an elongated EMD spartan cab and a short short nose.  Both were intended to get the entire crew on the engine, and eliminate the caboose; less crew eventually solved the problem, without making any more of the "Quarters" cabs.

[WSOR 3801]

As a fitting end, the CSX BQ23-7s were turned into B-units, the windows all plated over.

[Tjsingle]

All CSX is ugly

[Alex V.]

For the most part I'd have to agree with you there, Tjsingle.

[Tjsingle]

jeez it sucks i really hate driving by Baltimore and seeing all this NS and CSX colors ugh wish conrail was still around

[SteamFreak]

Conrail was the worst, IMHO. Smurf engines - yecch!

[Tjsingle]

pssssssh oh no you didnt!

[Awesome!]

jeez it sucks i really hate driving by Baltimore and seeing all this NS and CSX colors ugh wish conrail was still around

I agree with you thread.. I miss CONRAIL COLORS....

[Alex V.]

BNSF all the way for me! (go BNSF, go BNSF)

[SteamFreak]

pssssssh oh no you didnt!

Oh, yes I did! 

[trainfan1221]

It's a BQ23-7.  I'm pretty sure only about 17 were made, I could be wrong.  It's basically a variation of the B23-7.

And yet Bachmann produced an HO version of this engine.  But not a normal one.

   I miss Conrail too, but the original scheme, not the Conrail Quality stuff.

[WP 3020]

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=59613

At least the new guy chopped the short hood and not the long one. He'd have a lot more explaining to do.

IMO this is one http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=45654 Like someone took two perfectly good paint schemes, chewed them UP, washed it down with tequila, ate the worm and puked it all UP. It would have been better if they'd had a contest with railfans to dream a paint scheme instead of hireing some non RR design firm.

This is sad looking too http://www.geocities.com/drgwlpd/JPEGs/UP4056.jpg

[Tjsingle]

It's a BQ23-7.  I'm pretty sure only about 17 were made, I could be wrong.  It's basically a variation of the B23-7.

And yet Bachmann produced an HO version of this engine.  But not a normal one.

   I miss Conrail too, but the original scheme, not the Conrail Quality stuff.

I like both the conrail quality, and normal scheme.

Why dont you like the quality scheme?

Tjsingle

[hf1001]

 Although this locomotive looks cool, I think it still falls under the ugly catagory.

 

 

 

 

 

Can anyone find a cab photo of a B23-7 ?