Two SW1's or SW1200's mu'd together nose to nose
The only 2 GP26's ever built. That is what I would run rather than anything. But the 5 GP 30's we have are good.
Dru Cimarron Valley Railroad-Engineer
If a miricle happened, a Big Boy, but realistically, an amtrak F40
For this little one any 2-8-8-4 for steam, any ALCO for diesel, and a GG1 for the Elecs. For sheer speed I'd go for that TGV that did 574kmh recently.
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I run Gp30's everyday and the only 2 GP26's
Dru
I don't know if I have already responded to this but I would also like to run the SD40-2. Seeings how their on there on thier way out.
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I would like to run a Soo Line GP30.
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A Virginian 2-8-4 or a Virginian H24-66.
bladees4400cw
Corect me if I'm wrong but it's called a AC4400CW isn't it? We know what youre talking about. The ES44AC is sutch a close name to the AC4400CW isn't it?
I have several actually.
1. A DD35A in CNW's phase 3 zito yellow (ZYc) scheme. Or a DDA40X with a spartan cab and all of the aforementioned paint.
2. A CNW SD60 with SD50 electronics (Faulty microprocessors led to the tragic downfall of the SD60s) thus it would run as nicely as an SD40-2
3. A custom SD45X in CNW ZYc paint built to CNW specifications (Sans the nose gong which doesnt look good on the longer units)
Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.
Lord Atmo I have several actually. 2. A CNW SD60 with SD50 electronics (Faulty microprocessors led to the tragic downfall of the SD60s) thus it would run as nicely as an SD40-2
Other way around, SD50/GP50's are junk. SD50 electronics are a nightmare. I prefer SD60s with mod 1's any day
SD40-2 with an air conditioner.
Railway Man SD40-2 with an air conditioner.
RWM,
Out of curiosity, why the SD40-2 ( I can understand the air conditioner part) is it Nostalgia, as they are in their last years of service? Or is there some other reason that you would prefer them over a more modern locomotive, esp one with a Wide/Safety/Comfort Cab?
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
Not nostalgia. In fact, it seems strange to be living longer than the Dash 2s, which were new when I started my career. So were C30-7s -- now where did all those disappear to!
Actually any six-motor Dash-2 will do -- SD45-2, SD40T-2, SD45T-2. They all feel and run the same. An SD will just float through bad track whereas the big GEs sort of crash through it; you wonder if they're about to derail.
It's just personal preference.
Thanks RWM,
I have read numerous posts about working rails prefering wide cabs to spartan cabs for numerous reasons, and was a little surprized that you picked the SD40-2(though I would enjoy that opportunity myself)
Speaking of F-Units, do You know of any place that offers an F-Unit in a rental program? I have run the NNRY's 4-6-0 #40, their SD9 #204, the SVRY 2-8-2 #19, a Privately owned H.K. Porter 0-4-0T, and more than 25 years ago a GP38-2, that I will avoid giving specifics on, though that engineer retired shortly after, and may not even still be alive (things were much different back then) An F-Unit is very high on my list, along with the SVRY's Heisler #3 and the NNRY's 2-8-0 #93 and their Alco RS's, in the future.
Thanks again, Doug
I never paid union dues in TY&E service, only into other crafts and then went exempt. If I had spent my career with my behind in a cab seat, I might have a different answer.
I think the Feather River Rail Society in Portola, Calif., offers hands-on in an F7
RWM
Thank You AGAIN RWM,
You are a wealth of knowledge, when it comes to rail related topics, I can't recall many (any) questions that you haven't had the answer too, usually more info than the poster asked for.
I will have to check into the FRRS in Portola. Hopefully the economy will a least show some improvement, I have done Engineer For a Day (EFD) programs each year for the last couple years, and hoped to continue, but this year isn't looking to good right now, but there is next year and the year after that, and after that and....
former Westside Heisler #3...I have fond memories climbing on it in 1960 when parked adjacent to the mill in Tuolumne. Too bad Roaring Camp has had difficulties keeping it in running in recent years. Also, any Mallet (compound steam) articulated would be a blast. Are there any still running?
Mark
While the 3985 would literally be a "DREAM COME TRUE" it and the UP 844 and the SP 4449, still are in service, they are about as likely as it is for Bill and Melinda Gates are to call and tell me I am a long lost Nephew.
8 Big boys still exist, but the chances of one running again are pretty slim.
And for one of the Beauties to happen again would take new construction way beyond what the Brits managed with their NEW Tornado Pacific. Hey "Uncle Bill, Auntie Melinda"?
But any of the above would be beyond description if it were to happen. Guess I will have to be content running 1:48 scale models of them.
EMD SD40-2 in it's prime......there isn't anything better.
Does it have to be real?
If not, I would pick the ACE 3000.
If it does, I'll have to think about it.
ATSF U30CG + U28CG ON THE POINT OF THE SUPER-C THROTTLE WIDE OPEN;SEEN THESE BABIES WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER,WHAT AN AWESOME MEMORY,DOIN 75 IN THE DESERT. TRULY WAS SANTA FE ALL THE WAY!!!!
I'm not picky. I would run anything, new or old, steam or diesel, I like them all. Now for the short list.
NKP 587 ( a USRA 2-8-2 )
N&W J class ( Beauty, power and speed all in one package )
NKP S class Berkshire
SD70MAC ( in earthquake mode )
Any early U-boat
Erie Triplex
A four unit set of FTs
Out of curiosity, why the SD40-2
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BigJim Out of curiosity, why the SD40-2 Because they were the best darn diesel locomotive ever made!
I'll second that !
I have operated Union Pacific AC4400CW's and SD9043MAC's as well as BNSF SD70MAC's, and I would have to say my favorite was the AC4400CW. The throttle response and pulling power were unmatched. However I would jump at the chance to operate a 4-8-2 Mountain, specifically Frisco 1522.
A UP turbine across wyoming and into utah.
The EMD SD40-2
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