What locomotive would you run?

[trainfan1221]

An SD50/60 type, but on a long train where it is pulling like mad.

[C40dash8]

I had an engineer a few years ago who had a coal train with SD40-2 and 2 CW44AC's.  It was summer and he did everything he could to bad order that SD40-2 so he could get the AC (for both Alternating Current and Air Conditioning!) in the lead!

As for me, I would love to run an AEM7 again.

[CG9602]

A Beyer-Garratt. Barring that, a CNW Pacific.

[VGN Jess]

 VGN H24-66

 

 

[jokestre]

For me -anything from a ole Shay -DDA40x  Really wouldn't  mind sitting in the drivers seat on the Santa Fe Superchiefs or a big 2-8-8-2 Rio Grande 3700 series,lugging up the hill near Mitchell,Colo( Tenn Pass)

[CNTRAVLER]

Would really like the chance to run Steve Lee's machine , and Doyle's PA !        DPH  The Travler

[Awesome!]

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Pin my ride!! I think with double turbo charger and double header. We could do 5.3 seconds..

[Speaking clock]

Oh The things I could post.

In Cincinnati you find everything from ex Alaska GP49's to the PRR heritage Es44 to SD 80 macks and even the NS f9's.

but down south in latonia , an old PRR E8A sits in an old L&N storage yard, now the Railway museum of greater cincinnati. 

That's where I found the GE center cab, but boy would I give to run that engine and their set of PRR passenger cars to Union Terminal and back, with both prime movers running in full. Roots blowers howling, feet kicked up on the  little box under the control stand, AC running...

The best part would be a crowd of spectators at Union terminal, hearing the sound of pure Power.

just hope it doesn't fall apart, it's been sitting since the 80's

That or. E of the u23b's on sterlimy rail

[AMTRAKKER]

I was lucky enough to run the F and one of the switchers at Portola many years ago...

Mr. McCormacks PA would be outstanding.

An F40 would be on the bucket list as well.  

 

 

[BRUCE ELLEFRITZ]

A pair of DD40AX'es with a SD-40 Fast Forty sandwiched between hauling a long freight at 70 mph.

DDA40Xman (and fan)

[awalker1829]

Beyer Garratt and a double Fairlie.

[LUKE SOLBERG]

Honestly I would want to run three Western Pacific GP7's on a freight through the Feather River Canyon.