Favorite Locomotive!

[Duo]

What is your favorite Locomotive?

Mine is one of just 13 build by EMD in the late 1940's, Mass Centrals NW5 which old can still be seen working. But know is in Palmer,Ma being rebuild and reparted.

And how could forget about Lehigh & New England's FA-1's

[THayman]

Hard call.

 1- CN ES44DC #2225

2- VIA Rail's rebuilt F40PH-2R (is it -2u, -3?) #6400

I could probably list some others...

[Railfan1]

What's unique about CN #2225?

[SD60M]

1. BN SD60M 2 window

2. BN GP38-2 #2085

[Anonymous]

Can never pick just one:

Conrail SD80MAC's

ATSF Superfleet FP45's

CSX SD50's

Pere Marquette N-1 2-8-4's

Pere Marquette E7A's

[NH2040]

How can anyone resist the New Haven's FL-9s....some still in daily revenue service 50 years after they were delivered !

[edbenton]

CF-7 here the ULTIMATE kitbash. The Santa Fe took worn out F-3-7-9's and rebuilt them into basically gp-7s good for another 50 years with any kind of service. Some of the frames are now 70 years old now and still going strong.

[blade]

es4400cw,gp38-2,gp40-2,sd70ace,dash9-44cw,fl9

[NS SD70M-2]

C40-9w ,SD70M-2 ,ES40DC ,C39-8 ,C40-9 ,SD70M ,SD80MAC , SD40-2 & GP50 or GP60.

[silicon212]

C40-9w ,SD70M-2 ,ES40DC ,C39-8 ,C40-9 ,SD70M ,SD80MAC & SD40-2

What, no GP60s? Come on, they're like your little Honda Civic, with a Chevy 350 in it!

4 axle go-power.  With its per-axle power rating, it'd be close to the power of an SD90MAC-H, or an AC6000CW, and it has that two-stroke EMD musical sound.

I know some here, well one or two of you, don't like them, but what else can I say? :)

[THayman]

What's unique about CN #2225?

Nothing in particular. I just love CN's ES44's, which are unique among the GEVO's for their classlights, tear drop windshields, different fuel tanks and anticlimbers. #2225 is just my favourite, well, because I like the number (I know, that sounds childish, but still...:)

 

[NS SD70M-2]

C40-9w ,SD70M-2 ,ES40DC ,C39-8 ,C40-9 ,SD70M ,SD80MAC & SD40-2

What, no GP60s? Come on, they're like your little Honda Civic, with a Chevy 350 in it!

4 axle go-power.  With its per-axle power rating, it'd be close to the power of an SD90MAC-H, or an AC6000CW, and it has that two-stroke EMD musical sound.

I know some here, well one or two of you, don't like them, but what else can I say? :)

oops I forgot. I will edit it.

[Railfan1]

What's unique about CN #2225?

Nothing in particular. I just love CN's ES44's, which are unique among the GEVO's for their classlights, tear drop windshields, different fuel tanks and anticlimbers. #2225 is just my favourite, well, because I like the number (I know, that sounds childish, but still...:)

 

No, not childish at all.

[Railfan1]

My favorite would have to be CSX's AC4400CWs.

Or the SD70Ace.

[Lord Atmo]

CNW SD60s, SD50s, SD45s, and SD40-2s!

also UP big macs are kinda neat.

blah, i love any SD60 (ONLY SD60s. none of the cousins from the SD60 series like those hideous SD60Fs etc)

not too big a fan of GP60s though. too small for my tastes.

NS widecabs are the best and coolest looking widecabs ever. conrail crash 8s aside though. any widecab without noselights i guess 

[rdgk1se3019]

SD-45 in Reading Co. green and yellow

[e-mail] 

[espeefoamer]

FP7,GP9,SD9,SD45,F45.SD24, S2,S4,RSD15,PA,H-24-66,AS616.

GS4

GG1

[tomikawaTT]

Contrarian reporting, suh!

Kiso Forest Railway Baldwin 0-4-2T.  (So ugly it's cute!)

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

[Trainspotter]

Pennsy GG1's

UP 'Big Boy's'

CN/VIA Turbo's

GP9's

SD40-2's

British A4 'streaks'

British 'Deltics'

NYC J3a's

C&0 M1's

N&W 'Jawn Henry'

 

[Expresslane]

 

   Can't pick one. No order but what I like that comes to mind. The ALCO C628 in CNW green and yellow. They could pull anything hooked on to them. They rode like a three leged horse.

   F-7 , E-8 and SD40-2 are others I like. Don't know much about modern power.

[tarhawk]

C,B&Q E5, Just gorgeous. To my knowledge there has never been an HO scale C,B & Q E5 other than Hallmark Brass. Am I right?

ATSF F7's, tho overviewed I still love the warbonnet in passenger and freight paint jobs.

HR

[cr6479]

mines GP40-2 and SD40-2

[Anonymous]

Would have to be the RS-27, only 27 made and the remaining 2 left in the world came from the GBW to the Minnesota Commercial after the sale to the WC

[NS SD70M-2]

mines GP40-2 and SD40-2

Obviously conrail?

[CP5415]

Can't pick just one!

CPR SD40-2s, AC4400's, 2816 & .........

D&H PA's & SD45's & Geeps & .......

Santa Fe GP60's

Gordon

 

[cprted]

Pictures speak louder than words.

[Limitedclear]

What is your favorite Locomotive?

Mine is one of just 13 build by EMD in the late 1940's, Mass Centrals NW5 which old can still be seen working. But know is in Palmer,Ma being rebuild and reparted.

And how could forget about Lehigh & New England's FA-1's

My favorite locomotive is the one that I get from the roundhouse in running condition, with all parts correctly in place, with a good ruinning diesel engine, problem free traction motors and main generator and auxilliary generator, recently cleaned toilet facilities, working lights and radio, safe comfortable seats, a good AAR control stand, working A/C, good fitting doors and windows and round wheels and that pulls my train all day without issue, complaints or breaking down.

I think that about covers it...

LC 

 

[cr6479]

mines GP40-2 and SD40-2

Obviously conrail?

 yes C O N R A I L  all the way!!!

[J. Edgar]

 

 anything with a Keystone on the front

 followed by the PM 1225

 

[Snoq. Pass RR]

1. Alco RSD-4 #201.  Last RSD-4 in the world

2. Alco C420

3. Alco C415

4. Baldwin RS4-TC.  Gotta love Army locos

5/on. Any Alco Diesel