Welcome back, swinstandley.
David
I have the 312 as well. Got it for Christmas way back when. For years, I had it in storage, but I revived it in 2010 with some serious repair work.
Rich
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I also have an American Flyer Baldwin diesel, 355, a CNW VO-1000.
This one took some very serious restoration to replace broken parts as well as a new motor.
Rich
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glade to see you got it back out , beautiful loco thank you for the picks Rich.
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My favorites are the 119 and 60 at the Golden Spike National Park. That and the Southern Pacific 4449 in the Freedom Train Colors
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welcome to the forum Nate119 and thanks for the post
Nate119. Welcome on board.
David
That’s a tough one! I prefer middle aged steam. Locomotives smaller than a USA Mikado (especially of the Nickel Plate variety) but bigger than most Atlantics. Here’s a Norfolk and Western class V-1 4-6-0 that’s a good example.
N&W G1’s also have a style I like:
As do their W2’s, both 2-8-0’s:
But there is one just a wee bit bigger that I have to give top honors to:
The original “Beauty and the Beast” loco, the N&W Y6b.
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My favorites are the Milwaukee Road electrics…or the Great Northern boxcab electrics…or the New Haven boxcab electrics…
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My favorite real locomotive has to be the SD70ACe-T4, but the SD90MAC-H2 always fascinated me as well. My favorite vintage toy train is my 1946 American Flyer 310 Pacific, which I completely rebuilt from a poorly running state. Since its a '46 it has Pennsylvania tender lettering instead of American Flyer with a PRR herald, which gives it some more charm. Lastly my favorite scale locomotive is my Bachmann HO Scale NCTD Charger (and matching Rapido BiLevels). I am a big fan of the Coaster here in San Diego and I really love seeing it get some attention.
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Here they are for you all! I forgot to mention I also have a display model of the SD70ACe-T4. Quite cool.
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This is grate thank you all for the picks , and all the responses.
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Here is my favorite HO scale locomotive, a Bachmann Spectrum 2-6-6-2. It was only my second Ho scale loco purchase back in 2004. No sound, but I have been threatening for years to add a sound decoder.
My second favorite is what I call The Beast, a BLI 2-8-4 with sound. This monster has to be almost as heavy as the real one.
Rich
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NICE! I like thank you Rich
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mine is in the image, though I’m not sure what it is…
This is me in the mid-nineties, working on the Poppy Line in Norfolk, UK… We were a team of three - a driver called George, a fireman called Andy, and then me just doing whatever I was told (all the cleaning!).
My grandmother, in her eighties here, was lifted onto the footplate and we did the journey with her there - she was full of wonder. It was very special.
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another image, possibly the same locomotive - proudly showing off my filthy, diesel-and-soot-coated hands
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The North Norfolk Line (The Poppy Line) is still going strong.
North Norfolk Railway – The Poppy Line
David
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they possibly even have the same locomotives then! I loved it, I spent two summers there, climbing over trains!
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Yes. The memories of a time gone still live.
David
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thank you CFox for sharing those memories, there are wonderful.
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