G&E or EMD ?

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I went EMD !
I just think the GP-30 was the coolest[8D] looking engine out !

2

You didn’t mention Alcos, Baldwins or Fairbanks Morse. I like EMD F units and am also partial to GP-7s, and 9s. Also like Alco RS-1, 3 and 11s. I don’t have any GEs and probably should.

3

My breakdown is as follows

My Finalized UP Roster (1965)

2 Overland UP 3 Unit Gas Turbines
1 Overland UP 3 Unit Gas Turbines
2 Overland UP Turbine Tenders
1 Overland UP C855
1 Overland UP Alco C630
2 Kato GP-35’s

My Finalized Milw Roster

2 Overland Milwaukee Road Little Joes
2 Overland Milwaukee Road Steeple Cabs
2 Overland Milwaukee Road FP-45’s
1 Overland International Bay Window Caboose
1 Overland Rib Side Caboose
3 Atlas Milwaukee Road GP-40’s
1 Milwaukee Road Business Car Montana

1 Overland CP Rail M640

My Finalized UP Roster (2003)

2 Kato AC4400CW Flags
2 Kato AC4400CW Lightning
2 Kato SD40-2 Snoots
1 Kato SD40-2 United Way
4 Kato SD90MAC’s
2 Overland SD90MACH 8200-8201
3 Overland AC4400CW 6884,6886,6887
2 Kato CNW C44-9W
2 Kato UP C44-9W
2 Kato BNSF SD70MAC
2 Kato BN SD70MAC
1 Lionel UP Challenger 3985

On the order books

4 Atlas SOO LINE U30C’s
1 Overland SD45X 5740
3 Kato SD38-2’s US Steel
2 Undecorated SD38-2’s

4

Sorry to those who were offended by my “Racist” Poll it is now corrected!!!
[#oops]

5

I have mostly EMD on my layout. No G&E but I do have some GE locomotives as well[:o)][;)]

6

What is G&E? The locomotive builder is GE as in General Electric. Does G&E stand for General AND Electric?

7

No GE or EMD favorites for me!
I am an Alco-haulic![:D]

8

About 50/50 EMD and GE.

9

About 50/50 EMD and Alco. As for favorites: EMD: GP35/SD35/40/45. Alco: RS3’s.

10

[:p]

11

EMD by far!!!

Favorite models would be 1. F-units, and 2. SD70MAC’s.

I am also partial to some Alco’s and F-M’s, but I don’t roster any.

I’m dissappointed in EMD’s latest styling on the SD70ACe, though.[:(]

12

I’m an Alco fan but my favorite model is the GP38-2 and the SD45

13

Even though most of my fleet consists of EMD units, it’s slowly being taken over by Alco’s.
It may sound weird though, my favourite modern unit is GE’s AC4400.
My fave Classic era unit is still the PA & the most units on my layout are SD40-2’s

Gordon

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My favorite builder is ALCo, but most of my model locos are EMD.My only non-EMD locos are:
Athearn PA
AthearnU30C,Dash 9 44CW
Bachman Spectrum H-16-44,Athearn H-24-66
ALCO CSS&SB Little Joe( Hey, everybody needs to splurge once in a while)[:)]!
Athearn S12

15

G&E??? EMD???
Those them new fangled eeternal combusting die-ease-els. Nope, ain’t seeen or heerd em’ sincin we dun hung tha’ EMD feller frum da bridge at Blu Girt Swamp…

Actually my answer is none of the above. I don’t do diesels on the layout. I do own a few but they run only on the club layout. Three of the five are early ALCOS.

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Mostly Lima, with some Baldwins, Alcos, and Brooks thrown in for fun…

17

EMD

SD40

18

Boy, people here sure love the GE’s, eh? (tee hee) I went EMD because I like them more asthetically. My altime favorite is the GP9, though it doesn’t really fit my era and there are none on my layout. I do own one that I pull out and run for fun when no “real modelers” are looking.
Ron

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I’ve got more ALCO’s than anything else. I’ve got a UP FEF-3 4-8-4 and a UP 4-6-6-4 (on order). Then i’ve got a UP Baldwin 4-8-2, a UP Baldwin 0-6-0. The only diesel (for now) is an EMD [:D] SP SD7.

I can’t believe no one mentioned ALCO or Baldwin Steamers!

20

EMD

“F” Units all phases

GP-40 and -2s