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Favorite regular train service in world today Via Rail Canadian
Favorite trains from Pre Amtrak era Super Chief, and Empire Builder.
Favorite excursion train today I wish I could ride American Orient Express.
Favorite train outside North America Indian/Pacific Express.
Train I would like to ride outside North America Blue Train
Favorite Passenger Train - CP’s Canadian
Favorite Freight - NE87
The 4-6-6-4 chalanger pulling a long consist of pasanger cars to the chyane fronteer days sometimes up to 22 cars glenn-bob
Hogwarts Express
San Joaquin Daylight[:)]!
CNW 400
C & O George Washington
N & W Powhattan Arrow
GNER Flying Scottsman
DB ICE
Great Northern Railway’s 1955 Empire Builder.
Currently operating: SP&S 700 4-8-4 (a very overlooked locomotive)
CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr.
GN #27 and #28-combined Western Star-Fast Mail-a very interesting
model subject with a lot of variety.
The Crescent. Sheer beauty under steam… even if the locomotive paint scheme WAS stolen from the LNER. Absolute beauty under diesel… all “A” units, nary a “B” unit ever seen.
And it’s still running!
Erik
Love modern EMD and GE power on the Union Pacific, as well as tried and true twenty cylender SD45s on the Montana Rail Link, push’n trains up Mulan Pass, and up thru Mullan Tunnel.
Did you know that in regular service, a locomotives air filter lasts about a year… But with all the trips thru the long Mullan Tunel the helpers must go thru 3 0r 4 times a day, air filters barely last a week! Now THATS railroading!!![font=Arial Black][/font=Ari
I’d have to say the former B&O’s “Royal Blue” between Washington and New York (Jersey City). Lunch in the dining car was always a special treat as a boy.
The steam powered Union Pacific’s Idahoan.
Well, having ridden on it most recently, the honor goes to Conway Scenic’s Notch Train, from North Conway up (and I do mean up) into Crawford Notch is the best. As for “working” or real trains, TH&B/CP/PC (Amtrak) 385-386/later 182-183 were railfan delights since a fan could go up front and watch right next to the engineer at work. They weren’t good for conversation, as they were busy, but it was as close to a cab ride as I’ll ever get, unless I really get lucky. The late David P. Morgan had an affinity for RDCs that I didn’t appreciate until I rode on the “To Hamilton & Back.” I MISS that train. On it’s last trip VIA assigned the very first RDC, 6210 ( ex Budd 2935) to the train, which was full for the last run to Toronto. Recommended reading:" In the Shadow of Giants "(either edition) By Norman S. Helm, a look at a fine big/little railway.
Santa fe Super cheif!!!
GN-Rick; You’re sure right about SP&S 700 being overlooked. I’ve been to the Brooklyn Roundhouse a few times between '90 and this last June. Fantastic machine. It always disappoints me how few people outside the railroad community even know it exists.
To answer the question though; My favorite train would be an SP Daylight pulled by a Lima-built GS locomotive.
- The California Zephyr
- The North Coast Limited
3)The Powhatan Arrow
Too bad I am too young to have ever ridden those
My favorite would be the royal blue B&O.
Also those 2-6-2’s
My favourite train is the Orient Express around 1912, ultimately before World War 1. Pulled by one of the famous Austrian 2-6-4 express locomotives and consisting only of six axeled wooden luxury cars, made of finest teak and mahagoni. This was almost a royal train
CZ, then RGZ Also Super Chief