I myself am not a UB fan, nor do I care for the way switcher engines look -though they do have a job to do and are necessary. I don’t really like the looks of the early Dash units either… If I don’t like the way an engine looks, forget it!.
trainluver1
The GEVO’s are the ugliest things on rails to date. I was also never a big fan of 44 Tonners and 60 Tonners. The U boats aren’t that pleasing either. Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of GE’s, just not those. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ugly EMD though (though I HATE the way some shortlines chop the noses on their GP9s! And then they call them “GP9Ms”, and as we all know “M” stands for EMD Wide Cab! Makes no sense…).
Almost forgot, GP30s are BUTT UGLY!!!
The CP 2-10-4. And the Royal Husdon. It reminds me of a flancy flashlight.
The EMD GP-20. All early geeps need that high nose. Awful without it.
The EMD SD-70ACe. These modern diesels are getting uglier and uglier.
Lot of people dislike the appearance of the BL-2. Not me. That thing is awesome!
All diesels since the F3’s are ugly. They never made a steamer I didn’t like.
BB (an ole phart)
Aggro, don’t make me come over there!
Even though the Garratt is one of the two locos I can recall ever seeing in actual ops, I always thought that curved end to the tenders was butt-ugly. Sheesh.
Also, and I really don’t want anyone to come over here, but is it the Challenger that has that absurd truck and pilot sticking way out in front? Whichever loco that is,…what’s up with that?!
H-12-44s and MK5000Cs.
Other than the early Baldwin & FM switchers (boxes on wheels) I always thought the BL2 and hunch back GP30 were the ugliest - and then I saw the first Whales and SD70s. I had to redefine what utilitarian ugly was.
Thinking about earlier units I guess I never really liked the low nose RS11? Alligators, and the early sloped low nose GPs - even worse if they were cropped to be that way.
(1) Western Pacific sucessfully mucked up the steller profile on it’s Lima built GS-6s by applying elephant ear smoke deflectors.
(3) Any current EMD or GE, due to the unmigated ugly factor.
(4) Answer #3 applies to include any plug ugly displaying the current BNSF paint scheme
Here’s my pick,
Pennsy GG1 and the BL2 First trys don’t do so well some times.
BL2’s
French electrics that look like old winnabago RV’s
Those RDC’s with the weird cabs built on to them
several Foreign (non North american) equipment
Engines with overly-long noses ( SD40 snoots, Alco PA’s, The RSD15
Regarding looks: I’m an ex-hot rodder and like machines that look tough and fast.
The GE Genesis series, to me are UGLY and WIMPY! The body is “plain jane”. The front of these units, with that slanted nose and tiny windshields resembles the robot’s faces in "Star Wars-The Phantom Menace! Took a "lonnnnng while for them to grow on me! I had gotten used to the cool yet tough looking body styles of the F40, P30, and SDP40fs as these babies “looked” tough and powerful.
GE U-Boats and Dash 7s are, IMHO, very cool and rugged looking. A poster once said that U-Boat cabs “sort of” resembled the old comic book version of *** Tracy, always looked mean!
The BL2 is defintly no beauty queen. Neither are EMD switchers…all of them!
The Krauss Maffiei’s are also good candidates for the “Yuckster” list.
I think Metras MP36 are the ugleyste engines I have seen in person.
Definitely the GE 44 tonners, though I like the tiny 25 ton industrial locos, but I absolutely do not like any of the british steamers or modern european electric or diesels… just never thought they had the rugged looks of an EMD or GE loco here in the states.
Anything EMD made for freight after the first generation just doesn’t sit well with me. I do like their new F-59PHIs and DE locomotives. EMD’s switchers were never anything to show off either in my oppinion.
GE has had a better run looks wise, I do think, but wow if the U6B wasn’t one of the ugliest things to ever pound rails.
Baldwin’s VO series switchers were some beautiful machines, but by the time they’d turned into the S12 and S8 they had lost almost all of their charm.
~METRO
most diesels , steam locos with a tank instead of a tender (yes , including Thomas)
How can you call 44 tonners ugly!!![:O]
My picks: U boats, GP 30, any steamers with the cab sitting on the middle of the boiler (yuch [xx(]) and those plymoth switchers.
DIESELS! [:o)]
Just kidding! There are one or two diesels that look okay.
GE U23BQ. Ugly. I’d be embarassed to run one.