vote on your favorite wheel arangment
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Lets see C&O 614, OHCR (GTW) 6325, ATSF 3751, UP 844. the list can go on and on.
Must admit I didn’t vote. I may be an odd ball here but I have no favorite wheel arrangement. Any steam power is my favorite and I purchase my locomotives for the job they will portray and what the railroad I’m modeling used for their motive power. Regards, Ken
The purchase of an N scale Big Boy got me serious about this hobby.
The Northerns are the baddest group of steamers, bar none.
Members of this group consist of some of the all-around best steam locomotives. Balance of speed, power, and looks.
UP’s FEF-3
ATSF 2900 class
SP GS-4
C&O J3a
Reading T-1
NYC Niagra
N&W J
WM’s 4-8-4 Potomac, thats why its my sig pic![:D]
I’ll take a Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 anyday–my vote goes for the “Texas” type wheel arrangement. Of course, I am little biased with my opinion.
Look familiar?
I voted other. I prefer the smaller ones, 4-4-0, 4-6-0, and 2-8-0.
Enjoy
Paul
Signature block give ya any idea…
Agree, and those are the ones he left out! and add the 2-6-0 in that lineup as well.
Jay
Hey! [:0]That looks Reeeeeaaaallllyyyyyy familiar. Oh I know, thats my basement!!! HAHAHAHAHAAAA[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
2-8-2
Along with Eriediamond,I didn’t vote, as there wasn’t a selection for ALL ! I also have no particular favorite wheel arrangement, as steam was pretty much purpose-built , so I will say that I like them ALL, but I will say that the larger steamers are fascinating because of thier abundance of external mechanisms, and thier sheer SIZE[:0].How about thoes Erie Triplexes, now, that’s MASS[:D]!!!
How could you leave out the almighty HUDSON 4-6-4? Since that wasn’t on the poll, I voted for my favorite freight hauling arrangement, the Northern.
CB&Q S-4 Hudsons, 0-5 Northerns, and Great Northern S-4 Northerns rule!
I don’t have one myself. I love all steam, especially CPR’s.
But if I really had to pick one, I’d pick 4-4-4 Jubilee. Compact but able to do the job.
Gordon
Central Vemont’s 2-10-4, small, capable and has Elesco Feed Water Heater. Anyone know what the minimum HO radius is?
0-6-6-0 As in SD40
I can’t believe that 2-8-8-2 was omitted while 4-4-4-4 was included!
I still voted for the Mountain (4-8-2) because it’s something of an oddball, an inbreeding between the Pacific and the Mikado, which were the standard Passenger and Freight types. The 4-8-4’s proved more popular and perhaps more versatile, and thus came in many more flavors, especially when it comes to the sexy streamliners. I’m always partial to the fringe, hence my vote.
Of course, I do agree with clinchvalley on the 0-6-6-0, though I’d clarify it as an Alco RSD…
4-8-4+4-8-4 AD60 Garratt http://djhmodelloco.co.uk/acatalog/E168-rtr.jpg
