Your favorite Locomotive.

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Inspired by my “Whats your favorite Railroad” topic so I came up with this, so your imput is certantly welcome. Any way heres mine[:)]

Santa Fe’s SD40-2’s
Rio Grandes SD45’s
Norfork Southern’s SD70 MACS
ALCO RSD-15
ALCO PA
GE Dash 8-40B
GE Dash 7-23B
and for the steam…
SF 3751
SSW 819
NW 611
Frisco 1522
UP 844
SP 4449
and…
SP/T&NO 786

Look forward to hereing your favorites so enjoy.[:)]
Absolute favorites shown in red.
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Trainsets:
ICE 3, Eurostar, TGV/Thalys

Passenger:
GE P42DC

Freight:
Dash-9

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I would have to say any ALCo C-630 (not C-630M) riding on Hi-AD trucks, that is one mean lookin’ loco! [:D][;)] And like you Bryan, I am a big fan of the Frisco 1522, but then again I am a St. Louis resident, so its only natural. And I, along with others, was greatly saddened when high insurance rates caused the indefinate shut down of the 1522 program. [:(][V]

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I like the old Chessie SD-45 and GP-40.

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CPR’s SD90’s!

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Any F45 or FP45 or SD45 or SDP45, or any of the E’s from E8 to E9 or the F’s from F3 to F9 and the
FL9 and all FP older variations. Some of the roads SD7 and 9 are ok as well. I like the older stuff better than the new…they had more character than the new ones.

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My favorite locos[:)][:p]
ARR GP38-2 #2002
ARR GP40-2 #'s 3009 - 3011
ARR GP49 # 2801- 2809
ARR SD70MAC # 4011
Why? Because i see the more often. Also:
BNSF Dash9 #4723
BNSF GP38-2 # 2081
BNSF SD40-2 # 8010.
Why? I’ll let you guess.
(They all have something in common[;)])

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ALCO RS - 1
ALCO RS - 2
ALCO RS - 3

and most any other ALCO

No such thing as a good G E

Cotton Belt 819
Frisco 1522
Frisco 4524
S. P. 4449
U. P. 3985
U. P. 844

Anything (but a GE) in Black Widow scheme

If it steams and has drivers – I like it (some of the old steam tractors are pretty cool, I mean hot)

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obviously the [;)]big boy
milwaukee road 261 4-8-4
[red]northern pacific 328 2-8-0
soo line 353 0-6-0
deutsche bundesbahn 50,01,52,44 class steam locomotives
big boy

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Diesel: EMD 645-powered switchers with the high cab, SD45’s, U34CH, All three versions of the Alco flatnose (PA, FA, DL500C)
Electric: E44, Little Joe
Steam, NKP Berkshire, IHB U4-b 0-8-0 (the 3-cylinder monster)

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Norfolk and Western 611-J
Power and beauty all in one great package
stay safe
joe

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Clinchfield RR F-7 sets
Southern RR E sets
Norfolk & Westerns J Class

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modern locomotives (for I have yet to see old ones in action)

The 30 Conrail (now 16NS and 14CSX) SD 80 MACs
and of coarse those NS D9-40CWs

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Oh, come on.
Steam:
CNW 1385
AD60 Garratt, particularly the models that I’ll build
GMA/M garratt, especially the models that I’m building [:D]

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Hmmmmm.I guess my favorite is the stuff that goes past the Kirkwood Missouri Train Station on a Daily Basis, AC4400CW, SD9043MAC (Rough Riders), SD70M’s, SD40-2’s and of course, AC6000CW…see the photos on my under-recounstruction webpage…www,geocities.com/kirkwoodup4000..........My the Alton and Southern Live forever and buy out UP! :wink:

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*may

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Well, lets see if I can put this in some kind of order.

Steam

SP4449
UP844 & 3985
SP Cab Forwards

Diesel (1st generation )

RS-3 & 11
RSD-4/5 & 15 alligator
GP/SD-9
E - units
All UP turbines

Diesel ( 2nd generation )

SD40-2
all ALCo Century’s
SW-1500
GP-60M

Diesel ( 3rd generation )

SD-70M
AC-4400

that ought to just about cover it.[:D]

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Hi. My favorite diesel locomotive would be the CSX SD70MACs. My favorite steam locomotive is the Union Pacific 3985 and Southern Pacific 4449.

Willy

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My favorite locomotive have to be any product of the Illinois Central’s Paducah shop. More importantlty the SW-14 and the GP-11. Both are really neat. I would also have to say any steam locomotive that is still running around.

Brad

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Santa Fe’s Alco PA-1