ugly trains

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

I must be honest, I've oddly enough taken a positive fancy to the 'streamlined' GWR engine, tempted to edit an image to improve it and post here..

 

[crazypoo]

(my apologies if this has been posted already)

The milwaukee road decided to put an f unit and a baggage car in a blender, this is what they got.

Admittedly, it doesn't look that ugly, just weird.

 

[ktain.ny]

What the hell??????

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

Sorry for spamming a little, but I must admit, it actually looks quite stylish!

 

[cressjl]

This one might have been super when it was new...

From Russia with love...

 

[jordon412]

Reminds me of New York Central's experimental jet-engine-powered RDC-3 #M-497, AKA 'Black Beetle'.

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[SuperSpeedMaglev]

I believe I heard NYC's one caused dangerous debry! I believe it was ballast and everything else light enough to become airbourne.. not just ugly(?), also a serious health and safety hazard! I persume the Russian counterpart suffered this too.

 

[NIARTcar]

Idk, these things always bothered me. Something about the cab windows being so tall it always looked like it took a hit from a low hanging tree. Couldn't imagine the noise these things made as being nice either.

Definitely not my favorite.

Pic credit goes to the author (Not me)

cheers

 

[pdkoester]

try switching that on a wye!

 

[bendorsey]

If you are referring to the PRR Centipede they were quite agile. Think of it as a 4-8-8-4 (wheel-wise). the 8-wheel bogeys in the center are not rigidly attached to the engine body. Rather each 8-wheel bogey is attached to a bolster along with one of the 4-wheel bogeys. The bolster is attached to the engine body usually half way between the 4-wheel and 8-wheel bogeys so each bogey can swivel. Its the same as multi-bogey traincars. If the wheels are 36 inches in diameter the longest ridged wheelbase is a little over 9 feet. Less then most consolidations. These could easily "snake" their way around wyes and through yard throats.

Ben

 

[littleshunter060]

Whatever this thing is. It's obviously some sort of small shunting locomotive, but it looks like it's having an identity crisis; it doesn't know whether it wants to be a diesel locomotive, a steam locomotive, or a farm tractor, so why not be all three?

So I don't get in trouble, here's the link: http://wikimapia.org/26942909/Abandoned-Steam-and-Diesel-Locomotives-and-a-Rail-Speeder

 

[jordon412]

That happens to be what looks like a Plymouth industrial switcher. Davesnow has made one, and there's a few reskins of it on the Download Station also. Here's a few pictures of some other Plymouth switchers, along with what may be the one Davesnow based his off of.

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[bendorsey]

I made 1 or 2 also.

Ben

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

The caboose looks quite different, in a good way for me... The remains of that switcher though... it feels like a ghost train that, despite being 'dead' could just come for you.. :O (Have I overdone it? :hehe

 

[santafe8643]

I'm actually quite surprised how people consider the high nosed GP30 ugly.

 

[MeowRailroad]

Was it posted earlier here? I don't get that as well, seeing as any GP30 is great. It certainly is different, but it is pretty cool.

 

[pdkoester]

I'm actually quite surprised how people consider the high nosed GP30 ugly.

Was it posted earlier here? I don't get that as well, seeing as any GP30 is great. It certainly is different, but it is pretty cool.

Looks nice to me, got that lump on the cab, too:

 

[CPRailSD40-2]

Some ugly Locos (and Cab Car)

 

[CPRailSD40-2]

The evil machine that ruins locomotives...

 

[sp9813]