ugly trains
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how on earth can the engineer see if there is someone in front of him like at a crossing when departing from a station with a nose that big especially when it comes to small children???The latest monstrosity to come out of China (with compliments from Japan?).
Properly set up safety systems. Essentially he doesn't need to.
No crossing on any routes CSR-HSR run on. Entirely grade-separated.
Platform-Edge doors on hi-level platforms. You can't get on the tracks.
There is also a different culture, people are more "smart" around trains.
peter
cascaderailroad
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Pretty sure that the tracks are all above, or below road crossings, and any child playing on a dedicated high speed rail mainline would be a gonner' anyway ... The GG1 hardly ever seriously kilt' anyone, and it had a totally obstructed cab FOV
nathanmallard
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Actually the view out of most US diesels in the 'road switcher' style can't be that great for seeing out of. I suppose it has to be that way to put a massive engine in it- we tried replacing all our 'road switcher' type diesels in Britain with the Class 17, which was easy to see out of but totally gutless and unreliable. They were gone in less than 5 years in some cases! They're too good looking to deserve a place on this thread though. On the other hand:
This looks like an overweight Pendolino.
These new Euro-plastic things Amtrak have ordered have all the character and charm of a second-hand Kia. The P42s may not have exactly been handsome, but they were a lot better than this.
Ditto for Freightliner's new electric locomotive (which probably won't visit the UK, I believe they're exclusively for its Polish operations, hence the lack of a TOPs number)
The NBL's Steam-Turbine-Electric locomotive looked pretty awful before rebuilding.
This looks like an overweight Pendolino.
These new Euro-plastic things Amtrak have ordered have all the character and charm of a second-hand Kia. The P42s may not have exactly been handsome, but they were a lot better than this.
Ditto for Freightliner's new electric locomotive (which probably won't visit the UK, I believe they're exclusively for its Polish operations, hence the lack of a TOPs number)
The NBL's Steam-Turbine-Electric locomotive looked pretty awful before rebuilding.
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Technically speaking, Amtrak didn't order any (although there is an option for them to do so) it was a number of individual states which ordered them for their state-funded Amtrak services.
peter
trainman7616
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I beg to differ on the SC44 Charger and the F125. I think they are amazing
MeowRailroad
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I have to agree with PDKoester on this. To me 844 and similar locomotives, at least in all black, are about as bland, generic, and unremarkable as the desert scenery they traveled through. It also looks top-heavy, and the deflectors are strange-looking. The grey schemes look decent, just because it looks special and dignified.
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Thanks for agreement, who carez if we are crazee....
cascaderailroad
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How to make an: "Train Ugly"
Note the "knuckled" fuel tank
Note the "knuckled" fuel tank
Kiantrain4014
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This thread is kinda depressing. For me NO train is ugly, every one is special and unique in their own way. Even if it's painted in a barf and brown. 
Although I do want to point out how the original TGV (aka fastest train in the world at its time) looks compared to other bullet trains. Ehhhhhmmm. Oh and the Genesis vs Classic F and E units. And F units vs Streamlined Train Sets...
Although I do want to point out how the original TGV (aka fastest train in the world at its time) looks compared to other bullet trains. Ehhhhhmmm. Oh and the Genesis vs Classic F and E units. And F units vs Streamlined Train Sets...cascaderailroad
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There are no ugly babies, in the eyes of an ugly mother
Colorado and Wyoming Rwy.
Interior - Locomotive Simulator Car, Weston, Colorado
A full locomotive control stand, and air brake training equipment can be seen.
A handsome piece of equipment idled by labor troubles, seen on the Colorado and Wyoming Railway west of Trinidad, Colorado in June 1987. The railroad was once part of the Colorado Fuel and Iron empire. Southern Colorado is fairly infamous for violence against organized labor (scroll down for area railroad history.) A condensed history of CF&I is here.
Colorado and Wyoming Rwy.
Interior - Locomotive Simulator Car, Weston, Colorado
A full locomotive control stand, and air brake training equipment can be seen.
A handsome piece of equipment idled by labor troubles, seen on the Colorado and Wyoming Railway west of Trinidad, Colorado in June 1987. The railroad was once part of the Colorado Fuel and Iron empire. Southern Colorado is fairly infamous for violence against organized labor (scroll down for area railroad history.) A condensed history of CF&I is here.
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santafe8643
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I would have to pick the new tier 4 SD70ACe. I'm sorry to all EMD fans but the nose could've been exactly the same as the regular SD70ACe and still be consider a Tier 4.
cascaderailroad
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Ouch !
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