DrivingPark
Spartan Cab Member
In no particular order:
North American steam, especially articulateds
EMD DD35/DD35A
GE U50/U50C
EMD BL2
Alco C855
North American steam, especially articulateds
EMD DD35/DD35A
GE U50/U50C
EMD BL2
Alco C855
Your Favorite Locomotive Type?
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whistlehead
Lurking
Hunslet 0-4-0st 2ft (24in, 610mm) gauge quarry locomotives, commonly known as the 'Alice' class. Gorgeous.
And the DHR 'B' class locos (also 2ft
), tough old workers.
And the DHR 'B' class locos (also 2ft
), tough old workers.
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applegathc
NoT tHe StAtUeS!
SD40-2. Hands down.
cam
cam
For Steam I love the UP 4-8-8-4 locomotives. I also really like the J-class used by Norfolk & Western...
Diesels, I like the Dash-9 and also the F59. Both are great, I do also like the P42 as well.
Electrics... I think you can guess, the AEM-7!
I also like the GG1.
Cheers,
~gary
Diesels, I like the Dash-9 and also the F59. Both are great, I do also like the P42 as well.
Electrics... I think you can guess, the AEM-7!
I also like the GG1.Cheers,
~gary
illinoiscentral
SARM Volunteer
I agree very much, Cam. I feel the SD-40 and Dash 2 version were the most revolutionary motive power of that era. This was an engine which BTW was very reliable and was seeling by the thousands. Just look at Burlington Northern, Union Pacific and Illinois Central, they all owned mass numbers of this model. People say the SD45 was good...it never sold like an SD40-2. In fact we still see Burlington Northern Santa Fe using them on mainline...long distance...trains, which goes to show 30 years later this engine still can dominate.SD40-2. Hands down.
cam
Cheers.
Steam: Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Atlantic Locomotive
Diesel: EMD GP7 without dynamic brakes
Electric: New York Central S-1 Electric
Austrian Steam: Golsdorf Locomotive 170
German Diesel: DB V200 (VW Minibus designed after it)
Also, don't forget the first-generation diesel switchers including Alco S-1s.
GWR Castle Class is my absolute favorite, GWR is my favorite railroad of them all (this is my favorite over any other except Seaboard Air Line is cool)
Diesel: EMD GP7 without dynamic brakes
Electric: New York Central S-1 Electric
Austrian Steam: Golsdorf Locomotive 170
German Diesel: DB V200 (VW Minibus designed after it)
Also, don't forget the first-generation diesel switchers including Alco S-1s.
GWR Castle Class is my absolute favorite, GWR is my favorite railroad of them all (this is my favorite over any other except Seaboard Air Line is cool)
American: F7a, Gp40-2, BQ23-7 SBD/CSX , B30-7 Chessie/Csx, U33B, U36C, sd40-2, sd60, sd50, sd75m, Dash 9-44CW, Fl-9, U25B, sd35, sd40 Phase 2C ( This looks like the later sd40-2.) The P32AC-DM.
British: Class 35 Hymek, Class 41 warship, class 42 warship, class 24-27 Sulzer/BRCW, Class 47, Class 52, D0280 Falcon, Class 22 Baby Warship, Class 14 & 15, Class 23 Baby Deltic, Class 28 Metrovick, Class 31, Class 37, All steam locos of the Western Region & The Electro Diesels ( class 73 & 74) and the NBL Electric Class 84. Class 101 DMU, The Class 124 Trans Pennine DMU.
All Southern Railway High hood Locomotives: sd40-2, Sd35, U23B, B30-7a1, B36-7, U33C, Sd24, Gp35, Gp40X, Gp49, Gp50, Sd45, The Phase 2C sd40's they owned. All these locos are my favorite HANDS DOWN!
British: Class 35 Hymek, Class 41 warship, class 42 warship, class 24-27 Sulzer/BRCW, Class 47, Class 52, D0280 Falcon, Class 22 Baby Warship, Class 14 & 15, Class 23 Baby Deltic, Class 28 Metrovick, Class 31, Class 37, All steam locos of the Western Region & The Electro Diesels ( class 73 & 74) and the NBL Electric Class 84. Class 101 DMU, The Class 124 Trans Pennine DMU.
All Southern Railway High hood Locomotives: sd40-2, Sd35, U23B, B30-7a1, B36-7, U33C, Sd24, Gp35, Gp40X, Gp49, Gp50, Sd45, The Phase 2C sd40's they owned. All these locos are my favorite HANDS DOWN!
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CincySouthernRwy
Trainz Jedi
Diesel: SD45 hands down, with SD24, SD9, and SD40-2 close behind.
Steam: Things with BIG boilers:
1. USRA Heavy engines (especially the 2-8-2),
2. everything C&O, Virginian, and Western Maryland,
3. Van Sweringen 2-8-4's,
4. L&HR's big 2-8-0's,
5. NYO&W's W-class 2-8-0's and
6. their Y-2 class 4-8-2's (similar to NYC L-2's), and
7. B&O's Big Six 2-10-2's.
Electric: Virginian's EL-3A boxcabs and EL-2B Streamliners. Milwaukee Road's Little Joes are starting to grow on me everytime I re-watch Tume's videos.
Steam: Things with BIG boilers:
1. USRA Heavy engines (especially the 2-8-2),
2. everything C&O, Virginian, and Western Maryland,
3. Van Sweringen 2-8-4's,
4. L&HR's big 2-8-0's,
5. NYO&W's W-class 2-8-0's and
6. their Y-2 class 4-8-2's (similar to NYC L-2's), and
7. B&O's Big Six 2-10-2's.
Electric: Virginian's EL-3A boxcabs and EL-2B Streamliners. Milwaukee Road's Little Joes are starting to grow on me everytime I re-watch Tume's videos.
3801nswrtm
Guest
easy for me
So easy to answer...... Not!!! So VR,TGR,SAR,WAGR,QR and NSWGR/SRA
So easy to answer...... Not!!! So VR,TGR,SAR,WAGR,QR and NSWGR/SRA
whistlehead
Lurking
Anything steam and 2ft gauge. And some 2ft diesels. And a few SG locos.
Favorite Locomotive: I Hardly have an idea
Anything you don't see every day! Atleast anymore...
(Never took a fancy towards Electrics)
Diesel:
1. C39-8 (Norfolk Southern Prototype)
2. C32-8 (Conrail Ballast Express Prototype)
3. SD24
4. SD40
5. ATSF F45
6. Clinchfield SD45-2
7. ATSF GP20
8. GP16 (One used to go through my hometown)
9. B32-8 (Burlington Northern Prototype)
10. SD40-2 (SOU/NS High Hood)
11. GP30
12. GP35
13. SD35
14. RS-32
15. Canadian Pacific M640 Prototype
16. Southern Pacific RSD-12
17. Pacific Harbor MP20C-3
18. Southern Railways GP38AC High Hood
19. GP50
20. B40-8
Steam:
1. 4-8-4 Northern
2. 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler (Narrowguage)
3. 2-8-2 Mikado (3ft and SG)
4. D&RGW K-37
5. 2-6-0 Mogul
6. 4-4-0 (Modern)
7. N&W Class A
8. Climax (That's one Steamer that can handle Hairpins)
9. 2-8-0 Consolodation
10. 2-10-0 Decopod (Not Russian)
Anything you don't see every day! Atleast anymore...
(Never took a fancy towards Electrics)
Diesel:
1. C39-8 (Norfolk Southern Prototype)
2. C32-8 (Conrail Ballast Express Prototype)
3. SD24
4. SD40
5. ATSF F45
6. Clinchfield SD45-2
7. ATSF GP20
8. GP16 (One used to go through my hometown)
9. B32-8 (Burlington Northern Prototype)
10. SD40-2 (SOU/NS High Hood)
11. GP30
12. GP35
13. SD35
14. RS-32
15. Canadian Pacific M640 Prototype
16. Southern Pacific RSD-12
17. Pacific Harbor MP20C-3
18. Southern Railways GP38AC High Hood
19. GP50
20. B40-8
Steam:
1. 4-8-4 Northern
2. 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler (Narrowguage)
3. 2-8-2 Mikado (3ft and SG)
4. D&RGW K-37
5. 2-6-0 Mogul
6. 4-4-0 (Modern)
7. N&W Class A
8. Climax (That's one Steamer that can handle Hairpins)
9. 2-8-0 Consolodation
10. 2-10-0 Decopod (Not Russian)
Favorite Locomotive: I Hardly have an idea
Anything you don't see every day! Atleast anymore...
(Never took a fancy towards Electrics)
Diesel:
1. C39-8 (Norfolk Southern Prototype)
2. C32-8 (Conrail Ballast Express Prototype)
3. SD24
4. SD40
5. ATSF F45
6. Clinchfield SD45-2
7. ATSF GP20
8. GP16 (One used to go through my hometown)
9. B32-8 (Burlington Northern Prototype)
10. SD40-2 (SOU/NS High Hood)
11. GP30
12. GP35
13. SD35
14. RS-32
15. Canadian Pacific M640 Prototype
16. Southern Pacific RSD-12
17. Pacific Harbor MP20C-3
18. Southern Railways GP38AC High Hood
19. GP50
20. B40-8
Steam:
1. 4-8-4 Northern
2. 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler (Narrowguage)
3. 2-8-2 Mikado (3ft and SG)
4. D&RGW K-37
5. 2-6-0 Mogul
6. 4-4-0 (Modern)
7. N&W Class A
8. Climax (That's one Steamer that can handle Hairpins)
9. 2-8-0 Consolodation
10. 2-10-0 Decopod (Not Russian)
Anything you don't see every day! Atleast anymore...
(Never took a fancy towards Electrics)
Diesel:
1. C39-8 (Norfolk Southern Prototype)
2. C32-8 (Conrail Ballast Express Prototype)
3. SD24
4. SD40
5. ATSF F45
6. Clinchfield SD45-2
7. ATSF GP20
8. GP16 (One used to go through my hometown)
9. B32-8 (Burlington Northern Prototype)
10. SD40-2 (SOU/NS High Hood)
11. GP30
12. GP35
13. SD35
14. RS-32
15. Canadian Pacific M640 Prototype
16. Southern Pacific RSD-12
17. Pacific Harbor MP20C-3
18. Southern Railways GP38AC High Hood
19. GP50
20. B40-8
Steam:
1. 4-8-4 Northern
2. 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler (Narrowguage)
3. 2-8-2 Mikado (3ft and SG)
4. D&RGW K-37
5. 2-6-0 Mogul
6. 4-4-0 (Modern)
7. N&W Class A
8. Climax (That's one Steamer that can handle Hairpins)
9. 2-8-0 Consolodation
10. 2-10-0 Decopod (Not Russian)
Lokostefan
New member
The German Steam Loko BR03 (or 003) sligtly 300 times built by Krupp, Borsig, Schwarzkopf and Henschel back then (from the 1930 to 1937) serving on schedule the fastest route in Europe(from Hamburg and Kiel in Germany to Denmark with a regulare traveling speed of 70 mph and a typical maximum speed of 80 mph)
Unfortunately there is only the Polish version (PKP_Pm2_11_MD.Bydgoszcz) available on the DS (loco FTP Location: (for FTP users)
/Restricted/trainz/TRAINZ01/locomotives/kuid_173943_600031.cdp
) and (tender FTP Location: (for FTP users)
/Restricted/trainz/TRAINZ01/locomotives/kuid_173943_600035.cdp) Neither available (no-where, not even for money) is the original German Version (1930 to 1937), nor the overhauled Version (1938 to 1948), nor the modified East German Version 1948 to 1979 (that later got refited on burning oil instead of coal), nor the modified West German Version (1948 to 1978) that in a limited qty got refited to get a Wagner Condenser inside an extended coal-tender to remake water from the loco's steam-exhaust.
Peter Kilanowsky made a great job in building the Polish Trainz Version of the German BR03 or 003, with two or three minor mistaikes on it, yet a beautifull result.
I literaly grew up with that real 003 steam Loco and planed to become a steam locomotive driver, just because of that loco. That dream exploded like a soap bubble, when West Germany seized to use steam locos in 1978 and East Germany followed to retire their steam locos in 1979, just a very few years too early to me.
Well, I own it as very precise scaled model.
And to get it at TRAINZ's DS was the only reason at all to me to get and to play TRAINZ.
With very best regards,
Lokostefan
Kiel
Germany
Unfortunately there is only the Polish version (PKP_Pm2_11_MD.Bydgoszcz) available on the DS (loco FTP Location: (for FTP users)
/Restricted/trainz/TRAINZ01/locomotives/kuid_173943_600031.cdp
) and (tender FTP Location: (for FTP users)
/Restricted/trainz/TRAINZ01/locomotives/kuid_173943_600035.cdp) Neither available (no-where, not even for money) is the original German Version (1930 to 1937), nor the overhauled Version (1938 to 1948), nor the modified East German Version 1948 to 1979 (that later got refited on burning oil instead of coal), nor the modified West German Version (1948 to 1978) that in a limited qty got refited to get a Wagner Condenser inside an extended coal-tender to remake water from the loco's steam-exhaust.
Peter Kilanowsky made a great job in building the Polish Trainz Version of the German BR03 or 003, with two or three minor mistaikes on it, yet a beautifull result.
I literaly grew up with that real 003 steam Loco and planed to become a steam locomotive driver, just because of that loco. That dream exploded like a soap bubble, when West Germany seized to use steam locos in 1978 and East Germany followed to retire their steam locos in 1979, just a very few years too early to me.
Well, I own it as very precise scaled model.
And to get it at TRAINZ's DS was the only reason at all to me to get and to play TRAINZ.
With very best regards,
Lokostefan
Kiel
Germany
Jimbiglion
261 Train Crew
When I was younger I like the SP 4449 Daylight
now the I like
DRGW 489 K-36
UP 844
SP4449
UP 3985
the MILW 261
CP empress that some day is coming to my home town
last and not less is the DMIR Yellowstone
now the I like
DRGW 489 K-36
UP 844
SP4449
UP 3985
the MILW 261
CP empress that some day is coming to my home town
last and not less is the DMIR Yellowstone