Favorite Engine????

I'm a sucker for early diesel switchers, especially some of the "high hood" models like the Raymond Loewy designed Fairbanks-Morse H10. They were done up in some really great liveries. Underappreciated.

 

Also old streetcars and related utility cars.

 

The Big Boys are cool and all with all that smoke and articulation, but I'd rather have a fleet of the little guys.  

Any EMD F unit.

My favorites are F3's and F7's. The railroads really had some nice paint schemes and the F units really showed them off.

Modern diesels, not sure I can pick a favorite there? However, I have an MTH RK Scale Interstate Alco RS-3 that I am becoming quite fond of, it is gaining ground on the modern ones. It's not real detailed and the smoke unit is a bit lacking (only has one element, not two as most MTH engines), but it has good sound and runs very well and the paint scheme is really nice. If they make a Premier or Legacy version I will definitely be looking into upgrading.

Steam   NYC Hudson Plain black spoke wheels regular tender

Diesel    SD40-2

Toss up for the VL Bigboy and the VL coal fired Challenger.  Love em both and side by side like the Ol Milwaukee commercial, "It doesn't get any better then this".

I may be stirring the pot on this one but it is a tossup between my Visionline Big Boy and my Daylight Cab Forward!

 

-Pete

I have vl bigboy Hudson challenger cp rail and ge evo and my favorite is my diecast Union pacific es44 . If I had my Santa fe 2-10-10-2 still it  be my favorite .

My favorite is the EMD SD70ACE. It is a beautiful engine

My favorite engine is this Amtrak F40PH

     When my three children were young we took a lot of trips from Dearborn, MI to Chicago and this was the engine. We also did trips to Grandmas house, on the Amtrak to Grand Junction, Colorado. Not a F40PH. Then rented a car for the rest of the ride to Ouray. We did this for about sixteen years.

      We always went by coach, one night sleeping in our seats.

This is a K-Line with Lionel Cab #1. Still runs great.

KCS Erie Built A-B set

 

 

To me there's a toss up 

Post War steam my 736 hands down 

Diesel my 2359 B&M GP-9

Modern would have to me my PA1 & PB1 

In diesels, it's the GE AC6000CW. 

In steam, it's a toss up between the SP 4449, N&W 611, and NKP 765.

Of my models, it my MTH P&LE GP7.

 

I'd go with the Grand Trunk Western 4-8-4 U4b Streamlined Northern in brass by Weaver Models posted earlier on this forum by forum member richtrow by someone who asked a similar question: https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...own-one-steam-engine

Tie between UP 844 and NKP 765

My favorite is the H-9 2-8-0 Consolidation. I'm also a big fan of the Western Maryland's I2 Decapod and J1 Potomac's - just waiting for them to be made in O scale! 

Wow, great question, but tough to choose.  In steam, the new legacy bekshire.  In desiel, Alco PA's, especially  Erie Lackawanna.

I love watching the steamers, but my favorite will always be the Santa Fe F3 AB

Are you talking model or real life?

While I have a real affinity for SP 4449, it's gotta be this:

I have four of these, ET&WNC ten-wheelers in On30

And I've seen the only existing one left, # 12 in Blowing Rock, NC: