The Triplex is my absolute favorite. Such a unique engine!
Greg
I'm gonna vote for one of the black UP VL Challengers....although I truly like all the VL Challengers.
IMHO.....the overhang seems to look "tolerable" on 088 or 096....especially if you remove the smoke deflectors....so folks with medium size layouts and wide curves can run them with less "trouble". Regardless, the models themselves are just tip top.
I had forgotten about the Triplex - what a beauty it is! We have one in Gauge ONE that hasn't been operated yet - perhaps this spring. These MTH Large Scale models were among the first to offer Whistle Steam ahead of Lionel by a few years...
Another favorite is the JLC Allegheny
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Eries are creeping up on me, but it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say I'd chose Garret as the two spot.
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Or this "Tasmanian Devil"
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Originally Posted by c.sam:
I had forgotten about the Triplex - what a beauty it is! We have one in Gauge ONE that hasn't been operated yet - perhaps this spring. These MTH Large Scale models were among the first to offer Whistle Steam ahead of Lionel by a few years...
Another favorite is the JLC Allegheny
Sam,
The Gauge One Triplex is a beast of an engine, and seeing it with the whistle smoke is very cool. In my opinion, the JLC Allegheny is one of the MOST impressive steam engines I have ever seen. I have an MTH Premier one, but it does not compare at all.
Greg
You fella's must be kidding right, there aren't any articulateds besides this one
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would love to see a conventional sized Lionchief Plus 2-6-6-2 mallet
Gotta go with the AC-9!
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Great topic! Of my 15 locos, all are MTH Premier steam except one rectifier electric. of the larger ones I have, I have to say that the Erie Triplex is the most impressive even if it was never really put to the test because it used too much water and had more torque than the couplers of the day could handle. Others in my collection include:
Baldwin 4-6-6-2 M2 Challenger and the 0-8-8-0 Camelback (Would hate to be an engineer on that one!).
But the ones that I can spend hours watching, although they are not truly articulated are the Shays. That row of steam cylinders and the crankshaft churning away and driving all three trucks with a dozen or more log cars going up a steep grade is an engineer's dream.
Would love to get a Cab Forward though as it is so unique. I always wondered why there weren't more cab forward designs built as soon as oil fired boilers were available.
And maybe I will even get some track up (ceiling layout) to run them on this spring!
Originally Posted by Big Jim:
Sam! What the hill happened to your coupler and the cover plate?
Originally Posted by SJC:
It is hard for me to say I don't like any kind of train....
When MTH released the Y6b in their Railking Imperial line in 2005 or 2006 (or maybe 2007?), I was in love but, couldn't afford one at the time. MTH reissued the Imperial Y6B in 2010 and a healthy tax refund the following year and an offer that was too good to refuse for a brand new one from a great dealer came along as well.
While I try to stick to B&O, Chessie, etc, - the "local" stuff, I've always like the N&W's monster steam locomotives.
I also had a K-Line Allegheny with TMCC but sold it after the electronics blew up and a PS2 upgrade wasn't feasible at the time.
I also had a UP Challenger in HO. I recently tossed it, and other N and HO engines and cars in the trash. No more room to store itty bitty junk!
I like just about all articulated locomotives. I don't have a favorite, and never thought I would own one. Then a Forum member had one of the 2007 Y6b N&W for sale at a reasonable price about a year ago, and I bought it. I think the online catalog says last offered 2007, so it could be earlier as you say. I am very happy with it.
Count me on on the Garratts. I've got this ETS tinplate one, which is the only Garratt available in 0 gauge, but I'd sure love to have a scale model of an Australian or East African Garratt, or the brilliant streamlined Garratt built for Algeria.
Originally Posted by Adriatic:
Eries are creeping up on me, but it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say I'd chose Garret as the two spot.
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i love the SP AC-9, but I also need to give some love to the DM&IR Yellowstones like this beauty that still stands proud in Two Harbors, MN.
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That is a beauty..Has it been operational in the recent past?
Thank you.You saved me from taking pics and typing out a reply.There are those that maintain that the C&O Allegheny is in fact the most powerful steam locomotive ever built.NickOriginally Posted by c.sam:
I had forgotten about the Triplex - what a beauty it is! We have one in Gauge ONE that hasn't been operated yet - perhaps this spring. These MTH Large Scale models were among the first to offer Whistle Steam ahead of Lionel by a few years...
Another favorite is the JLC Allegheny
One old articulated I always liked was the Kitson-Meyer. They were British exports usually found around the far-flung corners of the world. There are still a few around on display or rusting away in Chile where they ran on the mountain nitrate railways.
Here's some info: http://www.kitson-meyer.com/karamoja.html
Here's a model video using two LGB chassis : http://youtu.be/1b-CAwGoR5o
Note the original has the cylinders facing opposite directions, and has an 0-8-6-0 wheel arrangement. Keep that in your mental bank for " it ain't prototype" conversations. 
Originally Posted by Adriatic:
Eries are creeping up on me, but it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say I'd chose Garret as the two spot.
My Lgb/Aster South African "garratt"
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
One of my favorite articulated locomotives, Northern Pacific Z-8
I couldn't agree more, just a beautiful locomotive. This one looks outstanding with the weathering.
Originally Posted by BigBoy4014:
That is a beauty..Has it been operational in the recent past?
I believe this locomotive was cleaned up and re-painted quite recently. Its twin is in the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth MN. I believe they were retired in the late 50s / early 60s. None have been restored to operation as far as I know.
You are correct Firewood. Neither have been restored to operation, but both are well cared for. The one in the museum his been elevated just off the rails and the drivers are electrically driven a few times each hour to show the movement of the running gear in operation.
There is a third Yellowstone that sits by a park in Proctor MN, but it has been stripped down and is a pretty sad sight. Luckily I am able to see all 3 each time a make my trip to Duluth each year.
My favorite Malley. Certainly not the biggest but has a rich history of operating for over 40 years (1908-1952). How many articulateds lasted that long in service? Operated first with the Denver & Salt Lake and then with the D&RGW. Operated over Colorado's 11,600 foot Rollins Pass (4% grades and winter snow over 30 feet) and later through the 6 mile long Moffat Tunnel at 9,000 feet.
Unfortunately, none were saved from the torch. One wrecked engine (#210), however, still lays up on Rollins Pass.
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