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Steam & Excursion > OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos?Date: 01/25/13 21:33 OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: wabash2800 I nominate Alco.
Date: 01/25/13 22:55 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: jmw Alco did build some fine machines. I submit the following Alco advertisements:
1. 1929 2. 1940 2. 1940 JMW http://waidephoto.smugmug.com/Trains    Date: 01/25/13 23:00 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: burlingtonjohn West Burlington.
Regards & everywhere west, Burlington John Date: 01/25/13 23:08 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: LIL_BUDDY HCP in Poznan. I am a little bias, though.
 Date: 01/25/13 23:29 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: jmw Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
Baldwin - 1. 1924 2. 1943 3. 1946 JMW http://waidephoto.smugmug.com/Trains    Date: 01/25/13 23:37 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: jmw Of course there is Lima...
Attached - 1944 ad. JMW http://waidephoto.smugmug.com/Trains Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/25/13 23:39 by jmw.  Date: 01/25/13 23:40 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: HeislerPower I would nominate ALCO as well. Generally clean, powerful looking, and well proportioned.
Taylor Posted from iPhone Date: 01/26/13 00:30 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: lwilton What is that surfacing submarine in the lower right of the red Baldwin ad image? It is certianly unique! Did any survive? Heck, were any actually built?
Date: 01/26/13 00:44 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: DPKrause I'm a bit biased toward the hometown road, but CP's MLW built Selkirks & Royal Hudsons looked pretty snappy...
Date: 01/26/13 01:38 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: Ardenwood I nominate SPS700. Haruo
 Date: 01/26/13 02:43 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: Evan_Werkema lwilton Wrote:
> What is that surfacing submarine in the lower > right of the red Baldwin ad image? That's a Pennsylvania Railroad Class T1 4-4-4-4 "duplex." > It is certianly unique! Raymond Loewy styling, which later inspired Baldwin's "shark nose" diesels. The question of whether the T1's help or hurt Baldwin's case for building the "best looking steam locos" would no doubt stir some lively debate... > Did any survive? Not a one - all were scrapped. > Heck, were any actually built? Fifty-two of them. http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,1587638 http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,1557088,1557096#1557096 http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,1313419,1313419#1313419 http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?3,443794,443794#443794 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kmkGSSaxMU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRR_T1 http://prrsteam.pennsyrr.com/prrt1.php Date: 01/26/13 03:37 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: Q4960 Norfolk & Western.
Roger Holmes Date: 01/26/13 05:21 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: PERichardson American Flyer
Date: 01/26/13 06:36 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: ddg I wish SANTA FE 2926 was done, I'd nominate it. (home road stuff) Maybe next year.
Date: 01/26/13 07:41 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: tomstp Beauty is strictly in the eye of the beholder, just like women.
There is not a Lima engine shown and yet they really did have some eye-appealing engines. Date: 01/26/13 08:41 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: wcamp1472 Re: Baldwin:
How many PRR GG1s did Baldwin build? Were they "Baldwin/GEs"? IMHO, the PRR GG1s are the BEST locomotives (Tops in appearance, engineering, durability, low maintenance, 120MPH --easy!, AND genuine dual-purpose!) built during that era --- bar none! As a Class, they became the highest (accumulated) mileage engines, ever built. in this country..... Wes. Date: 01/26/13 08:54 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: wabash2800 The bottle tender ruins it in my opinion.
Ardenwood Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I nominate SPS700. Haruo Date: 01/26/13 08:58 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: SNCSteve Hard to beat the Sierra Railroad No.3 built by Rogers!
Date: 01/26/13 09:27 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: LoggerHogger Here's my nomination.
Martin  Date: 01/26/13 09:37 Re: OK, So Who Built the Best Looking Steam Locos? Author: doesyourdogbite tomstp Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Beauty is strictly in the eye of the beholder, > just like women. > > There is not a Lima engine shown and yet they > really did have some eye-appealing engines. I agree with tomstp about beauty's subjective nature; but thanks to those who've posted some really great stuff to illustrate all the beauty of steam. |