What was the most beautiful?

Pennsy T-1 Duplex - hands down best looking (at least til they started leaving off the skirting). Runner-up - maybe the NYC Dreyfuss Hudsons for the 20th Century Limited - very pretty, but short on toughness. Gary Q

For me, the most beautiful engine is the german "18 201", but in its original green livery, not the current ugly red. Its almost the fastest steam engine in world.

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The GWR River class were IMO the best looking, closely followed by the Dean Singles.

Neither the Midland nor the GWR, nor any singles had much pulling power byt they were flyers.

IMHO, the best looking steam engine was the New Haven's I-5, seen here at speed, probably through Attleboro, on the 4-track main:

Paul A. Cutler III

Two I liked:

SP Daylight GS4 4-8-4 in the Shasta Daylight paint scheme. I rode on that train in the San Joaquin livery in the early 50's before they switched to E series locos. I've got the Bachmann Plus version of this (No. 4446). I sure would like someone to make a newer version of this (BLI, are you listening?) DCC is difficult to install in this model, and it is not a great runner in any case.

The LNER Class A-4 4-6-2, specifically NO. 4496 repainted as the Dwight D. Eisenhower in blue. I've the Bachmann Branch-Line Limited Edition version of this one. This model is terrific, though I've not torn it apart to install DCC. Also, since it is OO scale, the wheel flanges on the tender are LARGE, so there are some trouble on code 83 and smaller turnouts.

Ed

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The Prettiest looking: the colorful and ornate American 4-4-0's of the

Bruce

WOW! I think I have really opened a can of worms here. It's wonderful to hear of these "beauties" .... and to those who have posted links to pics a huge thankyou. If the others could dig up some pics and post links to them it would be brilliant ...... a picture may tell a thousand words (misquote actually, but that's another story) but the words have made me yearn for the pictures!

Cheers all and thanks heaps for the inspiration

Steve

Well since I grew up near the SP, I would say the MT class 4-8-2's were the most graceful and utilitarian. With their skyline casing they looked racy. I would vote next for the GS-4/5's in Daylight colors. Oh yes, I must include the later Cab-Forwards AC-7 thru 12, to see one of 'em racing heavy tonnage was quite a thrill, with all those 16 drivers and rods pumping up and down at speed.

John

PS: I no longer model the SP.............

Just wondering which Loco folks thought was the prettiest/toughest/best

Interesting questions. You'll get as many answers as there are respondents. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.

I really like the Pennsy L-1s and the 'Frisco "Russian Decapods'".

Everybody will have different opinions. Will be interesting to see what comes out.

Jim, I like those Frisco Russians alot too. I don't model the Frisco but I do have a Frisco Russian. Bruce

Steve, I have pictures of the locomotives I mentioned as well as the Frisco Russian Decapods that Jim likes a lot. I don't have links to web pages as I have the pictures stored on the disk drive. I'd be happy to email them to you if you don't mind picture files in your mail box. Some of my locomotive pictures have been sized and enhanced and make nice wall paper for the monitor screen but they can be rather large files. One is a beautiful color picture of a restored 4-6-0 blowing off some steam with some passenger cars at a station. The picture of the Russian Decapod is a great shot too definitely worth gracing the screen as a wallpaper. Bruce

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speed.....also

Salvé I think Whitelegg's 4-6-4 tanks on the Glasgow and South Western Railway are just so darned elegant (1918-22) they worked between Glasgow and Ayr, he also built some very similar engines for the L.T&S..Ry (London Tilbury and Southend Railway.)in 1912. The GSWR engines were express engines. Beowulf

Without question, the Southern Pacific GS series 4-8-4s in Daylight paint.

Second place tie to the New York Central Dreyfus styled Hudsons and Milwaukee Road Atlantics.

Ugliest, and coming from a SP fan you know this hurts, but it IS true: Cab Forwards. Mechanically fascinating and ingenious, but hideous!

Regards,

DAve

"Bruce Favinger"

Me to. Got my Frisco the other day. Soon to be un-Russianed by, among other things, changing the sand box, possibly the steam dome and a new cab from a Bachmann 2-8-0. The tender will be modified along the lines of the present GER 2-10-0s

If this works out successfully, then the two existing GER 2-10-0s will get the same treatment.

-- Cheers Roger T.

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Bruce, I would love them! If you could send them through in batches under 4 meg it would be a help

many thanks

Steve

Any pics John? they sound incredible!

Isn't memory a great gift? I am of an age where I "just" remember the smell of coal. I am totally certain those who grew up with it see it in a different light, but if I smell that smell, I recall simpler times.

Best wishes

Steve

It's fascinating already to see the responses! SO glad I asked!

Cheers and thanks

Steve

That Frisco Russian is one beautiful machine!

Steve