Show off your favorite Locomotive

[TRAINNUT]

My personal favorite is this IT SW7, I bought it and after had realized somebody custom painted it. it gave me a lot of inspiration and I hope to make a custom myself

 

[Old 97]

Love it!!!!!

 

[Bruette]

This Lionel scale O locomotive was a birthday gift from my wife and it is my favorite!

 

[migalyto]

Tough choice, but I would have to go with my Scaletrains Dash9.

 

[CambriaArea51]

This CSX Pride in Service.

 

[Smudge617]

This would have to be mine, simply because it was the first full repaint I did.

 

[Rico]

 

[KriegslokBR52]

View attachment 185645My personal favorite is this IT SW7, I bought it and after had realized somebody custom painted it. it gave me a lot of inspiration and I hope to make a custom myself

Does that include real things, or just our models?

 

[CambriaArea51]

Does that include real things, or just our models?

I guess if you own the real thing it could. From what I get from the post is your favorite engine in a model form.

 

[Colbert]

 

[AemJaYstrains]

atm

All my Big Boys in different scales.
I have to do a family Picture of them.

 

[santafewillie]

My favorite are the "Ugly Ducklings", a string of CF7's.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

This is still work in progress, but from among American steam, nothing beats the Pennsy "Hippos" for me:

 

[RhB Michael]

The SudExpress Stadler Br.159 Euro Dual is probably my current favorite. It has extensive lighting options, servo-operated front and rear pans, operating cooling fans, and excellent sound. It is also a great running locomotive. Among the best I have.

 

[J.Albert]

Of course, the Milwaukee never really had any of these.
But Amtrak did, around 53 of them.
And I got to run every one...!

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Of course, the Milwaukee never really had any of these.
But Amtrak did, around 53 of them.
And I got to run every one...!
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What should have been if Milwaukee chiefs listened to General Electrics offer back in the 1960s. BTW AEM7 is one of my favorite electrics and i'll never forget seeing one for the first time. I was here on summer vacation back in 1986. We were riding in my dads car along New Havens exotic looking triangular catenary to see my aunt in Stamford, CT. This thing showed up with equally exotic set of Amfleet coaches heading southbound. What an experience for someone used to rather drab olive green coaches and green locomotives of communist Poland.

 

[jmupton2000]

Two favourites, firstly this Proto 2000 GP7 (actually, the combined parts of about three of them!) which was my first ever attempt at a kitbash/detail job of a specific locomotive, in this case the Espee group's solitary example of the type:

Secondly, the first new US HO loco I ever bought, a ever reliable Atlas Alco S3 which after decades of loyal service was treated last year to a makeover with detailing parts and a respray:

 

[TRAINNUT]

Wow this post got a lot of views. Sorry I haven’t been able to respond in a while

 

[TRAINNUT]

All these models look excellent, the time people take to make they’re equipment look nice is what I like about the hobby, the care, time and effort all take into affect on how a layout looks

 

[Toolbelt]

My favorite loco is still in the box (Rapido M-420), or at least I think it will compare favorably against my Athearn BB GP-50 from 1988? Still tuning up my inherited DC layout and cars, and once done, I intend to open that box and shortly after, get an NCE Power Cab system.