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POLL: Your favourite diesel builder?
Posted by LRC_lover_9th on Oct-31-04, 11:10 AM EST

Result after a total of 48 votes

EMD 22 votes, 45% Vote for this choice GE 9 votes, 18% Vote for this choice Alco 11 votes, 22% Vote for this choice Baldwin 1 votes, 2% Vote for this choice FM 3 votes, 6% Vote for this choice Lima-Hamilton 2 votes, 4% Vote for this choice

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Your favourite diesel builder? [View All], LRC_lover_9th, 11:10 AM, Oct-31-04, (0) ALCO!, Jonatan, Oct-31-04, 11:14 AM, (1) RE: ALCO!, jay611, Oct-31-04, 01:33 PM, (5) RE: ALCO!, Erick_Cantu, Nov-01-04, 12:03 PM, (12) You forgot one...., smallspy, Oct-31-04, 11:56 AM, (2) Gotta Vote Baldwin, century242, Oct-31-04, 12:40 PM, (3) Duh, NewEnglandRailFan, Oct-31-04, 12:52 PM, (4) RE: Duh, SD70ACeRule, Oct-31-04, 07:35 PM, (7) RE: Duh, BN_9402, Nov-01-04, 08:00 PM, (16) You forgot Plymouth, stationmaster, Oct-31-04, 02:05 PM, (6) RE: You forgot Plymouth, NewEnglandRailFan, Oct-31-04, 07:36 PM, (8) RE: You forgot Plymouth, Macster, Oct-31-04, 08:01 PM, (9) RE: You forgot Plymouth, JonN, Oct-31-04, 08:46 PM, (10) Lima- they actually made a few!, loconut, Nov-01-04, 08:07 AM, (11) RE: Lima- they actually made a few!, CPR_Malice_96th, Nov-01-04, 01:54 PM, (13) ATSF, ssw, Nov-01-04, 05:43 PM, (14) RE: ATSF, Andy J, Nov-01-04, 07:40 PM, (15) RE: ATSF, Chessie SD50 8563, Nov-01-04, 09:15 PM, (17) Go EMD!, davidloco, Dec-16-04, 10:27 PM, (18) RE: Go EMD!, adamb, Dec-16-04, 10:51 PM, (19) RE: Go EMD!, ns_sd70m, Dec-16-04, 11:48 PM, (20) RE: Go EMD!, Mattaf, Dec-17-04, 04:50 AM, (21) RE: Go EMD!, ATF1224, Dec-17-04, 09:02 AM, (23) Guess?, Hack, Dec-17-04, 05:30 AM, (22) RE: Guess?, ssw, Dec-17-04, 09:13 AM, (25) Hurray for Schenectady!, NW_611, Dec-17-04, 09:06 AM, (24) RE: Hurray for Schenectady!, NewEnglandRailFan, Dec-17-04, 07:23 PM, (26)

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JonatanCharter Member · 2478 posts

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Alco, what else? RS1's, RS3's, Alco PA's. Gotta love them chugging prime movers, chugg-chugg-chugg./JonatanSteam rules!
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Erick_CantuMember since Jun-19-04 · 556 posts

RE: ALCO!

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NewEnglandRailFanMember since Jun-18-04 · 1522 posts

Duh

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Obviously the company that made the best two locomotives to roam this planet, the GP9 and the SD40-2
-Dave

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BN_9402Charter Member · 1343 posts

RE: Duh

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All the SD70ACe's aren't worth the time and effort GMD puts in them. In 5 years they'll all be at the scrapper. Their performance as of late is perhaps the worse I've seen with a new locomotive in many many years.Austin

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NewEnglandRailFanMember since Jun-18-04 · 1522 posts

RE: You forgot Plymouth

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>I don't model anything I can't lift. LMAO!
-Dave

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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 1358 posts

RE: You forgot Plymouth

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EMD overall, but in recent years their qulatative edge over GE has gone right down the crapper, as has their sales (who else here shares my belief that the SD70ACe is going to be a flop?).EMD's glory days are long gone . Jonathan Nikiforovs.
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loconutMember since Jul-1-04 · 11 posts

Lima- they actually made a few!

While my favorite diesel may be EMD's "F", my favorite diesel builder has to be Lima, since I was born about a country mile from them

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CPR_Malice_96thCharter Member · 4373 posts

RE: Lima- they actually made a few!

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Andy JMember since Aug-13-03 · 178 posts

RE: ATSF

Too Bad Norfolk & Western never built their own diesels like they did their steam, i.e. "Y", "A", "J" class locomotives, I bet they would have been incredible machines.For steam Norfolk and Western's Roanoke Shopsbut for diesels, I do love Alco's "RS" and "century" seriesEMD a close second
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Chessie SD50 8563Member since Aug-1-02 · 208 posts

RE: ATSF

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ns_sd70mMember since Jul-20-04 · 120 posts

RE: Go EMD!

Well, I can't decide. I used to be a hardcore EMD fan. Then, they launched that hideous deformity called the SD70ace. I'm starting to become a fan of the new GE locomotives, especially the ES40DCs that Norfolk Southern has. I saw some shots of them on railpictures.net and they look really sharp. I heard that they have a new V12 diesel engine that can produce as much power as the old FDL16s. I wonder what they would sound like. They would probably have to operate at a higher RPM than the old engines since they have 4 fewer cylinders, so I assume that they sing a higher-pitched tune.

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NW_611Member since Apr-8-03 · 995 posts

Hurray for Schenectady!

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I'm going with Alco. This is, of course, despite the facts that the six-axle Centuries were supposed to be lousy-riding and very fond of excessive maintenance. Seeing N&W 1135 at Roanoke makes it very easy to be fond of these cantankerous beasts. When one takes a look at the low-hood variants, there's nothing like the cab configuration of a C630 for visual appeal. Close to forty years later, neither EMD or GE have managed to make as nifty-looking a cab.And of course, the PA series reigns supreme among car body units.

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NewEnglandRailFanMember since Jun-18-04 · 1522 posts

RE: Hurray for Schenectady!

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I read a story in TRAINS Mag once by Steve Lee (the UP Steam guy) and he said that he rode in the first of three C636's on one train and one of the trailing units vibrated so much that it fell over on its side.Anyways, Just an ALCo note, they were the kings of the switcher though
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