Ten Diesel/Electics you would save

You can't save what never existed.

The X-12 atomic locomotive was never built, not even mocked-up.  It was only a proposal.

Rusty

Big Liz?

I had to look that one up!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...a_Railroad_class_FF1

Pennsylvania E2B

Pennsylvania E3B

Pennsylvania E2C

Great Northern Z-1

Great Northern Y-1

Great Northern W-1

Virginian EL3A

Virginian EL2B

New Haven EP-3

New Haven EP-4

Stuart

CB&Q Silver King & Silver Queen

AT&SF 1 & 1A (Amos & Andy)

NH DL109 A-A

NH EP5

UP/SP E2A-B-B

Virginian Train Master

Milw FM C-Liner A-B-A

D&RGW Krauss-Maffei Diesel Hydraulic A-A

MoPac Baldwin "Baby Face" A-B

GE "750" A-B-B-A:  Experimental units.  Tested on the Erie and UP.

Rusty

Stuart posted:

Pennsylvania E2B

Pennsylvania E3B

Pennsylvania E2C

Great Northern Z-1

Great Northern Y-1

Great Northern W-1

Virginian EL3A

Virginian EL2B

New Haven EP-3

New Haven EP-4

Stuart

 

I'll see you and raise you a New Haven EF-3.

 Throw in a PRR BP60/BH50 and a BP20 A-B-A set too.

The GTELs of UP

Jawn Henry

M-1 of C&O

CNS&M 458

CNS&M 459

at least one of the CNS&M Pups

SDL39

Erie Built (milw road)

Rock Island AB6

F40C

RI Christine

Milwaukee rebuilt DL109

Milwaukee road homebuilt bulldog

1. EMD E7 A-B-B  Southern Pacific Daylight red/orange.
2. Alco-GE DL-109 A-A New Haven hunter green
3. Alco-GE FA2/FB2 A-B-B-A  Erie-Lackawanna
4. BLW DR6-6-20 Shark Nose  Pennsylvania Tuscan red whisker-stripe A-B-A
5. EMD E9 A-B-B  Union Pacific
6. EMD F7 A-B-B-A  Denver & Rio Grande Western "Bumblebee" 
7. EMD GP7  Missouri Pacific original colors  3 units
8. F-M  H24-66 Train Master  Southern Pacific red/grey  3 units
9. Alco-GE RS3  Delaware & Hudson blue/grey  3 units
10. Alco-GE PA1/PB1 A-B-A  Santa Fe

Since they affect people emotionally, I avoid contributing to "favorites" lists , but what can I say, I am having a weak spell, so, some folks like Fords and others like Chevys, but here it goes.  I am safely inside the Panhandle of Texas, too far away from everything, to be worried about any potential rock throwers who might want to punish me for excluding a favorite. 

I  took your use of the word "save" as meaning getting these engines when they were being retired and still in operating condition, and keeping them operable for excursion and other use, not for display.  Of course this roster is hopelessly huge for that purpose, and, when these locomotives could be had at scrap prices, there was absolutely no interest in preserving operating first-generation diesels, as there was a sufficient supply of steam locomotives for excursions.  But any of the locomotives on my list would certainly warm the hearts of railroad enthusiasts, and, somewhat, the public. for their colors if for nothing else.  New York Central did not make the cut.  The lightning stripe is dear to the hearts of fans in former NYC territory (and to me also), but, off line, they are somber.  The Pennsy shark noses were only included because of the unusual appearance of the carbody and the Baldwin diesels, as Brunswick green or Tuscan red aren't knockouts either, except to fans who remember the PRR fondly.

With the knowledge of what has transpired in the 50 years since the late 1960s, I would prune the roster to two which would have great visual appeal, the ability to be maintained, and 6,000 horsepower, the practical minimum to be able to handle a mainline passenger train of heavyweight cars without help:  The A-B-B SP E7's and the A-B-A Santa Fe PA1/PB1/PA1.

"not a diesel fan" but, AB-6, BL-2, PA, early E's...these all in Rock Island, MP, and black Rio Grande early livery, if available originally,  and earliest 1930's box cab version...that's all, folks.

Espee SD40T2, would like to see one restored to SP paint