what's your favorite standard gauge locomotives

Mine are all old ones-the  1835E, 318,  and lesser ones, two #8s, a 38  plus an Ives 3236 and an Ives/Lionel 3236. Love them all.

My top 3 Lionel steamers:

1: 400e

2: 392e

3: 390e

My top 3 Lionel electrics:

1: 408e

2: 402e

3: 381e

My favorite non-Lionel:

JAD Hiawatha

SOmething about this one that i just LOVE

The Boucher #2500. Beautiful locomotive! 

Favorite Prewar Std Steams: 390E and 400E.

Favorite Prewar Std Electrics: 380 and 318

Favorite Non Lionel Std: McCoy Cascade E2, and CMT Erie Camelback.

Right now a "8" as it is the only one that I have. (Redone by "Pete in Kansas".
More will come but the money must come first.

LIonel/MTH Electrics:

1.  408E

2.  381E

Lionel/MTH Steam:

1.  392E

Boucher 4-6-2

Ives 1134

Lionel 6

Lionel 408

The 2-6-6-2 somebody custom built

600E Liberty Lines 4-6-4

The gunmetal 9E.

Rusty

1) I love the MTH/Ives National Limited Set.

I also like to run it with the Ives Circus Cars

2) I like the new Lionel Corporation's (MTH)  4-4-0's. Be patient with the video the standard train will pass by as well (5 rail track)

3)Someone brought up the Pipers...yes I like those as well.

4)After the above three, then I like my 400E's.

Scott Smith

My favorite is my all black 384 original prewar.  A sweeter honey has never graced three rails.  I feel honored to watch her pull anything that is put behind her, with that flair that displays in the finest fashion my favorite of artistic expressions, which is, simple elegance.  Going on ninety years of class and sass.  That's my favorite, my all black 384.