Whats you favorite looking f3

When I was little (4 or 5 years old), my uncle had several sets of Lionel F3's, all Santa Fe.  I always referred to them as "Santa Fe's" not F3's.  I thought that Santa Fe was the only railroad that had these locomotives.  Every other railroad was just a fantasy scheme.  A Baltimore & Ohio F3 was a Baltimore & Ohio Santa Fe to me.  I was devastated when I found out that other roads actually owned these units.  I think I was more upset about the Santa Fe news than I was about the Santa Clause news.

Tom

Where's the Western Pacific? Seriously, I like all of them. I may need to start a collection.

How about these?

I found the pics on the web. The New Haven seems to have a NYC B unit behind it! Very cool!

I love the NH paint job.  Awesome 

Williams WP

VistaDomeScott posted:

Williams WP

Hello VisaDomeScott.....

That is a good looking F-3, the orange and silver colors look good together !!  I have the Williams blue and silver blue bonnet Santa Fe F-3's and seems like the silver always looks good on those F-3's.

"Be happy because of the hope you have.  Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time". Romans 12:12 ERV (Easy to Read Version)

Tiffany

George S posted:

I found the pics on the web. The New Haven seems to have a NYC B unit behind it! Very cool!

That's another FL9 painted up NYC.  Both units belong to CDOT (Connecticut Department of Transportation.)

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

George S posted:

I found the pics on the web. The New Haven seems to have a NYC B unit behind it! Very cool!

That's another FL9 painted up NYC.  Both units belong to CDOT (Connecticut Department of Transportation.)

Rusty

Thanks Rusty! If you look up FL9 in Wikipedia, that pic comes up.

It's difficult for me to tell the difference visually between many F units. All the reference material I read speaks mostly to horsepower and electronic control differences. As I understand, the FL9 was the end of the F series run and was an electro diesel capable of electric operation from a third rail.

George

Tiffany posted:

VistaDomeScott posted:

Williams WP

Hello VisaDomeScott.....

That is a good looking F-3, the orange and silver colors look good together !!  I have the Williams blue and silver blue bonnet Santa Fe F-3's and seems like the silver always looks good on those F-3's.

"Be happy because of the hope you have.  Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time". Romans 12:12 ERV (Easy to Read Version)

Tiffany

Tiffany

I totally agree with you on the Silver.  It really is a great looking paint job.  These pull a Lionel traditional 15" set of CZ cars.  I really didnt appreciate this locomotive paint until I had it at home and have loved these engines.

I was tempted by those ATSF units a few times... beautiful also!

Scott

banelson posted:

I love the NH paint job.  Awesome 

Apparently Lionel modeled at least two New Haven paint jobs in the F3. The black and orange is an archive release that I really like, but don't own. The original colors were silver with black and orange highlights.

George

gnnpnut posted:

 

 

Anyone know if this NP paint scheme was ever done in O gauge? Notice the dark colored cab with the lighter green wide stripe on the side, with a yellow 'war bonnet' front.

George

George S posted:

gnnpnut posted:

 

 

Anyone know if this NP paint scheme was ever done in O gauge? Notice the dark colored cab with the lighter green wide stripe on the side, with a yellow 'war bonnet' front.

George

It's not called a "warbonnet." It's usually referred to as a "pine tree."  This was the original EMD designed paint scheme before it was replaced by the Raymond Loewy two tone green around 1954.

I don't believe it has been offered in O.

Rusty

Rusty Traque posted:

George S posted:

gnnpnut posted:

 

 

Anyone know if this NP paint scheme was ever done in O gauge? Notice the dark colored cab with the lighter green wide stripe on the side, with a yellow 'war bonnet' front.

George

It's not called a "warbonnet." It's usually referred to as a "pine tree."  This was the original EMD designed paint scheme before it was replaced by the Raymond Loewy two tone green around 1954.

I don't believe it has been offered in O.

Rusty

Thank you again Rusty. I know Warbonnet is Santa Fe. I just didn't know what to call it. Now I do.

George

This one

So I am hoping this one on order fits the bill in the toy train department

I always loved the Santa Fe paint scheme, but then I got the WP F3's from Lionel's first scale series of the locomotives and I think I found my new favorite   I added a B unit and reworked the couplers so they sit closer together and they're just a great looking set to me.

My favorite looking F3 is the Alco PA-1 in warbonnet livery. 

Pete

Arr F3 in passenger paint.

Texas Pete posted:

My favorite looking F3 is the Alco PA-1 in warbonnet livery. 

Pete

I believe it is fair to say the ALCO PA-1 in Santa Fe Warbonnet livery is the finest looking diesel of all time. But is not fair to call it a "favorite looking F3."

The classic War Bonnet

Sorry this is so grainy. Chrome Warbonnet!

The one and only!

coach joe posted:

Arr F3 in passenger paint.

Any idea why the Alaska RR placed the horns so high??

Jeff T posted:

coach joe posted:

Arr F3 in passenger paint.

Any idea why the Alaska RR placed the horns so high??

So they didn't filled with snow when busting through snow drifts.

Hot Water posted:

Jeff T posted:

coach joe posted:

Arr F3 in passenger paint.

Any idea why the Alaska RR placed the horns so high??

So they didn't filled with snow when busting through snow drifts.

OK now you are just making stuff up! LOL

tr18 posted:

The one and only!

Love that Santa Fe paint scheme layout the best!

Have always like the Lionel 2245 Texas Special but have moved to more full-scale equipment.

Hence this MTH Scale F3 fills the bill!  Thanks Marty F.

George S posted:

banelson posted:

I love the NH paint job.  Awesome 

Apparently Lionel modeled at least two New Haven paint jobs in the F3. The black and orange is an archive release that I really like, but don't own. The original colors were silver with black and orange highlights.

George

Did they Make one with Legacy? 

VistaDomeScott posted:

Williams WP

That WP F unit is really attractive. One of those roads I don’t really pay much attention to but now that I’m on my Williams F3 “acquisition binge” this one may have to go on the list.

banelson posted:

George S posted:

banelson posted:

I love the NH paint job.  Awesome 

Apparently Lionel modeled at least two New Haven paint jobs in the F3. The black and orange is an archive release that I really like, but don't own. The original colors were silver with black and orange highlights.

George

Did they Make one with Legacy? 

I don't think so. They made a Santa Fe Legacy. Maybe you could swap the shells.

Hot Water posted: Jeff T posted: coach joe posted: Arr F3 in passenger paint.lionel arr f3 6-24520_1312 Any idea why the Alaska RR placed the horns so high?? So they didn't filled with snow when busting through snow drifts. OK now you are just making stuff up!LOL

OK, you get to shovel the roof and clear for the horns when it snows a foot or two while at the station too

George S posted:

banelson posted:

George S posted:

banelson posted:

I love the NH paint job.  Awesome 

Apparently Lionel modeled at least two New Haven paint jobs in the F3. The black and orange is an archive release that I really like, but don't own. The original colors were silver with black and orange highlights.

George

Did they Make one with Legacy? 

I don't think so. They made a Santa Fe Legacy. Maybe you could swap the shells.

Here are the New Haven's.  The Chekerboard is Conventional Classics and the McGinnis is Archive Series:

Both are conventional.

Rusty

Came across a few more older pics of F3's we've had on our layout.

I never had Santa Fe F3s as a kid but I sure made up for that now..........

VIA Rail

It's a tie between these two.

I own the original New Haven F3s since Christmas 58:

Also love these McGinnis RK F3s from MTH

Peter