Worlds most beautiful locomotive

That's the one I would pick (after deliberating over an F-series in the same livery).

What, me worry?

While General Motors had a winner with the F series, I think Alco outdid them with the PAs.

Diesels are nice but I gotta go with this one. Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 Class J Northern.

Dan Padova posted:

While General Motors had a winner with the F series, I think Alco outdid them with the PAs.

Certainly NOT with reliability!

How a person can consider that diesel more beautiful than the GS4  Daylight is a bit hard to swallow.  But nice try.  Just sayin... 

Beauty may indeed be in the eye of the beholder, but the engine in that pic isn’t even shiny.  And that PA design looks dorky compared to an F series.  At least to my eyes.

Once the GE aircraft turbo was replaced with a water-cooled Alco turbo and nickel in the crankshaft metal they ran well into the into late "60s. SP and AT&SF ran them. The pulling power and dynamic was their plus side. Santa Fe used them in freight service in Texas. How many E's pulled freight?

In addition to the Daylight GS class steam locomotives, I always thought that the NYC streamlined art deco Hudsons were beautiful.  Another contender is the NH I-5 Hudson.

NH Joe

As you say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.    A Pennsy I1 Decapod lugging up a mountain is a thing of beautry to me!    And 2 are even better.

Sorry boys...

Rusty

Baldwin hired industrial designer Raymond Loewy for the shark nose design.   Pennsy BP20's by Weaver Models.

Tough call for me between these two:

This is how a locomotive should look:

Regards

Fred

It's a no brainer: Here ya go

New York Central hudson, best by far

Since we are in the duh category ...

GG-1 4877 WINS.

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

GG-1 4877 WINS.

I prefer the five stripe to the single, but I've always loved that larger keystone.

MartyF,

   I agree 100% nothing tops the GG1

PCRR/Dave

Rusty Traque posted:

Sorry boys...

Rusty

I thought of numerous locomotives that I could propose. But, I do agree with Rusty on this one.

MELGAR

The GG1 certainly has an almost ageless design to it but to be fair I believe that we have classify the most beautiful electric, diesel and steam engines  in their respective categories. My opinion: electric GG1, Diesel E and F series, Steam NYC Hudson.

I say that comparing steam to diesel and electric is like comparing fish to birds. In the steam category, the GS-4 Daylight gets my vote, with the Dreyfuss Hudson a close second. In diesel, the F3/F7 cab units. And in the Electric category, what else but the GG-1 !

IMO, they are the two icons of Lionel:

1. Santa Fe F3 Warbonnet A-B-A

A. NYC Hudson 4-6-4

They are equally impressive.

Another vote for the Queen...

I will admit this. All of the streamlined steamers appeal to me. It's a slippery-slope to hold back and focus only on N&W.

So many good choices here . . . it's a truly personal preference.

Couldn’t decide...

On the real side, I like every locomotive shown.

 How about this one Marty?  CNW "Crandall" Cab Units. Just kidding.........................ugh. 

How bout the Aerotrain locomotive??

How about this,

I am always struck by this one:

I submit!

You're all wrong..

Too many to choose just one.

They are all beautiful locomotives. My favorites are the S1, the T1 and the GG1

AmeenTrainGuy posted:

PRRronbh posted:

I submit!

 

 

Can you name those locomotives the look very nice!

Left to right:

1) PRR Steam Turbine, 6-8-6.

2) C&O Steam turbine-electric.

3) N&W experimental steam turbine-electric.