For me it has got to be the following: Steam loco: German class 18 Electric-loco: German class 101 Diesel-loco: German class 218 Chunter: German class V100 EMU: Desiro Hc (It's the one I drive myself and I am very happy!) DMU: German class 612 as it was the one that drove on the only line my hometown had.
Before you ask why all of those are german classes: I am german and biased
>>2075065 Wasn't this the motto for the restoration of the shown loco?
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Gears!MT5GearsOc06/04/26(Thu)11:36:33
>>2075047(OP) >Steam loco: German class 18 That's just all Länderbahn fast 2'C1 locos, though the bavarian ones are a popular favorite >Electric-loco: German class 101 not bad but I prefer the 103 >Diesel-loco: German class 218 fair but V200 for me >Chunter: German class V100 V100 are light to medium passenger / freight locos, they kind of suck as shunters which is why the V90 was made I'm going with the V60 here just because it's so anachronistic >EMU: Desiro Hc rode that lately, wasn't that great from a passenger perspective desu 403 (alt) for me >DMU: German class 612 cool from a technical standpoint but I get sea-sick riding them at night 601 is the prettiest, turbine engines optional
I’ve got a thing for camelbacks. They had a massive firebox to burn anthracite waste and had to scoot the cab up while leaving the fireman back in a second small cab. Every railroad serving the Pennsylvania anthracite fields used these and despite being dangerous and archaic some ran into the 1950s.
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LeDuc06/04/26(Thu)19:21:04
>>2075086 Ngl it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me. I get the V200, it's a great loco but I like the 218 a bit more.
Yeah Desiro is not the most comfy, but holy shit is it a powerhouse. 403 is, in my opinion, one of the most overpowered trains ever. Motors under every single coach is insane, especially for early 2000s. And yeah I agree the 601 is absolutely stunning.I actually do not know a train taht looks cooler and prettier than the TEE trains. Shame what happened to them tho.
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LeDuc06/04/26(Thu)19:26:30
>>2075090 Just when I thought steam locos couldn't get any more dangerous... Quite interesting tho.
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Anonymous06/04/26(Thu)20:11:51
>>2075085 Not sure. They are restoring a second one back to ATSF colors down in Jeetsco, TX at Museum of the American Railroad. Could be a slogan for part of their resto efforts?
>>2075047(OP) >Steam: N&W Class A (2-6-6-4) >Electric: Virginian EL3a, but I like a lot of the boxcabs >Diesel: SD40-2, the best diesel ever made >Switcher: SD40-2 >EMU: E351 (Japan) >DMU: N/a
I love older wooden deck roof streetcars but the PCC is such a futuristic Art Deco design. Thousands were built and they influenced the Tatra design in Europe. Some are still running in revenue service and every American trolley museum has some PCCs.
>>2075047(OP) Steam loco: NYC Hudson Electric loco: PRR GG1 Shunter: don't care EMU: TGV Sud-Est DMU: German VT 11.5 Why yes, I am a streamline enthusiast, how could you tell?
Subway: R46 Great Society metro: wmata 6000 Commuter train: hankyu 6000 Limited express: kintetsu 80000 Intercity: MTR CRH380A High speed train: Metroliner Airport train: Shenzhen 11A4008 Freight car: Gunderson Maxi-Stack IV
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Anonymous06/06/26(Sat)06:46:34
>>2075047(OP) As a fellow german train autist I have to ask: why the BR 101 and not the BR 103? I always thought the 103 looked much more unique and elegant.
>>2075047(OP) >Image copyright: Me I had to fact check this and it checks out.
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LeDuc06/06/26(Sat)10:45:35
>>2075212 dw lol it is still a legit question as i only said that it was close between 101, 103 and 120 for me.
I am 23 and sadly never experienced a train ride with a 103 so far (I will apply at TRI and AKE at one point in my career as a traindriver just bc of the 103! :D). But the 101? It is till there in daily use and just a fantastic loco. Yes sure, it's based on 12x, the mother of all three-phase current highspeed-locos, but it's still nostalgic for me. I come from NRW and have nice memories of visiting my grandparents in Baden-Württemberg every holiday, most of the time taking an IC instead of ICE there bc we were poor. And for me, a german IC is a 101 with IC-coaches.
May sound nonsensical, but that's my reasoning lol
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LeDuc06/06/26(Sat)10:50:32
>>2075216 wait, fact check that this is my photo? :D
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LeDuc06/06/26(Sat)10:54:07
>>2075214 mother of all that is inefficient, this may take the cake in least efficient locomotion that i have ever heard of. And I have heard of Aachen's sodium-hydroxide powered tram!
>>2075047(OP) >Steam loco: German class 18 german class 38 >Electric-loco: German class 101 german class 193 (vectron in all variants) >Diesel-loco: German class 218 deutsche reichsbahn class 180 >Chunter: German class V100 deutsche reichsbahn class 106 >EMU: Desiro Hc twindexx vario >DMU: German class 612 svt 175
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Anonymous06/07/26(Sun)18:46:56
>>2075227 I don't know if it's all that inefficient. In any case it was a way to get additional electric locomotives in a time when both new locomotives or coal were hard to come by. So obviously an emergency solution for a time of crisis.
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LeDuc06/08/26(Mon)10:40:53
>>2075384 I was a bit to premature in my judgement. Read into the whole thing. Considering that switzerland had A lot of hydro-energy at the time, this was actually not too bad. Sure, lots of energy is lost being unused, but...it's not a finite energy resource. Well...yeah technically it is, but it will end no matter if you use it or not.
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Anonymous06/08/26(Mon)16:20:33
>>2075047(OP) >Steam loco: Merchant Navy/Battle of Britain/West Country class. >Electric loco: NS Class 1700. >Diesel loco: JNR DD51. >Chunter: BR Class 08. >EMU: JR E351 Class. >DMU: BR Class 158.
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Anonymous06/08/26(Mon)17:06:50
>>2075136 The closest thing I’ve seen to this is trolley poles on Pacific Electric diesel locomotives and borrowed Southern Pacific steamers. They were needed to activate signals.
>>2075421 So I did some research and they never had poles on steam locomotives but I’ve photos of SP steam doubleheaded with electric box motors.
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LeDuc06/08/26(Mon)20:49:15
>>2075417 >NS Class 1700. I f'ing adore the 1700. It looks so squished and reminds me of a twinkie Also isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?
>>2075422 Oh, and post pics of the SP steamer, fellow TrainOrders subscriber.
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Anonymous06/09/26(Tue)02:50:16
>>2075456 That’s wild. It looks like TV antennas on a 1950s apartment building. The University of Michigan had a crazy setup on a steeplecab that hauled coal to their power plant. Double bow collectors (rare in the U.S.), some third rail, and then what’s described as a trolley pole in the side of the loco, all of this to get through tight spaces around the power plant. I searched for photos and couldn’t find any online but I’ve seen it in a book on Michigan traction.