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Vote early and often, was: Locomotive poll

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Subject: Vote early and often, was: Locomotive poll
From: "Terry <okt@j...>" <okt@j...>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 04:32:48 -0000
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yOU Can vote for more than one.
Terry

--- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, Val Nelson <super-chief-val@c...> 
wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It's hard for me to nail down a specific locomotive (diesel) as I 
like
> several. However, the ones I truly like were/are made by EMD. I 
don't
> really like anything GE, Baldwin, Alco, etc. ever made (with the 
exception of
> the Alco PA/B's) -- it's just a personal preference of mine. In 
spite of
> that, however, I have several GE's on my layout just because Santa 
Fe owned
> them.
> 
> Having said that, here are my favorite locomotives:
> 
> Passenger - E9 (CB&Q) and E8m (Santa Fe Warbonnet)
> first-gen diesel 4-axle - GP-20 and GP-30 (either CB&Q or Santa Fe
> pin-stripe)
> First-gen diesel 6-axle - SD45/F45/FP45 (Santa Fe pin-strip and/or 
Warbonnet)
> 
> Second-gen diese 4-axle - GP60M/B Warbonnets
> Second-gen diesel 6-axle - SD40-2 (would loved to have seen one in 
Chinese
> Red)
> Modern-day diesel - SD75M (Santa Fe) (I wonder how the Q might 
have painted
> up one of these?)
> 
> My Favorite Steam - Baldwin 4-8-4 Northern as built for AT&SF
> 
> 
> What can I say? I love Santa Fe. However, the Burlington runs a 
very close
> second. How ironic that the two would one day be merged (much to 
my
> shagrin).
> 
> Well, I'm sure that this will put some fuel on the fire. Enjoy!
> 
> Val Nelson
> Omaha


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