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Re: [BRHSlist] Vote early and often, was: Locomotive poll

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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Vote early and often, was: Locomotive poll
From: Don Ross <don0731@g...>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 23:28:15 -0600
In-reply-to: <b0811g+2trm@e...>
References: <3E25C659.277230F8@c...>
My favorite would be the Midwest Center Cab Diesel Switcher.

At 10:32 PM 1/16/2003, you wrote:
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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