Question for British members: What is your favorite American Railroad?

[Murican]

18 hours ago, Keith Addenbrooke said:

 

 

…along with all the others (incl. Narrow Gauge), of course.

 

[Chris M]

Ah yes the Black Hills Central Railroad. Not my favourite but that is one hell of a loco.

 

Bachmann made a 1:20 scale version of this loco type. Unfortunately their model was based on a narrow gauge version of this loco which was designed but never built. I would have bought one if they had made it the standard gauge version in 1:29 or 1:32 scale.

 

 

Edited July 12, 2021 by Chris M

[sncf231e]

NYC

and UP

 

Regards

Fred

[mdvle]

14 hours ago, davknigh said:

My personal favourite is the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo. Affiliated with the NYC, Pennsy, and Canadian Pacific they had some great steamers including some ex-NYC Hudson’s and the only Berkshires north of the border.

 

Pennsy?  Perhaps Penn Central?

 

 

[Talltim]

On 11/07/2021 at 07:22, F-UnitMad said:

You'll never guess....

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Pacific?

[davknigh]

33 minutes ago, mdvle said:

 

Pennsy?  Perhaps Penn Central?

 

 

You are correct. Penn Central engines were used on the Starlight from time to time and IIRC an ex-Pennsylvania engine was purchased in steam days but I forget how long it lasted for. There was also a connection with a ferry that brought coal from the US across Lake Erie but I’d need to check my references to see who the owners were.

 

Cheers,

 

David

[Talltim]

New York Cross Harbor (and its predecessors). Although it lives on in New York New Jersey rail, its just not the same.

 

 

Off topic, but in finding a good pic, I came across this

[Moxy]

Delaware and Hudson, followed by Boston & Maine and Maine Central.

[Curlew]

 

I too have obscure tastes

 

For the USA

 

 

and for Canada

 

or maybe, if Mexico counts...

 

 

 

[johnb]

For me it's the Virginian, a lovely selection of hefty steamers, brute force elecrics and colourful diesels. Only a smallish railroad specialising in coal haulage. Fell for it when I was given a book on it some years back.

Fascinating stuff.

Edited July 12, 2021 by johnb
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[Chris116]

My wife comes from Wisconsin and I liked the then new EWS Maroon and Gold in the UK, so when I started to take an interest in US Railroads it was perhaps no surprise that Wisconsin Central featured in my list. Then 12 years later I was at the Warley NEC Exhibition and on the Bachmann stand I saw a Wisconsin Central GP38-2 which I resisted but then returned to see what was left four hours later and there was the GP38-2 looking all lonely! I purchased it and some stock which was not of the same era. Help on RMweb soon put me on the right path with stock and motive power for both eras and my Harbledown Railroad Heritage Line (Wisconsin Central) thread tells the story of the layout I am building. Wisconsin Central is the main reason for the layout but SOO Line, Burlington Northern, Milwaukee Road and Santa Fe also feature. 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Chris116
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[HSB]

Back in my N Gauge modelling days I favoured the ATSF, SP and UP but if I was starting again I would probably lean towards the Pennsy if I was modelling a prototype mainline railroad.

[298]

On 11/07/2021 at 08:25, Fenman said:

 

If you had allowed interurbans I might have chosen the Bamberger in the early 1950s. 
 

Paul

 

Why shouldn't Interurbans be allowed....? Mine would be the Yakima Valley, obviously, but I do have an appreciation for the area in general and have modelled quite a few locomotives that would be seen in the area for a side project. 

 

Another favourite that started when 6yr old daughter not at school due to being poorly was watching cab ride videos, initially on the South Shore in Chicago and later expanded into the CTA and Metra.

[TT3]

Give a hint of my preference, I do like the big PRR M1a

 

 

 

 

 

All on the current N scale, Plywood Pennsy which started as a simple shunting plank. One thing I am happy with is all the stock was bought in 2010-14 when postage and the cost of stock from the US was far more reasonable.

 

[steve1]

Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic- A small road in  North Michigan that was absorbed into the SOO in 1961. Very colourful diesel livery on their Alcos.

 

New York Central- Snazzy stripes and great locos.

 

steve

[Monkersson]

Rock Island in the yellow nose era, Utah Railway and Amtrak NEC when they still had E60's

Edited July 14, 2021 by Monkersson

[F-UnitMad]

On 12/07/2021 at 19:28, Chris116 said:

My wife comes from Wisconsin and I liked the then new EWS Maroon and Gold in the UK, so when I started to take an interest in US Railroads it was perhaps no surprise that Wisconsin Central featured in my list.

I liked the WC maroon & gold, & the EWS variation too, but in my case because it was a tribute to the 'original'  Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (nicknamed 'the Soo Line') livery, which graced the 'original' Wisconsin Central Railroad as well, before the 1961 merger that along with the DSS&A created the Soo Line Railroad company itself, still with CP Rail as the majority shareholder. Not long afterwards, the 'SOO' white & red livery was designed.

[D9020 Nimbus]

Great Northern, Burlington, BN and SP.