Dave, It just ain't realistic to ask some one to have to choose only five of their engines to keep.:crying: So lets try it with ten.
Mine are: 2 Kato UP, SD40 1 Kato C&NW, AC4400CW 1 Kato SP, C449W 2 Atlas UP, GP38-2 2 Atlas MP, MP15dc 2 Atlas SP, SD-50 The others are more engines then I really need.
I get FIVE MORE????!!!??? The first five are on the other topic. 6. Athearn 2-6-0 B&O 7. Athearn 2-8-0 black B&O 8. B-mann EM-1 9. Kato custom P&LE PAs 10. Atlas RS-3 in P&LE green lightning stripes (another custom paint)
I'm late to the party, but I'll play along. UP Challenger 3985, Athearn (spent many days chasing this engine) D&RGW Tunnel Motor D&RGW Tunnel Motor D&RGW GP40 Great Northern F45 Kaslo/SAR custom (because I spent months building it) D&RGW SD45 D&RGW PA-1 D&RGW F-7A ATSF SD45-2 bicentennial (cause it's beautiful!) D&RGW GP30
I'd be keeping more of those I had listed in the previous topic! Another SD45, another M&St.L RS1, etc.
I'm sure you're referring to locomotive "type" right????? (1) All 6 of my Athearn Big Boys (2) All 7 of my Challengers (6 Big Boys, 1 Rivarossi) (3) All of my brass FEF's (4) All of my brass UP Consolidations (5) All of my brass UP Light USRA Mikes (6) All of my Atlas Geeps (7) All of my Kato F's (8) All of my Kato E's (9) All of my Life Like Alco FA/FB's (9.5) All of my brass Alco FA/FB's (9.75) All of my brass Alco S4's (10) All of my Kato NW2's There! Now THAT's a realistic list!
I'm one of these people, so like Robert...I'd have to do "type" of loco. But even then, hmmm, if I reclass a loco, say an F45 or SD45 to an SD40-2, does that count as an SD40-2, so if I say SD40/40-2, I include the SD45/F45 fleet too, right? So for me, 10 locos, still not a realistic number, its about 5% of my total fleet, I'll keep everything of mine.
You could cheat and class all of your engines that start with and "F" as one type, all of your engines that start with an "S" as another type...all GP's as "Geeps"...all those that start with a "U" as "U-boats"...then you can number like I did... At least until the Model Railroad Police come knocking on your door holding your list up and saying "No no, no cheating allowed. We're here to confiscate all but ten locomotives from your roster..." Hopefully you'll have buried most of your roster in a plastic tube in the backyard somewhere! Hahahahah Cheerio! Bob Gilmore
If I had to start: Kato - M-250 Super rail Cargo set - Japanese electrified dedicated container train. Kato - Eurostar Kato - TGV - Had one before, sold it, kicked myself may times! Found another. On display. OMI - DRGW SD70Ace #22 of 30 OMI - Cotton Belt SD45T-2 bicentennial #28 of 75 OMI - DRGW GP60's Hallmark DRGW F9 A/B DRGW NW2 - custom paint Kato AFT GS-4 Kato Conrail Bicentennial GG-1 Or any of my Rio Grande locomotive collection! Too many to decide from!!! Love 'em all. But, the top 7 absolutely!
Well if you mean what 10 locomotive manufacturer/importers... then I'm in! 1) All 100+ Kato 2) All 100+ Atlas 3) All 100+ Intermountain 4) All dozens LifeLike/Walthers 5) All dozens Bachmann 6) All dozen Athearn 7) All 6 BLI/Precision Craft Models 8) Both Fox Valley Atlantics 9) Both Arnold D&RGW S-2 10) Everything else I've forgotten about!
In steam it would be these 10… 1 4-8-2FINGERLAKES RAILWAY BACHMANN 2 2-10-0 WESTERN NEW YORK and PENNAMINITRIX 1 4-4-0 BUFFALO and SUSQUEHANNAMODEL POWER 1 2-8-0 BUFFALO and SUSQUEHANNA ROUNDHOUSE / ATHEARN 1 4-6-0 DB FLEISCHMANN 1 0-8-0 WELLSVILLE ADDISON and GALTON RAILROAD 1 2-8-2 SARATOGA and NORTH CREEK RRATLAS / RIVA. 2 2-8-4 NICKEL PLATE ROAD MRC As for Diesels … 2 BOXCAB’s Bullt on BACHMANN PLYMOUTH CHASSIS 1 FM H12-44 MINITRIX 1 ALCO FA L & NE ROCO 2 ALCO S2’s BUFFALO SOUTHERN and NY & LE ARNOLD 2 ALCO FA -2’s NEW YORK and Lake ERIE MODEL POWER 1 GE 70 TONNER JW. & NW BACHMANN 1 GE 44 TONNER ARCADE AND ATTICA RR BACHMANN 2 SW 9/1200 ’s LIFELIKE Ok, so I went past 10 on diesels. Please don’t dislike me for this one -lol- the GE's are DCC on board.. Tom
For me, it would be these 10. Athearn Challenger w/Tsunami Sound - UP 3985 Atlas Shay - Sugar Pine Lumber Con-Cor Burlington Zephyr Athearn 2-8-0 Consolidation - White Pass Fleischmann 1116 Taurus w/Sound - Railjet FVM 4-4-2 Atlantic - Milwaukee Hiawatha Kato D51 498 - Orient Express Kato E5A - Burlington Silver Steak Kato RDC - NYC Jet Powered Kato GE 4/4 - III - Glacier Express on Tour