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 Posted - December 18 2008 : 8:31:30 PM
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Poll Question:
Hey Guys:
In your opinion which is the most common Diesel Locomotive?
PT or MU-2 doesn't matter!
-Gareth
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| Alco C-430 |
 [26%] |
10 votes |
| Alco Super 630 |
[8%] |
3 votes |
| EMD GP20 |
[15%] |
6 votes |
| EMD SD24 |
[0%] |
0 votes |
| EMD F-7A |
[33%] |
13 votes |
| Diesel (Davenport?) Switcher |
[3%] |
1 votes |
| Centercab (CR4) Switcher |
[0%] |
0 votes |
| EMD F-7A |
[8%] |
3 votes |
| EMD F-9 |
[8%] |
3 votes |
| Other??? |
[0%] |
0 votes |
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Poll Status:
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Total Votes: 39 counted »» |
Last Vote:
December 07 2010 10:47:19 PM |
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Edited by - romcat on December 18 2008 8:36:58 PM
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 Posted - December 18 2008 : 10:24:03 PM
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WHERE'S THE FISH? 
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Posted - December 18 2008 : 10:35:22 PM
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quote:WHERE'S THE FISH?
Originally posted by GoingInCirclez-December 18 2008: 10:24:03 PM
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Ya know, I have yet to see a Shark in real life. Nothing but pictures! 
    
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Posted - December 19 2008 : 12:08:28 AM
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| I've seen one Shark, a Midnight Express in poor shape at a train show. I've got a dozen F shells in my parts bins.
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Posted - December 19 2008 : 1:36:45 PM
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Notwithstanding "Rock Sharks"!? Other I guess. Funny I didn't hink of that, even though I have a GIC-Loco myself!
-Gareth
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Posted - December 19 2008 : 3:13:57 PM
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The only real difference between the F-7 and the F-9 are the paint schemes offered, right?
If so, I've seen many, many more F-9's than F-7's...just sayin'.
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Posted - March 17 2009 : 12:05:18 PM
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| the Baldwin RF-16 "Shark" was only sold to Pennsylvania Railroad NYC & B&O link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_RF-16
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Posted - April 12 2009 : 12:36:40 PM
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| Tons of Santa Fe Alco C430's seem to roam the Earth.
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Posted - December 05 2010 : 01:00:46 AM
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cant believe the Alco beat the GP 20
thats all I see (on ebay) are CB&Q geeps....
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Posted - December 05 2010 : 01:02:58 AM
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lotts'a midnite special sharks.....
caboose 1
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Posted - December 05 2010 : 06:57:59 AM
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quote:lotts'a midnite special sharks.....
Originally posted by caboose 1Â -Â December 05 2010Â :Â 01:02:58 AM
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I think I lot of what we each see is what we want to see. It's like if you buy a car, then you starting "seeing" more of your type of car, because you are aware of them. If you like Sharks, or F-7A's, then you'll probably see more of them, because you're more aware. Any engine you don't care for, you'll just not pay close attention to them at shows, Ebay, etc. Of course, locale plays a factor, too, where certain trains were marketed. But searching on Ebay for Tyco lots, it seems there's plenty of C-430's, some F-7's, and a pretty fair amount of sharks, too. I've seen a LOT more of the patriotic 1776 loco's up on Ebay recently, but is that because I'm searching on them? Not really, when I do a Tyco Lot search, often there's a RWB shell visible in the lot. Plenty of Midnight Specials of late, too. At least I've noticed that. And they come in cycles, you'll see 10 one month, none the next. But I still think the C-430 is the most numerous of them all, in any roadname.
Jerry
" When life throws you bananas...it's easy to slip up"
Edited by - AMC_Gremlin_GT on December 05 2010 08:22:27 AM
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Posted - December 06 2010 : 1:36:47 PM
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| It would be interesting if any sales data existed to answer these questions. Another question might be what is the most common loco/paint scheme combination? In the pre-Power-torque days, at least, I think the Santa Fe GP-20 was very common.
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Posted - December 07 2010 : 10:50:50 PM
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| I'm kind of surprised at the results, and I wonder how different things are based on region. I tend to see at least as many GP20s as F7s. I wouldn't say I see a lot of sharks, but I never thought of them as that rare. I rarely see C 430s outside of ebay. I've seen about everything on ebay.
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