Most Beautiful Locomotives

[Roy]

Yes, The Burlington had many diesel streamliners, such as the General Pershing Zephyr:

[Roy]

One of my favs, the Baltimore & Ohio Royal Blue:

[rex desilets]

[Roy]

That's the engine that pulled The Cincinnatian.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...and there is this model...

[Roy]

Your 5303 looks very similar to 5301.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Your 5303 looks very similar to 5301.

I was thinking that, too, so it's good to have your perspective on that.

[rex desilets]

The 5303 P-7d looks to be the Weaver model.
A couple of years back 3rd Rail offered the P-7d and the Cincinnatian consist. Bought same. Gorgeous.

[Roy]

Somewhere, I have the American Flyer 350 Royal Blue. I also have the 354 Silver Bullet, which is the only Royal Blue-type made with knuckle couplers.

[Roy]

I have the Hornby OO gauge model of this 2-6-4T tank locomotive:

[healey36]

One of my favs, the Baltimore & Ohio Royal Blue:

Flyer had a nice version, S-gauge:


There was prewar O-gauge version as well.

[Roy]

Flyer had a nice version, S-gauge:


There was prewar O-gauge version as well.

I see yours is the 1948 model, which is the one I prefer, because of the free-standing handrails. Have any of the O gauge makers done the Royal Blue locomotive, with or without the train, in 1:48 scale?

[Roy]

This is the engine which pulled the Frisco Firefly:



Another view, where you can better see the wing around the smokestack, and the front-mounted bell and whistle:

[Roy]

Otto Kuhler design for Lehigh Valley:

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Handsome.