Ugliest locomotive

IMO Espeefoamer is on the right track, the NDM, CHP and FCP all had numerous wreck rebuilds that had to be seen to be believed rendering virtually everything posted here beautiful by comparison, I mean "have to sneak up on a glass of water" ugly!
(ok except maybe that wretched CP RS that started things off.... whew is that naaaas-tee)
As far as standard production I'll have to agree that the BQ taxes the even the most subjective of aesthetic standards.

metra 613 wrote:The MPI Mp 36

Those are up there in the uglyness.

That Alco C-855 gives me the distinct impression of looking like a Buffalo. The chop-nose RS-3 reminds me of a sad puppy like a bassett hound. Bet'cha it made a darn good, easy ridin' yard switcher though. And I'd have to dub that SP DH643 "Pregnant Barnyard Sow."

I love it, but I love it cause it's ugly... the Ingalls Shipbuilding diesel... they only built one and as the Diesel Spotter's Guide woulkd say "unlikely to be confused with anything else".... by the way, it is being produced in brass soon....

That funky green SD40-2 is of Burlington Northern heritage. There is a lot of infomation in this one photo.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=121160

Looks like that leaser needs to come back to Huntington and get a new paint job. That one kinda reminds ya of the Penn Central green that was on ex. New York Central cars.

Some of the CP SD40-2's are really ugly.



CP 5447:
http://www.cprroster.com/St.L&H%205447.htm

Looks like one of the leasers I saw go by here the other day. They should really send that thing back to Montreal to get a fresh coat of candy apple red.

Very interesting topic.... I would have to say my self... hmmmm.... Rebuilds that come out not as they went in.... Like I believe Clinchfield #1347 an older e8.... had an accident... came out as a reproduction of an F7.... *L*

Here's another candidate for ugliest locomotive, and surprise-surprise, it's another Alco RS rebuild!

http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 712383.jpg

GE U50. Enough said.

"Coaster" EMD F59PHI EEWWW!

I believe those two SD40s in mint green were originally Oneida & Western.

Those new GE units for China ain't nothing but yougly...