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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
Hmm, to each their own I guess.
Citing a better looking european locomotive would be like shooting fish in a barrel, so I'll go with one stateside. Behold the NJT Alstom PL42AC. For North American standards pretty sharp:
http://www.mainlinediesels.net/image...om_4009_01.jpg
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Looks like it's from the 80s no thanks.
The Metra locomotive can't be compared to European engines that don't have to comply with US freight rail safety standards. You aren't going to find something significantly better that that Metra engine anywhere else in the US.