It’s one of my favorites. Honestly, I love the art deco period in general, especially in locomotives. Was it practical? No. Did it look good? Oh god yes
What were some of the practicality tradeoffs of the art deco aesthetic in engines? I know little about trains, I subscribed here on a bit of a lark because it was active and I thought I might learn something.
This is an outrageously beautiful engine. Apparently built in 1950: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_611
It’s one of my favorites. Honestly, I love the art deco period in general, especially in locomotives. Was it practical? No. Did it look good? Oh god yes
What were some of the practicality tradeoffs of the art deco aesthetic in engines? I know little about trains, I subscribed here on a bit of a lark because it was active and I thought I might learn something.