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One of the most beautiful trains ever made, the ‘Mercury’ streamliner, designed in Art Deco-style by Henry Dreyfuss for the New York Central Railroad. Here's one captured in Chicago in 1936 (colorization by Patty Allison) american-rails.com/mercury.html#g

2:42 PM · Apr 7, 2018Twitter Web Client

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Now, that's what I call an iconic locomotive!

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Any of these style locos preserved?

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Designers in those days had the concept of style in the forefront . Beautiful .

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A bigger version of the British Mallard which can be viewed at York #railwaymuseum

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I once toyed with the idea of creating a cocktail menu based on historical train names like the Puffing Devil, Peppercorn Tornado, Flying Bluenose, Luxtorpeda, Steam Velocipede and Cock O' The North. I don't even like #trains that much.