A couple of things...
1) Know what those tough, no-nonsense trains crews on the Burlington called Aeolus? "Big Alice," after "Big Alice, the Goon" in the Popeye comic strip!
http://popeye.wikia.com/wiki/Alice_the_Goon
2) As far as diesel paint schemes are concerned, I'm amazed at how well the better-designed ones have stood up. Look at how well the diesels in the Norfolk-Southern "Heritage Fleet" look in those classic paint jobs. Those guys in the GM design shop really knew their business!
3) Those Krauss-Maffei units are ugly all right, but it's a classic example of "Form following function." Apparantly K-M didn't care what it looked like as long as it worked.
4) I looked at the straw poll last night and it looks like pre-war slant nose and post-war bulldog nose are tied. Lady Firestorm was looking over my shoulder and is MOST displeased! The pre-war Art Deco inspired slant nose better come out on top or there's going to be hell to pay!
AND it looks like there's only three votes cast in each category! You people better get busy...