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Ugly? Beauty? What does a modern diesel locomotive cost? How much more do you <br />think a railroad company would be willing to spend on frills, attempting to make a <br />locomotive more attractive to John Q? My guess is "zippo"! Lets see, the cab houses the controls and the crew. The hoods house the prime mover and other necessary equipment. All doing these jobs in a functional manner with minimum cost and with the least amount of maintenance as possible. All covered. Now, lets squirt some paint on there for protection, visibility and because paint is necessary, attempt to add some eye catching appeal and we'll get the logo on there so folks will know who the train works for. Again, all covered. Visual ugliness and beauty no longer have any importance and are emotional attributes anyway. The beauty, now, is in the capability of doing the job. <br />Only model railroaders have the choice of desiring one locomotive over another, based <br />on the loco's looks.
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