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Hi Juniatha, IMHO, maintenance and aesthetics are birds of the same feather. Even without a sleek design and/ or an elaborate paint job and lining, a locomotive looks "good" when it is well maintained and kept. I still have memories of the early 1960, when steam was very much present on German rails. In those days, locos were assigned to specific crews, who kept their "work place" in top shop. At stations, you could watch the fireman climbing out of the cab with an oily rag, to wipe and swipe down any water stain on the boiler. That changed in the late 1960, when the demise of steam could be foreseen. Locos did not have a specific crew any longer and it did not take long for them to get that sad look of neglect. Post-war Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany marked locos with a special signed, stating they were "in personal care" <img src="http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/2bkn-1a.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" />
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