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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by tangerine-jack I must break with my countrymen and vote for European trains. I say this because the Euros have what I call "character". They look like toy trains running through Swiss Alps etc. and have a touch of whimsey (dare I say "Disney"). Not to say that they are not at all hard working and functional, just nicer to look at than our US, no frills equipment. Perhaps it is the familiarity of seeing US trains daily that make the Euros more apealing. [oX)] [/quote] I know people who serious have issues with the first part of what you mention, many people like the "industrial" look of the "American Railroad." Sometimes even with in American Railroads. My brother dislikes the 19th century decorative locomotives in favor of latter steam that was all black paint and spartan. The "no frills" aspect might be due to the larger distances of empty space and flat prarie that make up so much of our nations rail lines. The frontier, a knod to Fredrick Jackson Turner, effected the culture of railroading, thus functional gave way to more practical.
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