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I too, like the RS1 thru RSD4/5 and esp the RS11 (although the RS11 would be too new for my railroad. They are an interesting departure from the more common EMD road switchers of the time. Re: styling or the'look' of an engine was considered important during the days of the first generation road, road-switcher, and esp the passenger diesels, because the railroads were initialy sold a bill-of-goods by the industrial designers that streamlining equated to more efficient punching a hole thru the air, promising lower fuel costs and higher speed potential, and later because the public equated streamlined design as being chic and modern . Tremendous attention was paid to paint colors/schemes that complimented the shapes of the new diesels. Railroads were on a public relations / fighting-for-their-lives campaign to attract the attention of both shippers and passengers away from highway and air travel after WW II . Locomotive builders responded with fresh designs to attract railroads to their products. That can be seen in Alco's switch from the DL109 to the PA, Baldwin from the Babyfaced cab unit to the Sharknose design, and the handsome EMD F & E units, as well as Alco's classic FA freight units. There 's a reason that EMD dumped the BL2 from their lineup after two short years. The same hold true for the DL109 and the "Babyfaced' Baldwin, both sold in small numbers, until rebodied by the maker.. Eventually it became apparent that the road-switcher was by far the nost useful, and if the long hood were run first, far safer for the crews in case of an accident. The road-switcher, compareed to the typical cab units, provided far superior visability when backing up,
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