Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design, it was used in railroad locomotives, telephones, buses, …

Understandably the Art Deco movement had a major impact on the train designs too. Art Deco is proven again and again to be a timeless and eye-pleasing style significantly represented in recently released …

Jun 20, 2018 · With the supersonic trains we have today, the Hudson locomotives may seem to be of little use. Except they treat us with their beauty and allow us to muse on everything they symbolized …

The luxury ocean liners were the ultimate in Art Deco Transportation and allowed fast, comfortable and luxurious travel across the Atlantic in record time. Governments of various countries vied with each …

Sep 15, 2024 · Dubbed the Mercury, this eye-catching train was not exactly a new concept. Instead, it was built from scratch using older, heavyweight cars and locomotives already in service.

But when the radical geometry of Art Deco collided with the ambition of railway empires, a new machine was born: The Streamliner. This video explores the fascinating history of how graphic...

Jul 15, 2018 · Otto August Kuhler was an American designer, one of the best known industrial designers of the American railroads. His design for the Leigh Valley locomotive is spectacular when it comes to …

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Feb 1, 2021 · The 1937 EA model set the standard for art deco locomotive design by EMC, which later became the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, that lasted for three decades.

Paramount’s 1941 Technicolor Superman cartoon by Max and Dave Fleischer, Billion Dollar Limited, stars a steam locomotive with the same Art Deco streamlining as a PRR class S1, except for a 4-8-4 …