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"Speed · Safety · Comfort" by Grif Teller (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Zeus@lemm.ee to c/imaginarytrains@lemm.ee

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honestly american diesel/electric trains look so weird, but particularly cab-centre ones

wikipedia says "painted for a 1949 calendar", but i've found an image of it used on a calendar that says 1935/6:

1936 calendar || image source

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[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That picture is from 1949. That's PRR 4939, the last of the 139 GG1's produced (numbered up from 4800) from 1943. The 1935 calendar picture is of the 4823. I love the GG1, such a beautiful locomotive.

[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

i'm so impressed you can tell the difference

now you say it i can see a slightly different style at the front, but i did think it was just the same image with a different background