Streamline Moderne - Wikipedia
Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. 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, toasters, buses, appliances, and other devices to ...
Mercury (train) - Wikipedia
Mercury was the name used by the New York Central Railroad for a family of daytime streamliner passenger trains operating between midwestern cities. The Mercury train sets were designed by the noted industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, and are considered a prime example of Streamline Moderne design.
The Trains Behind: Trains of the Art Deco era | RAILTARGET
Art Deco is proven again and again to be a timeless and eye-pleasing style significantly represented in recently released movies such as The Great Gatsby, Murder on the orient express, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Here are some honorable mentions of the …
Pennsylvania Railroad class S1 - Wikipedia
The S1 class was the largest rigid frame passenger steam locomotive ever built. [1] The streamlined Art Deco styled shell of the locomotive was designed by Raymond Loewy. [1][2][3] The S1 had a unique 6-4-4-6 wheel arrangement, meaning that it had two pairs of cylinders, each driving two pairs of driving wheels.
Futuristic Photos of Streamlined Art Deco Trains from the 1930s
2018年6月20日 · Some huge dark clouds released by the streamliner steam locomotive of the Baltimore and Ohio train, the Cincinnati. Looks futuristic: the Jet Rocket train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The Super Chief, a luxurious streamliner here pictured in 1938.
A Spot of Deco Dash… - Fitzroy Loco Works
This is another quick update to explain what is happening with my latest loco development- a tinplate model of the streamlined Art Deco S Class steam locomotives launched by Victorian Railways in 1937 to pull their swanky new express train, The Spirit Of Progress.
The " Mercury ": NYC's First Streamlined Train (1936) - American-Rails.com
2024年9月15日 · Of course, as expected, the train featured considerable Art Deco touches throughout. New York Central 4-6-2 #4915 leads the "Mercury" down Washington Street in Syracuse, New York, circa 1936. Overall, the Mercury's seven-car layout included a parlor, coaches, diner, lounge, and observation car (with wide windows and …
Streamline Dreams (Streamline Moderne on the railways)
2013年5月29日 · A branch of Art Deco (a reaction to it, some argue), Streamline Moderne grew from industrial styling practices of the 1930s. It can be recognised by its smoothed surfaces (with few sharp edges), curves, bullet shapes, fins and fluting.
Modernism, Streamliners, and Art Deco Trains - Cruising The Past
2018年7月15日 · Kuhler, Dreyfuss, and Loewy – Modernism, Streamliners, and Art Deco Trains. 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 streamlining a locomotive.
Streamliners: the Most Beautiful Trains Ever Designed
2016年11月19日 · New York Central Railroad first introduced the streamline passenger train, the Mercury, in 1936. Designed by industrial designer, Henry Dreyfuss, the trains were produced in an Art Deco style and are considered by some to be the most beautiful ever made.