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Another exquisite piece commissioned from desertratphelios (https://www.furaffinity.net/user/desertratphelios).
Two horses with sexy curves. In the background the mighty beast of steel, the PRR GG1 designed by Raymond Loewy who knew how to give a locomotive a good body. In the foreground my equine character of the same name, the very warm-blooded cyborg GG1 within whose comely form sounds both a heartbeat and the almost inaudible hum of a printed circuit board.
A fitting tribute to Loewy's gift to American railways (or railroads :P) and a testament to the versatility of DesertRatPhelios. He's brought out GG1 (horse) superbly in her working-girl femininity but also performed true justice on the machinery behind. The paintwork is pristine and look at the detail in the undercarriage.
Trivia: In Australia and the UK we actually call switcher locomotives "shunters" but given the origins of my character I thought it appropriate to go with the USA terminology. Not sure which is used in Canada....?
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Beautiful beasts is indeed the perfect way to describe these fantastic machines. They're as stylish as they were powerful, as well as safe and reliable. I've never seen one in person; I first learned about them from games they appeared in and then I began reading up on them, and their designer. I wish we could have had them here in Australia but our tracks aren't sturdy enough for their weight. I'm anxious to visit a museum one day and see a GG1 in person, and I hope that some day there may be a restored GG1 running again - they say it can't be done but we've seen a built-from-scratch LNER Peppercorn Class A1, and a recently restored AD60 class Beyer-Garratt, so nothing's impossible.
Sorry I didn't see your post until now; I've been bogged down in a demanding job and have had little personal time.
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Gotta love the GG1. I've had the pleasure to work on one in a museum setting. They're beautiful beasts eve standing stationary.