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Did you know... that industrial designer Cesar Vergara started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"?
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 23:31, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
... that industrial designer Cesar Vergara started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [1]
ALT1: ... that Cesar Vergara, who has designed locomotives for Amtrak, NJ Transit, and MBTA Commuter Rail, started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [2]
ALT2: ... that Cesar Vergara, designer of the GE Genesis, says his design philosophy is that "it costs as much to build an ugly train as an attractive one"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [3]
Epicgenius (talk) 18:40, 21 January 2023 (UTC)