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<p>Raymond Loewy is also responsible for the exterior and interior
design of the post-WW2 passenger trains of the Monon Railroad. The
Monon, a uniquely Hoosier railroad, ran through my grandparents'
farm near Leipsic - that line is, sadly, now abandoned, but when I
was a youngster, hosted 6 to 12 heavy freight trains every day.<br>
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<p>Tractor/farming connection: On at least two occasions, the Monon
was a factor in grass fires on the family farm...once when a
locomotive sparked a fire, and another time when *we* started a
fire in wheat stubble with a bad muffler on our grain truck...but
couldn't get the tractor and disk to the fire because it was on
the other side of the railroad and a train happened along at just
the wrong time. IIRC, each of those fires burned at least 20
acres, although in both cases there was no 'economic' damage - the
fire set by the train burned off a field that we were going to
plow within a few weeks anyway.</p>
<p>From our historical society's website, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://monon.org">https://monon.org</a>, here is
an artist's view of the Loewy-designed livery for Monon passenger
trains: <br>
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<p><img src="cid:part1.5619578C.73E91912@centurylink.net" alt=""></p>
Mark J<br>
Columbia MO<br>
Enthusiastic fan of things that make smoke, noise, and get the job
done...tractors, trains, and rockets in particular!<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/27/2019 5:44 AM, Dean Vinson
wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Interesting stuff. Raymond Loewy and Henry Dreyfuss between them sure
influenced a lot of products (not just farm tractors) that became part of
everyday life.
Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio
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In the late fifties Loewy changed to a square nosed design.
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