For many years, I've been looking for the most beautiful locomotive ever built. In my quest, I've seen many beautiful locomotives. But so far, it seems to me that the most beautiful locomotive is no more, the Dreyfuss Hudson locomotive that powered the New York Central 20th Central Limited, "the most famous train in the world." As far as I can tell, all of the Dreyfuss Hudson locomotives have been scrapped. Not one single example of these beauties was saved for museum display. This video (click) is a nice representation of the locomotive, but it's not the real thing.

What are the most beautiful locomotives you know?

-Joe-

Here's a terrific video of Dreyfuss Hudsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud9iKostUIc