>>2017067There's something about the nature of boxy, infinitely scalable wagons with doors at the front, the sturdy looking square pantographs, manually operable sliding doors, corrugated exteriors, and round headlamps that just does it for me. The configuration just looks practical, compatible with poorly maintained track infrastructure, easy and cheap to manufacture, and basically does not age.
And it's not even a case of retro-nostalgia, these trains can look surprisingly futuristic when they get a modern, minimalist looking coat of paint or when they are simply refurbished to factory settings.
Pic related looks like it would fit straight into Mirror's Edge.
