The Super Chief Metal Print

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The Super Chief passenger train was the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The train was known as the “Train of the Stars” due to the frequent celebrities which traveled on the train between Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA. The streamlined Super Chief was the first all Pullman Sleeping Car, Diesel Powered train in the USA and set the standard for luxury on rails. This train was not only luxurious but fast routinely exceeding speeds of 100 MPH on portions of her route.

Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...