Description: Texas & Pacific 100, Budd “First” Streamliner, Original First Edition 24x17" Watercolour Giclee Print Please read item description all the way through: • Original First Generation art print, not a reprint or photograph • Only 12 prints in First Edition of this subject • Museum quality 24x17" hand-cut cold press watercolour paper (textured matte-finish acid-free) • Large image 20 x 13” with wide white margins for matte and framing (matte and frame not included) • Not typical glossy mass-produced commercial poster/prints • Each print individually produced, using highest quality dyes for longevity • Hand-signed, and shipped direct to you by the artist • Color may be less vivid than your illuminated screen image • Only one print of this subject available on Ebay at this time Between 1931–1933 Budd built the "first streamlined passenger train" in America. T&P 100 and trailer coach were rubber-tired rail cars built by the Budd Company using the French firm, Michelin's "Micheline" design. In 1931, an agreement between the two companies allowed Budd to use the then-new rubber rail tire technology on its shot-welded, stainless-steel carbodies, allowing Michelin to expand into the American market. Budd built four production rubber-tired trains; one for Reading Railroad, two for the Pennsy, and the train appearing in Andy’s painting, the “Silver Slipper” for the Texas & Pacific. Though this type of rubber-tired car fared much better in Europe, they were all plagued by problems here in the States, chief among them was the tendency to derail on U.S. track systems. By 1935, the “Silver Slipper” had been scrapped. Pennsy's two cars lasted till 1948. But back in ‘32, they were quite a sight. There had never been anything in the US like these revolutionary stainless steel cars. Despite their shortcomings, they ushered in the modern era of streamlined trains.. 550 different Limited Edition railroad art prints by Andy available now at fixed prices. Find your railroad at trainutz.com Digital Fine art by Andy Romano. A life-long rail fan, model railroader, rail book author, Andy knows and loves trains. His work is found in rail publications, private collections, galleries and rail museums. His art is dedicated to the preservation of vintage rr paint designs, heralds and lettering styles of Fallen Flags as well as long-gone Diesel locomotives. His large museum quality prints are known for their detail and accuracy. Andy has many top-line creative awards, holds a Master’s Degree in Communications Art; a Life Member of The Art Directors Club of NY (now part of the Global One Club); proud graduate of The Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts. Private student and friend of Anthony Triano, Artist-in-Residence at Seton Hall University. An admiring friend of Howard Fogg, to whom Andy’s book “PA, Alco’s Glamour Girl” is fondly dedicated. P A Y M E N T & S H I P P I N G I N F O Shipping anywhere in U.S. flat $9.50 via USPS Priority Mail Insurance and tracking included NOTE: Ebay may collect State Sales Tax on this sale. Sales Tax Rates vary from State to State and will be specified in your sale invoice. I do not collect or receive this Tax, it’s an arrangement between Ebay and your State.
Price: 58 USD
Location: Camarillo, California
End Time: 2024-12-03T09:04:31.000Z
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