Talk:Cesar Vergara

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Did you know... that industrial designer Cesar Vergara started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 23:31, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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... that industrial designer Cesar Vergara started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [1]
- ALT1: ... that Cesar Vergara, who has designed locomotives for Amtrak, NJ Transit, and MBTA Commuter Rail, started designing trains because he "thought most were awful looking"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [2]
- ALT2: ... that Cesar Vergara, designer of the GE Genesis, says his design philosophy is that "it costs as much to build an ugly train as an attractive one"? Source: Gormick, Greg (November 21, 2005). "Putting style back on track". The Toronto Star. [3]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Desert Edge High School
- Comment: Will do QPQ shortly. Open to different combinations of the facts here, generally aiming for a quirky hook.

5x expanded by Trainsandotherthings (talk). Self-nominated at 23:35, 17 January 2023 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Epicgenius (talk) 18:40, 21 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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