This painting focuses a lot on movement in a nod to the Futurists. The locomotive depicted is Southern Railway 1401, which is now on permanent display in the Smithsonian museum in Washington DC. 1401 is the only surviving Ps4 class locomotive that ran for the Southern Railway, and she was the lead engine on one leg of the trip for President Roosevelt's funeral train. These beautiful locomotives were painted green with gold striping and lettering. They were, by many, considered to be the most attractive locomotives of the Pacific wheel arrangement.
