- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 23:31, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Cesar Vergara
- ... 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).
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Epicgenius (talk) 18:40, 21 January 2023 (UTC)