Each Locomotive Drawing And Its Personality

Here I am drawing an Atlantic Coast Line FP7.  When drawing the pencil lines, it is important to keep lines straight and keep angles tight.  Areas such as grills often have lines that are close together.  It is important to keep these lines evenly spaced, as the eye catches variances.
When drawing a locomotive by hand, each locomotive will obtain a bit of your own personality.  This happens as the drawing evolves, a work of lines placed precisely.
Each drawing evolves with a personality of its own.  Often this happens before lettering and ink are applied.  Many locomotives have varying equipment and can be identified with their railroad almost from the beginning.
What you chose to draw is part of the fun.  Each locomotive will take you to a place on the map and often will take you to a place in time.  Enjoy drawing trains.