Günter Dinhobl (Hrsg.): Sonderband 7. Eisenbahn/Kultur – Railway/Culture (2004)

I. Für eine Kulturgeschichte der Eisenbahn / Towards a cultural history of railways - Arlette Abrahamian: The Train

THE TRAIN

Arlette Abrahamian

I’ve always been a source of Inventive Imagination,

Fascination, admiration.

Wonder and delight In this maze of rails

Ever since the first royal salute was fired And my steam engine succeeded All those memorable chariots And I became a never-ending inspiration In design and development.

race through the immensity of speed and sound To operate in perfect safety In an Earthly network Linking together regions within regions, Cities within countries,

Countries within continents,

In systems of callous priorities Imposing inalterable forces Of bonding and co-ordination Beyond cosmic principles Within the WEB of Time...