In response to a user who asked about what inspired the design, Musk replied, "Art Deco trains." Art Deco trains were a product of the Art Deco era, which took place in the 1920s and 1930s.

The start of what has been called the country’s greatest railway film, A Steam Train Passes, captures the majestic sights and sounds of the gleaming green 3801. An art deco locomotive that was ...