page_title: Pacific 231
hierarchical_section_title: Pacific 231
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), compositeur Suisse.Photo prise en 1928&#160;: négatif sur verre, épreuve retouchée et recadrée. English: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Swiss composer. Picture taken in 1928&#160;: glass negative, restored and cropped print.
context_page_description: Pacific 231 is an orchestral work by Arthur Honegger, written in 1923. Honegger was widely known as a train enthusiast, and once notably said: "I have always loved locomotives passionately. For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses."
  It is one of his most frequently performed works.
context_section_description: Pacific 231 is an orchestral work by Arthur Honegger, written in 1923. Honegger was widely known as a train enthusiast, and once notably said: "I have always loved locomotives passionately. For me they are living creatures and I love them as others love women or horses." 
   
  It is one of his most frequently performed works.
caption: The composer in 1928
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