The Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco shell, its ability to pull trains at up to 100 mph, and its long operating career of almost 50 years.

2024年11月1日 · The iconic GG-1 is the most well known electric locomotive in the world. The model was quick and reliable that it remained in service from 1935 through 1983.

A GG1 is two 4-6-0's back-to-back, thus the "GG" and the one indicates the first design. Electric locomotives are classified by their motored and unmotored axels. The GG1 is indicated as a 2-C+C-2.

The GG-1, America’s most famous electric locomotive, was first built in 1932. Its streamlined body has been featured on U.S. postage stamps, as a Lionel toy train, and in dozens of paintings over the years.

This site is for the virtual preservation of the standard electric locomotive of the world, the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1. What's so special about the GG1? Longevity. The first GG1 went into service in 1935 and the last was taken out of service in 1983. The GG1 outlasted the railroad that built it and its successor road.

2023年2月2日 · To understand the GG1, you have to understand the history of the Pennsylvania (PRR, or Pennsy to its admirers) – this was no ordinary railroad! The PRR originated in 1846 as a link between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, and soon extended to …

2017年3月6日 · Charisma, durability and versatility characterized the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 locomotive. The "G," as admirers called it, long served as a symbol of the PRR, and its unusual shape was the image generations of people associated with the railroad.