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.

The GG1 was designed by the Pennsylvania Railroad based on the need for a locomotive that could pull more than 12 to 14 passenger cars. The railroad thought it had designed the perfect electric passenger locomotive, the P-5a, but as the P-5a locomotives arrived, it became necessary to double head them on many trains in order to protect ...

Nov 1, 2024 · Pennsylvania GG-1 #4880 at South Amboy, New Jersey, circa 1968-1970. American-Rails.com collection. In all, the Pennsylvania Railroad wound up 139 GG1s (4800-4938), including the original riveted design, #4800 (known as Old Rivets ) …

Jul 1, 2021 · All examples will be listed below by their Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) number - some received alternative numbers with other operators during service. A number of images in this feature are from the Roger Puta Collection, courtesy of Mel …

In 1913, before the era of the GG1, the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to electrify its tracks in the vicinity of Philadelphia. The system, at 11,000 volts and 25 hertz, expanded until by the early 1930s it stretched from New York City south to Wilmington, …

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.

Pennsylvania Railroad 4935 is a preserved GG1 class electric locomotive. It is one of sixteen remaining Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 locomotives, and one of two (along with Pennsylvania Railroad 4800) at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

The GG-1s were powerful locomotives capable of providing a continuous 4,602 h.p., with a short-time peak rating of 9,300 h.p. To supply this power, a GG-1 drew alternating current through its pantograph from overhead wires. These wires carried 11,000 volts of electricity.

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

As if planned from the very beginning, when the catenary reached Washington, DC, in 1935, the PRR had a remarkable main line passenger locomotive, the GG1. The prototype, number 4800, was on hand to participate in the inaugural run from Union Station in Washington to Penn Station in New York City.