The last GG1 to operate was on NJT in 1983, and I think over a year or even two had passed since Amtrak had operated the GG1's. I forget which rail historic society it was, or perhaps it was through …

The maximum for GG1 freights was 90mph. Some folks confuse the overhead catenary voltage with traction locomotive voltage, and are tempted to compare systems by volts alone.

A lucky hogger backing Penn Central GG1 4903 on to Amtrak's late National Limited at Harrisburg, PA on June 11, 1972. I wonder if he thought the G was just an old piece of junk? Look at all the …

These were Government of Canada cars GG1 and GG2 (GG = Governor General). GG1 is the car with the platform; GG2 is a sleeper. They were Hawker Siddeley Canada cars, similar to CN's Tempo …

PRR GG1 4846 was damaged in a wreck in the mid-1960's, and instead of rebuilding it, the PRR cut it down and turned the less damaged half into a snowblower that was used at the electric shops at …

Nostalgia & History > GG1 4935 at Wilmington,De Date: 05/26/25 07:20 GG1 4935 at Wilmington,De Author: gcm Sept 1979 A rescan. During the excellent '79 NRHS convention, one of the excursions …

GG1 #4876, the locomotive that crashed through the floor of Union Station in Washington, DC in 1953, is now safely behind fencing at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. The locomotive sits …

TOs Does anyone know if there was ever any thought of equipping GG1 with 3rd rail shoes to enter Grand Central Terminal? thanks robert162

Penn Central GG1 4900 with Train 111, The President, at Seabrook, MD on March 23, 1969. Roger Puta photo

For those of you that worked with electric locomotives like the GG1 maybe you could answere my question. In some pictures I notice that electric engines with two pantographs usually just have one …