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Most have been scrapped, but 16 are in museums. The last GG1 was retired by New Jersey Transit in 1983. The GG1 entered service with the PRR in 1935 and later ran on successor railroads Penn Central, Conrail, and Amtrak. 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.īetween 19, General Electric and the PRR's Altoona Works built 139 GG1s. The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States.

One oil-fired 4,500 lb/hr steam generator General Electric, Donald Dohner & Raymond Loewyħ9 ft 6 in (24.23 m) over coupler pulling facesġ5 ft 0 in (4.57 m) over locked-down pantographsģ,000 lb (1,360 kg) or 424 US gal (1,610 L 353 imp gal) oil, for train heatingĢ3,000 lb (10,400 kg) or 2,760 US gal (10,450 L 2,300 imp gal) for train heatingġ1-13.5 k V 25 Hz AC from overhead catenaryĪlternating current fed via a 22 position transformer tap changer to paired traction motors geared to a Quill drive