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 …

2021年7月1日 · PPR 4890 is seen here in 1969 at Harrison, NJ. Today is resides at the National Railroad Museum at Green Bay, Wisconsin along with 'Big Boy' 4017 and an LNER A4 from …

2021年10月29日 · The GG1 era formally ended when New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) – the last operator of that class of locomotives – ran a series of farewell trips between the borough of …

New Jersey’ Pennsylvania Railroad’s GG1 class has been widely recognized as one of most successful locomotive models ever built. The 80-foot long, 237-ton machines were capable of …

2024年11月1日 · It ran as far as South Amboy, New Jersey where a locomotive change took place. The next day all three units pulled three round-trip excursions between Matawan and …

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 …

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 …

PRR 4877, formerly nicknamed "Big Red", is a GG1 -class electric locomotive owned by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. It is stored at the West Boonton Yard in …

Saturday, October 29,1983, was the last day that a GG1 led a train. It was a special day, a day that the New Jersey Transit had set aside to say farewell to the GG1s. In the fall of 1979, …

The Pennsylvania GG-1 is one of the most recognizable locomotives, at least here in the Northeast. In use through the 1960's, it was a familiar sight on the nearby Pennsy Northeast …