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Without a doubt, the most successful locomotive ever built was the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 Electric locomotive. Pennsy crews called these elegant machines "Motors". The GG1 was a powerful 4,620 horsepower, high speed passenger locomotive, overhead power lines carried 132,000 Volts, that was reduced to 11,000 and again reduced to 600 straight AC voltage in the locomotive. The GG1 was capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph along the electrified Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC and New York City! The beautifully streamlined car body was designed by the greatest industrial designer of our times, Raymond Loewy. The first locomotive of the class was No. 4899, later renumbered 4800, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. The car body on 4800 was riveted together. When Loewy first saw her, he commented: "What are all those buttons?" All other subsequent GG-1 car bodies were welded. The Pennsy and Baldwin built 138 of these locomotives. At least 16 GG1's survive today at museums throughout the country. GG1's operated on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak, and on New Jersey Transit. In later years, some GG1's were converted for freight operations. GG1's were in operation from 1935 to 1983!

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Without a doubt, the most successful locomotive ever built was the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 Electric locomotive. Pennsy crews called these elegant machines "Motors". The GG1 was a powerful 4,620 horsepower, high speed passenger locomotive, overhead power lines carried 132,000 Volts, that was reduced to 11,000 and again reduced to 600 straight AC voltage in the locomotive. The GG1 was capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph along the electrified Northeast Corridor between Washington, DC and New York City! The beautifully streamlined car body was designed by the greatest industrial designer of our times, Raymond Loewy. The first locomotive of the class was No. 4899, later renumbered 4800, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. The car body on 4800 was riveted together. When Loewy first saw her, he commented: "What are all those buttons?" All other subsequent GG-1 car bodies were welded. The Pennsy and Baldwin built 138 of these locomotives. At least 16 GG1's survive today at museums throughout the country. GG1's operated on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak, and on New Jersey Transit. In later years, some GG1's were converted for freight operations. GG1's were in operation from 1935 to 1983!

Adobe Illustrator 8.0, Apple G4 Power Mac, OS 9.2