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Penn. RR GG1 Electric Locomotive #4800
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalSub Category: Rail TransportationEra: 1940-1949DateCreated: 1943Railroad Museum of PennsylvanniaStrasburgState: PAZip: 17579Country: USAWebsite: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/rail-transportation---1/-83-penn--rr-gg1-electric-locomotive--4800-%281943%29, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/2ac536d7-b8ba-4eb2-a651-292fb81709e4/83-Penn-RR-GG1-Electric-Locomotive-4800-1943.aspx, http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pennsy/rmopCreator: Baldwin Locomotive Works, General Electric Company

The 4,620-horsepower GG1 was primarily a passenger locomotive, routinely operating at over 100 miles per hour, but was used in freight service as well. Conceived by the Pennsylvania Railroad and built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and General Electric Company, No. 4800 logged nearly 5 million miles in its forty-five-year life. It was the prototype for a 139-unit fleet built during a decade to serve on the PRR's electrified lines, and the only one with a riveted body shell; the remainder were welded.

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Image Credit: Courtesy Wikipedia/dmb201Image Caption: Penn. RR GG1 Electric Locomotive #4800Era_date_from: 1943
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Penn. RR GG1 Electric Locomotive #4800

The 4,620-horsepower GG1 was primarily a passenger locomotive, routinely operating at over 100 miles per hour, but was used in freight service as well. Conceived by the Pennsylvania Railroad and built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and General Electric Company, No. 4800 logged nearly 5 million…

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