GG1 electric locomotive

E2993

electric locomotive class railway locomotive streamlined locomotive

The GG1 electric locomotive was a streamlined, high-speed electric locomotive class that became an iconic workhorse of American railroading, particularly in the Northeast corridor, during much of the 20th century.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
GG1 electric locomotive canonical	1
PRR 4800 "Old Rivets"	1
PRR GG1	1
Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric locomotive class ⓘ railway locomotive ⓘ streamlined locomotive ⓘ
brakeType	air brakes ⓘ
configuration	2-C+C-2 ⓘ
countryOfOperation	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	icon of American railroading ⓘ
currentCollectionMethod	pantograph ⓘ
designer	Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad mechanical department Raymond Loewy ⓘ
electricSystem	11 kV 25 Hz AC overhead ⓘ
firstRun	1935 ⓘ
frameConstruction	welded monocoque body shell ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
heritageStatus	several units preserved in museums ⓘ
lengthOverCouplers	about 79 ft ⓘ
manufacturer	General Electric ⓘ Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works Westinghouse Electric Corporation ⓘ surface form: Westinghouse Electric
maximumSpeed	100 mph ⓘ
notableFeature	center-cab design ⓘ iconic pinstriped livery on Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ streamlined welded-steel carbody ⓘ twin articulated power trucks ⓘ
notablePreservedExample	GG1 electric locomotive self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: PRR 4800 "Old Rivets"
numberBuilt	139 ⓘ
operator	Amtrak ⓘ Conrail ⓘ Maryland Area Regional Commuter ⓘ NJ Transit ⓘ surface form: New Jersey Transit Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (partial interest) ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
powerOutput	about 4620 hp continuous ⓘ
powerType	AC electric ⓘ
primaryOperator	Pennsylvania Railroad Company ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad
productionEnd	1943 ⓘ
productionStart	1934 ⓘ
railwayLineServed	Northeast Corridor ⓘ Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh) ⓘ surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad main line
regionOfOperation	Northeastern United States ⓘ
retirementPeriod	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
serviceType	freight ⓘ passenger ⓘ
trackGauge	1435 mm ⓘ
UICClassification	(2′Co)(Co2′) ⓘ
usedFor	heavy freight service ⓘ high-speed passenger service ⓘ
wheelArrangementSystem	AAR ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company → notableLocomotiveClass → GG1 electric locomotive ⓘ

GG1 electric locomotive → notablePreservedExample → GG1 electric locomotive self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: PRR 4800 "Old Rivets"

Raymond Loewy → designed → GG1 electric locomotive ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive

PRR T1 → successor → GG1 electric locomotive ⓘ

this entity surface form: PRR GG1