GG1 electric locomotive

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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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electric locomotive class → railway locomotive → streamlined locomotive →
brakeType	air brakes →
configuration	2-C+C-2 →
countryOfOperation	United States →
culturalSignificance	icon of American railroading →
currentCollectionMethod	pantograph →
designer	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 Altoona Works → Westinghouse Electric →
maximumSpeed	100 mph →
notableFeature	center-cab design → iconic pinstriped livery on Pennsylvania Railroad → streamlined welded-steel carbody → twin articulated power trucks →
notablePreservedExample	PRR 4800 "Old Rivets" →
numberBuilt	139 →
operator	Amtrak → Conrail → Maryland Area Regional Commuter → New Jersey Transit → Penn Central Transportation Company → Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines →
powerOutput	about 4620 hp continuous →
powerType	AC electric →
primaryOperator	Pennsylvania Railroad →
productionEnd	1943 →
productionStart	1934 →
railwayLineServed	Northeast Corridor → 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)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raymond Loewy ("Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 locomotive") →	designed
Pennsylvania Railroad Company →	notableLocomotiveClass
GG1 electric locomotive ("PRR 4800 "Old Rivets"") →	notablePreservedExample
PRR T1 ("PRR GG1") →	successor