The Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad, in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco
4868 hauling The Congressional
GG1 locomotive c. 1940
Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 4899 at Newark, NJ in September 1964
A Penn Central GG1 with The Afternoon Congressional at Washington Union Station on January 18, 1969
Pennsylvania Railroad 4800
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Pennsylvania Railroad 4800, nicknamed "Old Rivets", is a GG1 class electric locomotive located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is th
Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1
…On January 28 1935, to mark the completion of electrification of the line from Washington, D.C., to New York City, PRR ran a special train hauled by Pennsylvania Railroad 4800 before it opened the line for revenue service on February 10. It made a round-trip from D.C. to Philadelphia; it completed the return leg in a record…
4800 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in June 2010
Detail of PRR 4800 showing the builder's plate
Penn Central 4801 and 4800 eastward at North Elizabeth in December 1975