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This GG1 is inside the PRR museum. Beautifully displayed and restored, it sits at the head of a line of classic coaches. On one side there is a ramp where one can see the inside of the cab through the door window. The 79.5 foot long 230+ ton GG1 was built on an articulated frame, which made service even in crowded Philadelphia a reality at speed. The pantographs could be pulled up and down from the cab, and seeing one "coast" from electrified overhead through a non powered section with the pantographs lowered was not uncommon in the city. The locomotive was designed by Raymond Loewy, who recommended welding the skins on, rather than riveting them. He also suggested the five-stripe paint scheme which became the standard on these art deco moving sculptures. 139 were built, only 16 still survive, in various states of disrepair. Two of them are at the Railroad Museum of PA currently. One of note is currently at the B&O museum in Maryland, awaiting restoration. #4876 is of note primarily because it overran its stop buffers at Washington Station, and crashed through the floor onto the concourse below. |
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