GG-1s

[spikejones52002]

I was watching RFD-TV a great hour of GG-1s and other Electrics running on the Penn Express lines.

My question- Did the 5 strips that Penn used represent anything?

2?  Did the colors Tuscan or Green have any meaning?

Like the A.T. & SF. Red Warbonnet and Silver was their Passenger Service. Blue and Yellow the Freight colors.

[cnwfan51]

    I saw the same program I dont have an answer but remember the GG s roaring thru Aberdeen Maryland  in the mid 70s  And wishing they were in Pennsy colors   Just remembering    Larry

[ndbprr]

The five stripes were one of the changes Raymond Lowey made when he streamlined the G.  A later graphic design person changed it to the single stripe to save money in the late 50's.  As to the Tuscan GG1s (none were maroon) the PRR originally planned on silver GG1s to pull the new Congressional Limited and Senator trains when received from Budd in 1952 but the dirt run off quickly made them look pretty dirty.  Since there were four trains five GG1s (so there was a spare) were painted Tuscan. They were the only ones painted Tuscan.  the two silver ones pulled a couple of the florida bound trains that were all stainless for awhile before being quickly repainted back to Green.  Many paint shemes have been used on the Gs but the five stripe or single stripe was the most prevalent and the remaining 130 engines were all dark green locomotive enamel (DGLE) for most of their lives.  Surprisingly the test engine that was the alternate to the GG1 the R1 with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement for many years was the engine of choice for the Broadway Limited.