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[Anonymous]

GG1 fans, I know that you are there. lets get together and talk and trade pictures. [e-mail]

[Overmod]

Count me in.

[ndbprr]

I grew up in NE Philadelphia as a kid and thought all trains were pulled by G's until I was about 12. Alas I only have one or two pictures of G's and nothing worth sharing other than memories.

[Anonymous]

The only photos I have of the GG1's are from the PA RR Museum.

[Anonymous]

I love GG1's! Unfortunately, by the time I was born the GG1's had stopped operating and I also don't live anywhere near where they ran, but despite that, I've always been fascinated by them. They are amoungst the most beautiful locomotives ever created.

Also, for the other GG1 fans out there, check out this website.
http://www.lexcie.zetnet.co.uk/tops-3a-pic.htm
Scroll down to see the little-known story and picture of a GG1 that operated in Great Britain. Very fascinating story.

[spankybird]

I have some pic, (which I will have to scan) of the GG1 that is at the NYC Museum in Elkhart, IN. When I do scan them, I will post them for you.

[spankybird]

Here is the pic of the GG1 at the NYC Museum

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The only GG1's which I ever saw in service were in South Amboy in 1982 on the New York & Long Branch where outbound NJ Transit trains exchanged GG1's for pairs of E8A's.

[Anonymous]

To those of you who have not seen the Late Great GG1, to me it was the king of passenger locos. Over 4000 hp and can pull 15 cars at 100 mph, but never run at 100. I hve had many rides on the GG1 and love them.

[spankybird]

I am sorry to say, living in NE Ohio, I have never seen one run.[B)][V][:(]

[ndbprr]

I went to the New York Worlds Fair in '63 (?). By leaving Philly on a clocker at around 8AM I was in Penn Station in New York and out to the Flushing fair site in time for it to open around 10AM as I remember. I never ceased to marvel at the start when pulling out of a station. The start was so smooth you had to look at the ground to see if the train was moving. There was never any slack action and once up to about 15 mph it was off to the races.

[espeefoamer]

I only got two rides behind GG1s, both on the same day.On a cross country Amtrak trip in 1978,I first rode GG1s on the Southern Crescent from Washington DC to New York,after arriving behind 4 green white & gold Southern Ry.E8s.Later that day I left on the Broadway Limited,also behind a GG1,switching to an A B B A set of E units in Harrisburg[:D][:D][:D]!

[Anonymous]

I haven't seen one "in the flesh", but I'd love to see some kind of internal layout plan for the critter.

I also have seen photos of the cab, which I understand is unusual due to space contraints.

Erik

[agentatascadero]

As a kid I thought PRR the ultimate RR and the GG1 the ultimate locomotive, and I was from the land of cab forewards and Daylights. I, too, found the ride behind them thrilling. Better yet was the lucky day, in '67(I was in the Army, and in uniform), I was railfanning at Penn Station. There I was, admiring a GG1, and the engine crew invited me in for a look. It shocked me that, in such a large locomotive, the cab was tiny. This was my lucky day, they invited me for a ride out to Sunnyside, where I spent hours wandering through the great streamliners to Chicago and Florida. When I was done(all too soon) I was simply placed in another GG1 and taken back to Penn Station, where, if I had time, could have had a cab ride to DC and back. What was wrong with me? Time is simply not an issue in these cases. Anyway, I was amused that the thing sounded like a big street car.

[Anonymous]

Hi, my Friends and GG1's Fans!

I am writing first time to Yours, and I would like to start with a question!
Does know anybody, what is the "official" (in use) nickname of GG1 locomotives?

Thank you in anticipation for answer!

Yours sincerely:

Anita