Nostalgia & History > 5 More of Amtrak GG1s

1. and 2. Two GG1s with Train 86, the Champion, arriving at Trenton, NJ on January 23, 1977.

3. At 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA on January 28, 1977.

4. With Train 84, the Silver Meteor, at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA on January 28, 1977.

5. With Metroliner 121 at Seabrook, MD on June 29, 1978.

Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/16 14:30 by MartyBernard.

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Those GG1's always sorta scared me when I was growing up in the Enola/HBG Area. Big Blk with that headlight at night, just something about them. Not to mention the older style single note horn they had then,  But they are by far one of my favorite Electrics.  Thanks for sharing.  Ben

First car there on the last pic seems to have been in a scruff with something... the entire side is bent from the impact of whatever...

I like the up close experience with the GG1. Memories of sights, sounds, smells come back. Newark, Trenton, Philly, N Philly, Wilmington, Lancaster all had those high-level platforms where you could experience that.

I think that's a power car on the last photo, with a fuel fill sticking out.

Thanks for the posting.

That makes sense.  GG1s did not have equipment to provide HEP at three-phase AC at 480 V and Amtrak did convert some cars to power cars to provide the HEP.

Marty Bernard

 Classic GG1 in last photo with pin stripes and PRR keystone logo.

A GG1 with amfleet is a study in contrasts!

Great photos Marty!!
Does any one have details about the combine/bagagge dorm trailing the motor in #4 on the Silver Meteor? I'm wondering if its one of those ex-Army hospital cars.

Great Classic Amtrak

Photo 5 is GG-1 #4935, repainted with funding by Friends Of The GG-1.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/16 21:18 by knotch8.

Me toom as a kid always loved watching GG1's roaring by, there was something about them that were indeed scarey. 

King_Coal Wrote:
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> I think that's a power car on the last photo, with
> a fuel fill sticking out.

Note the full-width doors on the end of the car.  This was one of the coaches that was experimentally
converted to an auto carrier for an aborted "Auto Train" operation on the West Coast. After the project
was abandoned the converted auto carriers were used, among others, to build HEP generator cars.
 

The combine in question is one of the Army Hospital car conversions.

knotch8 Wrote:
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> Photo 5 is GG-1 #4935, repainted with funding by
> Friends Of The GG-1.

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All those close 3/4 shots make the GG-1 look like a pudgy Lionel version. Out of Service's shot shows the truly sleek look of a GG-1.
Gonut