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Nostalgia & History > "Motors" MondayDate: 09/24/18 12:27 "Motors" Monday Author: overniteman Over on the Pennsy, electrics were called "motors". And who else fielded "motors" like the mighty PRR?
My only flirtation with "Old Rivets". Here's the first GG1 built humming East thru "Harrison A. Williams Metropark" with mixed tonnage. Don't know who Harrison A. Williams is? Look here and see why they removed his name from the Metropark signing.:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_A._Williams Iselin, New Jersey July, 1973. Date: 09/24/18 12:37 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: overniteman Long after the PRR's demise, the GG1's soldiered on for PC, Conrail, Amtrak & NJDOT.
Here's the G that was restored by Amtrak & F.O.G.G.(Friends of the GG1). Amtrak restored it mechanically for free, which was a great gesture. F.O.G.G. gave Amtrak the money they raised and it was painted in the classic PRR Brunswick green and gold pinstripes. Today it sits in Strasburg, Pennsylvania at the railroad museum. The 4935 heads South at Colonia, New Jersey. May, 1979. Date: 09/24/18 12:47 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: overniteman The GG1's were probably the greatest locomotives ever built.
At Rahway, New Jersey, the 4894 speeds West along the "super highway" the PRR built and still serves the Eastern US today. This spot is where the Cooridor is 6 tracks wide. The North Jersey Coast line diverges here and you can see it's two tracks on the far left. February, 1974. Date: 09/24/18 13:07 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: overniteman The 4806 on the ready track, pan up at Meadows engine terminal, Kearny, New Jersey.
September, 1974. Date: 09/24/18 13:21 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: stevelv overniteman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The GG1's were probably the greatest locomotives > ever built. I've heard that many times in my 50+ years on this planet. I think the two main reasons they were often alluded to this way was their longevity (from the 30's to late 70's early 80's) and their operational diversity. Whether they were pulling short frequent stop commuter trains or fast intercity passenger trains or hot piggyback trains or long heavy mineral trains, the GG1 could do it all. The only thing that could stop the G's were fine powdery snow storms that would get inside them and screw up their electrical components. I guess you can say the only other thing that could stop a GG1 is the basement of Washington Union station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_GG1 Date: 09/24/18 14:31 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: bluesboyst Loved the G's....Darn they were great.......
Date: 09/24/18 16:15 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: MojaveBill What were they like to run?
Bill Deaver Tehachapi, CA Date: 09/24/18 17:14 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: MEKoch Rode a GG1 from HAR to PHL. Noisy, slow acceleration, electric gear clicking through transitions, but we got going. The ride quality was okay. I was seated in the firemen's seat, in the left-hand side of the loco. From this position you had the foward engine window, which gave very limited visibility - only straight ahead. You saw the signals and watched the cab signals display in the cab. The engineer was on the right side of the loco, and you could get there only by taking a walk around some electric equipment. There was no view of him nor talking with him. Obviously the engineer knew the route perfectly. I suppose if there was a fireman, he could have tended the steam boiler.
I also rode in an E-60 from Trenton to Newark. These GE units were quieter, but heaved and bounced through every interlocking. We only went 80 mph and I was glad of that. The engine cab was a more standard design with three seats and broad forward visibility. Sadly the windshield had a wire screen protecting the engine crew from criminals who threw rocks and other large objects at the train. Date: 09/24/18 22:13 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: MojaveBill Thanks for the info!
Bill Deaver Tehachapi, CA Date: 09/26/18 05:56 Re: "Motors" Monday Author: bridgeportsub The Virginian called them motors too.
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