These were Government of Canada cars GG1 and GG2 (GG = Governor General). GG1 is the car with the platform; GG2 is a sleeper. They were Hawker Siddeley Canada cars, similar to CN's Tempo …

The maximum for GG1 freights was 90mph. Some folks confuse the overhead catenary voltage with traction locomotive voltage, and are tempted to compare systems by volts alone.

PRR GG1 4846 was damaged in a wreck in the mid-1960's, and instead of rebuilding it, the PRR cut it down and turned the less damaged half into a snowblower that was used at the electric shops at …

GG1 4876 went on to a long and distinguished career on Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and NJ Transit. I believe it was among the very last G's retired from the New York & Long Branch / North …

Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric locomotive No. 4859 earned a footnote in railroad history when it inaugurated electrified railroading between Philadelphia and Harrisburg on Jan. 15, 1938, with …

Here's the asbestos removal house for the Ford Museum's newly acquired GG1. I've read that some of the residents of Cooperstown Jct weren't too happy to find out that the GG1s that have been sitting …

The GG1 would have been on the left-most track under the B&O bridge. The electrified tracks at the upper left corner are the Northeast Corridor (PRR's Magruder Branch to be technical), which diverge …

A lucky hogger backing Penn Central GG1 4903 on to Amtrak's late National Limited at Harrisburg, PA on June 11, 1972. I wonder if he thought the G was just an old piece of junk? Look at all the …

GG1 #4876, the locomotive that crashed through the floor of Union Station in Washington, DC in 1953, is now safely behind fencing at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. The locomotive sits …

The GG1 was certinaly an interesting looking engine. I'm sure it can be considered beautiful, and it is certianly masterfully designed, at least as far as appearance goes. But every time I look at one, I …