PRR/Penn Central/Conrail 1934 General Electric GG1 4800

[@TrainTrackTrav]

90 years old and it still looks like a modern locomotive. Incredible!

[@wayneheigl5549]

and with a little love and care it would run as good as what they are using now and would out pull any thing they got now. but like every thing some idiot said we don't need this any more and they got rid of them so some company can make millions.

[@richarddrum9970]

Used to watch these beauties fly through the station in Metuchen, NJ……One time I was a bit too close to that yellow line and one of these snuck up behind me, scary moment. I saw this one at Strasburg, PA

[@johnuhelski8613]

A styling masterpiece , she deserves a complete cosmetic repaint with the five pin stripes at the very least.

[@АлександрКалинин-ц6г]

Нужно отдать должное. Электровоз сконструирован очень качественно. 90 лет существования, с конца 70х не в эксплуатации и не особо хорошее хранение, а до сих пор выглядит хорошо. Надеюсь, когда нибудь он будет покрашен и восстановлен, как хороший музейный экспонат.

[@jpaulkepler4638]

What bothers me the most about this is 4800 is the class locomotive and the one that sold PRR on the design. Why it is stored , exposed to the elements and has been for decades. A pole barn at the very least to keep the rain and snow at bay.

[@Elliottblancher]

The Museum doesn't have the exact funds to build that

[@rodrossi9749]

They have had the funds for OVER 3 years now. FACT.

[@frankortolano5886]

Beautiful monster ,power from days of old

[@workinghardusa]

Great video!

[@TheEline2733]

Thank you!

[@grahamsawyer831]

shame they can't get one of these old soldiers running again. PCB's in transformer oil is a major obstacle I understand. would be a truly awesome sight racing the Acela

[@alcopower5710]

Excellent video

[@GG1man]

4800 looks pretty good for being the oldest GG1. I think the last time I saw her was 2015, at Strasburg.

[@Mountchoirboy]

I was there 3 years ago and loved that ride next door and the museum was teriffic.

[@rearspeaker6364]

WHY IS THE FIRST GG1 EVER BUILT SITTING OUTSIDE ???????????????

[@rearspeaker6364]

correct, as steel likes to turn into rust after a while.....its just strange!!!

[@intercity1971]

I ❤ GG1

[@tonysangiovanni5396]

Streamlined Lady of the Rails.

[@infaredxkingz8786]

What

[@ARC9652]

She's a real beauty

[@infaredxkingz8786]

Penn central was the reason why this GG1 had to be retired....

[@bluerazor7049]

That's P.R.R G.G.1 4800 nicknamed "Old Rivvets"

[@_chan.burn.21_]

It's truly a shame that the GG1 will likely never see operating service again.

[@b3j8]

Perhaps, but you never know. That statement was made many times over the yrs about the Big Boys too.

[@rockguitarist931]

if they can build a T1 steam engine from scratch, I think there's hope for this loco haha

[@_chan.burn.21_]

@@rockguitarist931 True, but the amount of engineering and design work it would take to outfit the GG1 with modern electric equipment while maintaining its existing appearance would be quite the undertaking.

[@AmityBlightAndSP4449Fan]

I Wish there where Amtrak p42dcs to take this gg1 4800 to Altoona, PA and it will be repainted into a PRR/Penn Central/Conrail 4800 and in the back it wi be the PRR logo and on the other back of the back side, in the middle it will be the pen central logo and it will be on the other middle side, and in the front it will be the conrail logo and it will be on the other front side

[@infaredxkingz8786]

Hell, no one wants to see the remnants of a trash @$$ train company

[@sillyone52062]

200+ tons of engine

[@teddawg327]

Strasburg Penn. State Railroad Museum

[@teddawg327]

Rivets

[@AmityBlightAndSP4449Fan]

Gg1 4800 needs to be moved by 20 Amtrak p42DCs from New haven ct and they will take it to the conrail shops and it will have new pantographs and it will have a new speedometer that goes from 0mph to 180mph and also it will be the fastest conrail gg1 EVER and at 180mph it overheats and the pantograph has to much electricity and when it passes it at 181mph it's pantograph exsplodes and it will be a half exsploded and at 170mph it overheats and the beeping noise begins to start and it can reach from 68mph to 165mph and it will pull conrail freight for stations to be built and also some trains are gonna be used in the keystone corridor between New york, Philadelphia, harrisburg, columbus, Ohio, indiana, chicago, and ottowa, CA

[@mratsfrailfan1894]

Your so unrealistic

[@HomerPenguin5516]

Nah give it a cosmetic restoration into its freedom train colors

[@HomerPenguin5516]

And it already has a speed record of 102 |=/

[@rockguitarist931]

I think the only thing that will overheat is your keyboard.

[@MetroGaming75]

At 0:34 you can see the 915 AEM-7 there