Conrail is 2 months old as the Penn Central No. 4867 and another G with a fading PRR yellow stripe are eastbound at 7:45 a.m. through Lancaster at 50-per on the 152-pound high iron. Note the frei... (more)

New Jersey DOT 4876, the GG1 that lead a runaway train into Washington Union Station, waits in South Amboy, New Jersey for a train from the Jersey shore to arrive. After the train arrives, the E u... (more)

I am fortunate to be just old enough to have seen G's run in regular service. GG1 #4935 strikes an impressive pose at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Few photo locations would dwarf a pair of GG-1s, but Safe Harbor's vast amphitheater ringed by the river, steep verdant cliffs, sprawling electrical infrastructure, and monstrous bridgework could ... (more)

Sunset literally and figuratively for GG-1s on the Broadway Limited, as the doubleheaded 4913 and 4912 are being prepared to be cut off for a trip to the motor track by Harris Tower. Note the fue... (more)

Four GG-1s are pulling a westbound Trail-Van train along the weed-choked Atglen & Susquehanna Branch. It was very rare to see more than two GG-1s on a freight; perhaps this was a power move to Ha... (more)

Fresh out of the Strasburg Rail Road's shops, the classic GG-1 paint scheme as designer Raymond Loewy conceived it, with sans-serif Futura lettering. The 4859, built in December 1937 by Altoona/G... (more)

The fireman casts me a glance as the National Limited heads west to Harrisburg after a station stop in Lancaster. The train is about 3 miles out of Lancaster and is already running near track spe... (more)

Spring has come to the Susquehanna River Valley with migratory birds visible on the islands and Conrail starting to rebuild its Enola Branch. The 4806, built by GE in June of 1935, is eastbound a... (more)

Two ancient GG-1s with a bay-window caboose right behind their drawbars haul a manifest up the center freight track. No. 4811 was built by General Electric in July, 1935.

The 4935 has just uncoupled from the westbound Broadway Limited and is preparing to switch onto the "motor track" for tomorrow morning's eastbound run to New York. No. 4935 was built by... (more)

The now-preserved 4926 is seen in this pan view at the now-abandoned Oak Lane crossing during the last month of GG-1 operations on the Broadway Limited. The 4926 was built by Altoona/Westinghouse... (more)

Rusty rails and relics. A privately owned GG-1 weathers yet another fall where it is currently stored on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad.

Clear Sky Above - On Saturday, February 19, 1983, celebrated Amtrak GG1 4935 made what was expected to be its last trip under Pennsy wires, when two Amtrak GP9 ā€œpumpkinsā€ pulled the big electr... (more)

PRR GG1s and B1s, Queens, 1964. Sunnyside Yard was (and still is) the coach yard serving Manhattan's Penn Station. That day's quest was the legendary DD1 side-rod electric, which didn't seem to... (more)