Still proudly wearing its Pennsylvania keystone, GG1 4891 has just taken over Penn Central Boston-Washington train 175, the Patriot, from the pair of E8s that had brought it as far as New Haven, C... (more)

41 years after her birth, the 4838 is still being trusted to pull the hottest freight. She's temporarily paused here for track work, waiting for a westbound Silverliner to pass, to allow her to c... (more)

We were teenage railfans; my high school buddy is shooting from behind Dad's 1964 Ford Fairlane V8 and I'm in the middle of a barren cornfield, lensing the cleanest Platinum Mist GG-1 that we ever... (more)

The National Limited is westbound by the crumbling platforms at E-town, led by a nearly 34-year old GG-1. This New York to Kansas City train was eventually discontinued during the Carter Administ... (more)

I know this paint job was unpopular with a lot of fans, but it was my favorite Amtrak-era GG-1 paint scheme. Only 7 units were painted like this, and it added some color on drab days. Although- ... (more)

One of the last GG-1s to retain its Pennsy yellow stripes and Roman numerals, the 4891 has reached the end of the line after nearly 40 years of service.

The Last Run of GG1 #4935 #4935 was repainted to its original PRR paint scheme in 1977. However, it only lasted for 3 1/2 years before being retired due to mechanical issues. Here, we... (more)

Change is coming to the NEC in the late 70s- concrete ties on No. 4 track, and GG-1 No. 902 has been renumbered as the 4902 to make way for the 900-series AEM-7s. Note the HEP (head end power) ca... (more)

Following Penn Central's takeover of the New Haven, classic GG1 electrics quickly took over all passenger trains between Penn Station and New Haven. Now at home in former NH territory, GG1 4901 sw... (more)

The 917 is trailing a stream of dust as it speeds up the center track by the old PRR station in Aberdeen. It's 1977, and there's still a lot of the "old NEC" in existence- all wood ties, Heritage... (more)

Doubleheaded GG-1s with 42-year old No. 4821 in the lead are northbound just south of Aberdeen's old PRR station. The 4821 was built by Baldwin/PRR/Westinghouse in May, 1935. 2nd unit No. 4864 w... (more)

When Amfleet equipment came to dominate the Northeast Corridor in the mid-1970s, Amtrak converted a number of baggage cars into HEP generators so that steam-era GG1s could handle the new equipment... (more)

Sunset on the 4935- its work done for the day, the famed electric heads for the motor track. It will pull the Broadway Limited east the next day, during the last month of GG1-powered passenger tr... (more)

Doubleheaded GG-1s on the Broadway Limited slam across the old Reading & Columbia diamond at better than a mile-a-minute. It's the last weeks of passenger-G operations to Harrisburg, with the F40... (more)

Unexpected bedfellows rub shoulders in Longview, TX, as Amtrak GG-1 4906 is enroute to Fair Park in Dallas to join the Age of Steam Museum collection. The GG-1 was traded by the National New York ... (more)