Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 In Cab Part Two

[lawbench191]

Such great classic stuff!

[KQ1X]

I vividly remember the CG1s in Baltimore as a kid. I thought they were the coolest locomotives going. I remember being very excited to ride on a train that was pulled by one. The music is perfect for these old films!

[robertwa1975]

Whats the title of the first music?

[speedskiff2]

nice posts. shame PCBs in transformers doomed them or they might still be running. GG-1 out performed motors that replaced them.

[andyotay]

Priceless videos! Thanks for archiving and sharing.

[NgaiOlaudah]

Thanks, so much, my friend! I miss the GG-1 so much! I grew up with the locomotive. It is the pinnacle of electric locomotives and its aesthetically PERFECT TO LOOK AT. Loewy perhaps did not know that the co-efficient of drag was low, too! Thanks, NgaiO Arthur Burghardt (old Baltimore, Md now living in California!)

[NgaiOlaudah]

Thanks, so much, my friend! I miss the GG-1 so much! I grew up with the locomotive. It is the pinnacle of electric locomotives and its aesthetically PERFECT TO LOOK AT. Loewy perhaps did not know that the co-efficient of drag was low, too! Thanks, NgaiO Arthur Burghardt

[sebekg]

hey, what is the music on this clip ? full name and topic thanks very much !!! maybe you have link yt. Your video is very nice ! i'm like this! :)))))

[MrRonco67]

Excellent...

[Amtrak1194]

NEC before Continuous Welded Rail!!!

[carl23401]

These (parts 1 & 2) are outrageous. Please try to post more if there is any. Yes, another GG-1 nut here (and general purpose nostalgia freak)...

[railbum]

Marcus Hook!

[captsmurf21]

good old video of the GG-1

[captsmurf21]

Sitting here over the weekend watch the video of the GG-1 which bring back to grandfather work out of the New Brusikwick offices and ride in one of these engine and sometime sitting at Metcuhen station watching this train fly by

[SittingMooseShaman]

... yeah- back when business and the American Free Enterprise method made things happen! My grandpa had it made: Lookit all them factories! Good payin' jobs, benefits and retirement... Now it's "Rails to Trails!" (!?!) This is American progress!? It should be "Rails to More Rails!" That sh*t isn't progress- it IS failure, w/a capitol "F!" Instead of intra/inter-urban/rural rail service the US has REGRESSED back to PATHS! Idiots ruin, er, run this near-bankrupt nation presently!

Proof Positiv

[stewartcamw]

very good as we say some times in England Smashing 10 out of 10

[nimrod4017]

GG-1 was a ugly unit, but they had a 4,500 hp rating with a 9,000 hp overload for starting trains. all this while the average diesel of the same era got about 1,500 hp. the GG-1's make my top 10 list. along with the many monsters that the mighty Union Pacific had. totally awesome unit

[rechelieu]

@nimrod4017 Is it ugly? I don't know...but it seems timeless. Every time I watch movies like that I get sad...this was a fantastic period in America....GG-1 is just a remainder of those times. I love it!

[Conrail6370]

NSrailfest, Yes! 

[badge11]

That was 'swell'. Thanks

[bigbdog32]

This is an amazing historical record, not only for the GG1 itself, but for all the other consists, the trackside features, and the general atmosphere. Excellent music choice as well.

Maybe I need to start visiting yard sales too ... I'm sure glad you did!

bigbdog32 (native of Altoona, PA, home of the GG1)

[John6504]

You post great videos! Please keep them coming. They're classic!

[Leichtningbolt]

Len, thank you for the trip down memory lane. GG1's and Harry James...you know how to make a grown man cry. Thanks

-Phil

[hootenzie]

Can't take the trip down memory lane like you cats can. I WISH I COULD. The only one I've ever seen was parked at Grand Central Station, FEB. 14th, 1981., sporting Amtrak colors. My family and I took the one way trip from NY,NY., to Chicago, switched trains, to our final destination, Dallas' Union station. What a drastic climate change. GG-1'S FOREVER.

[Modeltrainguy]

5 Stars! This is just Outstanding! =D

[jjaagg5050]

Wow! Great video! I live in northern Indiana and don't get to see action like that any more. Have to go to Chicago. Perfect music too! Glenn Miller was great!

[Bsg4884]

how could the crew see very well?

[DASCO2136]

The crew in the cab also worked with cab signals. So if they couldn't see on a foggy day, they can work with the cab signals so the trains can operate safely.

[Bsg4884]

It's kind of like children they may be ugly but if you love them they are sure are beautiful to you!

[Conrail6370]

Please don't forget to rate this video.

Thank you,

Len.

[mbwolf61]

I think GG-1's are totally cool. Thanks for this wonderful footage and awesome Harry James and Glenn Miller music, it suited the video well.

[Conrail6370]

Your Welcom.

Merry Christmas anda happy New Year.

Len.

[teabowimaging]

Wow! Very, very Cool! Love the old freight cars. Highly recommended to any slobbering pennsy freaks out there.

[JRCOOTS]

Marcus Hook Station at :24....

[MultiShooter123]

hey con do u no were camp hill PA is thats were my dad works for them

[pohldriver]

:59-1:13 is along 495 in delaware shortly after the state line headed south. that gridge is quite unique. they still run the electric trains through there. alot of the old stuff is still in use or parrelled

[ajmell7]

thank you for the great video. plenty of freight traffic on the corridor back then. today, virtually none.

[mesenteria]

Wonderful nostalgia.  I would like to know the female singer in James' song.

[Tjsingle14]

at 2.27 thats in Harve De Grace Maryland

[bubba2781]

This is really fabulous. I remember watching the GG1's on the Pennsy leaving DC. Always one of my favorites. Thanks for posting.

[LocalRailfan]

Your new videos are truly a blast back into a time when railroading was steel rails and heart and soul.

[Conrail6370]

Thanks. I try to post the best out of what I find. there's more to come. So hold on your seat as we take a trip with H. G. Wells in his Time Machine.

Len.