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Pennsylvania class GG1

No. 4902 with the “Broadway Limited” in 1950 in New Jersey

The GG1 of the Pennsylvania Railroad is most likely the most iconic American electric locomotive of all times. It was conceived in the thirties as a more powerful and faster successor to the 2-C-2 class P5. It got a 2...

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Variant Standard
Built 1934-1943
Manufacturers General Electric;Altoona
Wheel arrangement (2Co)(Co2)
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 24232 mm
Service mass 215457 kg
Top speed 161 km/h
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General

Property Pennsylvania class GG1
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Built 1934-1943
Manufacturers General Electric, Altoona
Wheel arrangement 2-C+C-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Pennsylvania class GG1
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Length 24.23 m
Wheelbase 21.03 m
Service mass 215.5 t
Adhesion mass 137.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.17 m
Axle load 22.9 t

Power

Property Pennsylvania class GG1
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Power source electric - AC
Continuous power 3,445 kW (4,684 PS)
Top speed 161 km/h
Starting effort 291.4 kN

Calculated values

Property Pennsylvania class GG1
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.63
Power-to-weight ratio 16.0 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.57
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