A Nice Piece About The GG1

It's a safe bet we'll never see anything like this again.  A forever engine when Pennsy could afford forever.

Thanks Bob, what great videos, very interesting hearing the engineer talking about the G.

Thanks, CNJ. Fun to watch!

What a rich railroading history we have here in NJ, in so many ways. We're lucky.

That was awesome.  Thanks for sharing.  That song rocks as well

Big Red, Oh Big Red

Her fifty years of service

Won a place in history

I'm cool with that.  I do have a question.  And possibly a second.  Are all the trains run in New York still electrified?  What type of electric engines are they running today? 

All Northeast Corridor passenger services in and out of New York Penn Station are electrified. NJ Transit uses electric multiple unit cars and locomotive hauled trains powered by Classes ALP-46, ALP-46A and the new dual model ALP-45DP which just recently began operating into NYP.

Amtrak trains are powered by AEM-7 and HHP-8 motors. Of course, there are also the Acela sets with power cars at each end. Trains which arrive from and depart to New York State via the Empire Connection which runs along Manhattan's west side are powered by dual mode P32 Genesis models. The Lakeshore Limited will sometimes run directly into the city with standard P42 diesel power but, in such instances, he'll hold prior to entering the Empire Connection's tunnel so an AEM-7 or HHP-8 can come out to tow him into the station.

Long Island Rail Road trains from the east are covered by a mix of electric multiple unit cars and dual mode DM30AC units. LIRR and Empire Connection equipment utilize third rail while Amtrak and NJT traffic operating to and from the west via the former PRR main line and Amtrak trains to the east via the New York Connecting and New Haven Railroads draw power from overhead catenary.   

I hope this helps.

Bob      

I really did enjoy watching the video!  Thanks for posting it!

I enjoyed watching the video. But it was kind of sad to see the train in the foreground and the Twin Towers in the background. Other than that these are great video!

dave

Thank you for posting the videos about a classic locomotive!

 I can remember seeing GG-1's in Wilmington, DE. as a kid. And memories of my uncle Bob's conversations about working on them at the Wilmington shops.

 It would be amazing to see one operate again. The styling is timeless!

Again, Thank You.

Jim,

The GE P32ACDM is a dual mode locomotive.  It can run as a diesel-electric, or straight electric off the third rail.  Both Amtrak and Metro-North use them.

Stuart

For purposes of illustration, here's a photo comparison of the P32, the 708, and 42 (the 157) classes. The general appearance of the two types is very similar; however, upon closer study, one can see the differences in carbody details between the two, primarily in the grill work. Also, the 708's third rail pick up equipment is readily visible. The dual mode units are numbered in the 700 series.

Bob

Thanks Bob and Stuart

Is it that the ALP-45DP's are the first to have pantographs?

Hi, Jim.

Yes, the ALP-45DP is the first of its kind:

Regards,

Bob