| Here is page five of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 24. Photo Caption: "Minus pantographs and paint, archetypal GG1 of 1934 ~ originally numbered 4899, later 4800 ~ stands outside Baldwin's Eddystone (Pa.) erecting shop." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by Baldwin during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. |