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- VRPV02P13_16
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PRR 4800, Altoona GG1 class locomotive, nicknamed "Old Rivets", GG-1
- Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, General Electric
CN: GE 11848 Built: August 1934 AAR wheel arrangement: 2-C+C-2 Gauge: 4 feet 8 1?2 inches (1,435 mm) Driver diameter: 57 inches (1,448 mm) Wheelbase: 13 feet 8 inches (4.17 meters) Length: 79 feet 6 inches (24.23 meters) Width: 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 meters) Height: 16 feet 0 inches (4.88 meters) over locked-down pantographs Weight on drivers: 303,000 pounds (137,000 kg) Weight: 475,000 pounds (215,000 kg) Electric systems: 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz Current collection method: Overhead AC with dual pantographs Top speed: 100 mph (160 km/h) Power output: Continuous: 4,620 hp (3,450 kW) Career: Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail Retired: October 1979 Restored: 1980 ? 1982 Current owner: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Electric Locomotive, Pantograph, Power, Engine, Traction, Passenger Train, Railfan, History, Rail, Railroad, Railways, Travel, Public Transportation, Technology, Historic, Archives
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- Code Number:
- VRPV02P13_16
- Title:
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PRR 4800, Altoona GG1 class locomotive, nicknamed "Old Rivets", GG-1
- Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, General Electric
CN: GE 11848
Built: August 1934
AAR wheel arrangement: 2-C+C-2
Gauge: 4 feet 8 1?2 inches (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter: 57 inches (1,448 mm)
Wheelbase: 13 feet 8 inches (4.17 meters)
Length: 79 feet 6 inches (24.23 meters)
Width: 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 meters)
Height: 16 feet 0 inches (4.88 meters) over locked-down pantographs
Weight on drivers: 303,000 pounds (137,000 kg)
Weight: 475,000 pounds (215,000 kg)
Electric systems: 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz
Current collection method: Overhead AC with dual pantographs
Top speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
Power output: Continuous: 4,620 hp (3,450 kW)
Career: Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail
Retired: October 1979
Restored: 1980 ? 1982
Current owner: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- Keywords:
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Electric Locomotive, Pantograph, Power, Engine, Traction, Passenger Train, Railfan, History, Rail, Railroad, Railways, Travel, Public Transportation, Technology, Historic, Archives
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