GG-1 cabs pictures

The cabs are very small and visibility is comparable to a steam engine.
A good source for GG1 info is :
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/GG1/

The PA RR museum has a thing on their site about their GG1 that is inside, it also includes a small shot of the engineers side of the cab.

http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/about/roster/gg1.htm

Scooter

Hi,

The cab of a GG-1 is comfortable, but not that spacious. As compared to the cab of a steam locomotive such as a K-4, it is really comfortable. As compared to the cab of an F-7, or an F-59PHI, forget it. But for its time it was a whole new world for enginemen and firemen. The view out the window was adequate compared to a steamer. It was not, compared to the view out the windows of an F-7, or an F-59 PH or PHI.

pennsy wrote:Hi,

The cab of a GG-1 is comfortable, but not that spacious. As compared to the cab of a steam locomotive such as a K-4, it is really comfortable. As compared to the cab of an F-7, or an F-59PHI, forget it. But for its time it was a whole new world for enginemen and firemen. The view out the window was adequate compared to a steamer. It was not, compared to the view out the windows of an F-7, or an F-59 PH or PHI.

The cab of a GG-1 might have been comfortable for PRR ENGINEERS but
they were anything but comfortable for me. I will say the engines rode
very well but the seats were terrible and they were hotter than hell in the
summer time and just as cold in the winter time. I well remember the
drinking water freezing up in a cold cab in the winter time and a can of
soda sitting in a paper bag on the cab floor would be just as cold at New
Haven as it was when I left New York in the winter. They were dirty and
there was a lot of places where if I did not duck my head, I would be
reminded in a painful way even in the cab. No engineer or fireman on the
former New Haven Railroad ever said a good thing about the cabs on the
GG-1's at any time.
The former New Haven Railroad engines that the GG-1 was copied from
was far more comfortable to work on than the GG-1 ever was.
Noel Weaver

This page has a couple of GG1 cab pictures.
I also found this:

It doesn't look uncomfortable from that angle.

Noel Weaver wrote:

pennsy wrote:Hi,

The cab of a GG-1 is comfortable, but not that spacious. As compared to the cab of a steam locomotive such as a K-4, it is really comfortable. As compared to the cab of an F-7, or an F-59PHI, forget it. But for its time it was a whole new world for enginemen and firemen. The view out the window was adequate compared to a steamer. It was not, compared to the view out the windows of an F-7, or an F-59 PH or PHI.

The cab of a GG-1 might have been comfortable for PRR ENGINEERS but
they were anything but comfortable for me. I will say the engines rode
very well but the seats were terrible and they were hotter than hell in the
summer time and just as cold in the winter time. I well remember the
drinking water freezing up in a cold cab in the winter time and a can of
soda sitting in a paper bag on the cab floor would be just as cold at New
Haven as it was when I left New York in the winter. They were dirty and
there was a lot of places where if I did not duck my head, I would be
reminded in a painful way even in the cab. No engineer or fireman on the
former New Haven Railroad ever said a good thing about the cabs on the
GG-1's at any time.
The former New Haven Railroad engines that the GG-1 was copied from
was far more comfortable to work on than the GG-1 ever was.
Noel Weaver

Wow, you used to drive these things?

I've got a couple of shots, from the cab of the last GG-1 in service, which I ran the day I shot the pics, between Trenton and Dock Tower. They're dark, and not the best, but the locos were tight, hot and grimy. Visibility wasn't too bad, and with no crossings to worry about, and cab signals, you could spend lot's of time watching the scenery flash by, on the ROW. Climbing into the cab, with our grips, was the worst part of running her, in my opinion. It was hot in the cab, and everything was covered in oily grime, from the brake valves, and open windows and doors, while trailing, I would guess. That picture of the old head running shows a cab much brighter than I remember them being. I wonder if he used a flash? The locos were good runners, though, and even though they ran like they had loose wheels, they were quick, and relatively quiet. Until you needed to use the air.........