by ALCOGG1
How would a GG1 compare to todays electric motors if a new one were to be found today?
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DutchRailnut wrote:It would suck, no visibility, noisy, cold drafty, no HEP and max speed of 100 mph.I don't know if you mean they would be restricted to 100, but they were capable of well over than figure.
yup it could pull 14 cars but how many trains have that many cars these days.
DutchRailnut wrote:so does my car exceed 55 regularly so what ??They sure outlasted the EP-5s in spite of the cracked frames. As for "speed demons", 100 mph wasn't fast for a lot of steamers.
mayube these speed demons actually destroyed the GG-1 with the frame cracks ?? ever think of it that way ??
DutchRailnut wrote:they were built for and timetable restricted to 100 mph.I was going through an old issue of Trains i have (September 1978) and I thought of this thread
despite rumors.
G's Plus: With 16 Metroliner cars at GE for remodeling (refurbished interiors) and upgrading (air intakes on the roof), Amtrak has assigned GG1 hauled Amfleet consists to some Metroliner Schedules. Pennsylvania painted GG1 4935 is one of eight G's geared for 110mph that are assigned to these runs"Ironically enough, the next page has 2 pictures of GG1 Amtrak 920 on fire at Midway on 6/11/78. One pic shows it on track 1 stopped right in the middle of the interlocking with smoke pouring out its carbody, the next picture shows it cut away and parked on the Amboy Secondary and firemen still geared up finishing putting the fire out.
NY&LB wrote:Geeeeee...wonder wher you found that old Trains magazine! I have one from the late '60 {1968 I think} with a cover store "GG1 Twighlight call" {or something like that, I'll have to check what that says about their speed.I dunno where i found it or got it from
Note that http://www.spikesys.com/GG1/specs.html also says 100mph in service.
JT: you would like this feature "Control Notches: 22 for passenger service, 17 for freight"