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Virginia Museum of Transportation Electric Locomotives |
Pennsylvania Railroad #4919
Roanoke, Va / Jul 2001 / JCH
Pennsylvania Railroad #4919
to Penn Central #4919
to Amtrak #4917
to Virginia Museum of Transportation
collection
Ivy City, DC / Mar 1949 / James P. Shuman 
The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco shell, its ability to pull trains at up to 100 mph, and its long operating career of almost 50 years.
Between 1934 and 1943, General Electric and the PRR's Altoona Works built 139 GG1s. The GG1 entered service with the PRR in 1935 and later ran on successor railroads Penn Central, Conrail, and Amtrak. The last GG1 was retired by New Jersey Transit in 1983. Most have been scrapped, but 16 are in museums.
Baltimore, Md / Dec 1952 / Thomas C. Ayers
Roanoke, Va / Jul 2001 / JCH
Virginian Railway #135
Roanoke, Va / Jul 2001 / JCH
Virginian Railway #135
1 of 12 built new for VGN. class EL-C
to Norfolk & Western #235
to Roanoke Transportation Museum
to Virginia Museum of Transportation
collection
Roanoke, Va / Oct 1999 / JCH
from The Virginian Railway - H. Reid - 1961 / collection
Jul 1989 / Bob Kise
Roanoke, Va / Jul 2001 / JCH
DC Transit Company #1470
Roanoke, Va / Jul 2001 / JCH
DC Transit Company #1470
to DC Transit Company #1470
to Virginia Museum of Transportation
to National Capital Trolley Museum
