Electric Avenue

best laid plans and all that

Apples55 posted:

The congregation of Our Lady Of Sudden Deceleration wasn't too thrilled, either... 

Mitch 

If the GG1 was the only locomotive to have ever been built, I would be like a pig in sh*t.  At the moment I own 9 examples, both Lionel and K-Line.  All semi-scale.  

https://youtu.be/Pr3zgdBpkvA

What could be more appropriate for this thread than a photo of a Pittsburgh Railways PCC Route 87 Ardmore on the street named "ELECTRIC AVENUE" in East Pittsburgh heading for the Westinghouse plant in which the traction motors had been designed and built for this and many other trolleys, subways, rapid transit cars, interurbans and electric locomotives, including at least 20 GG-1’s.

Photo from "Touring Pittsburgh by Trolley", by Harold A. Smith, 1992. 

Bill

The Broadway Limited behind a MTH, scale GG-1

A homemade standard gauge   live catenary & working MU set ,

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

Can’t have enough GG1’s. Great shot Brian.

JohnnieWalker posted:

A homemade standard gauge   live catenary & working MU set ,

Nice video and awesome work.

P5a modified 

Then and now.

briansilvermustang posted:

Still graceful, even in boring basic black   

briansilvermustang posted: 

 

That was TOTALLY uncalled for, Brian  

Apples55 posted:

That was TOTALLY uncalled for, Brian  

Coulda been worse. 

Mitch

Adriatic posted:

I wish the Henry Ford would move it. It will then be 5 miles from me.

Ending the GG-1 a bit 

Tinplate Art posted:

It should be noted the NYC S & T class electrics used third rail power, and not catenary like the PRR and MW electrics. The small tunnel pantographs were used on the many crossover switch tracks under GCT to maintain electrical continuity.

Tinplate Art posted:

It should be noted the NYC S & T class electrics used third rail power, and not catenary like the PRR and MW electrics. The small tunnel pantographs were used on the many crossover switch tracks under GCT to maintain electrical continuity.

modeltrainsparts posted:

NJCJOE posted:

modeltrainsparts posted:

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 Where were these photos taken? Do you have any showing the locomotive number?

Upstate NY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2eaDVSnLA

I thought so -- they're in Cooperstown Junction (near Maryland, NY), about 35 miles from my house. One is now owned by the Henry Ford Museum. I don't know if it has been moved yet.

Ending the GG-1 a bit soon spoiled a spring break trip and I never got to see one run.

I wish the Henry Ford would hurry it up. It will be 5miles away once there.

     This GG-1 is near my brother-in-law's house. I visited this site several times. Originally there were TWO GG-1's coupled together a distance from the current site. It's a shame what vandals have done to this unit, but as has been discussed here before, there are many old GG-1's hanging around like this one. Any that were going to be restored HAVE been restored and so there is a surplus.

     I also remember reading somewhere, perhaps on this forum, that the Henry Ford Museum was going to purchase one of these units in New York State until they were told of the shipping costs!

John

Norfolk Southern locomotive powered by a battery. 

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Apples55 posted:

That was TOTALLY uncalled for, Brian  

Coulda been worse. 

Mitch

Great, Brian... now look at what you’ve done    

And leave it to Mitch to come up with this fantasy... er, nightmarish paint scheme. While I find it somewhat heretical, it is still much less offensive than the bicentennial model.

@John Knapp Thanks. I heard they had actually made the GG-1 purchase, but couldn't simply tow it as is anymore due to present track rules.

  I never found anything other than rumors about it though. Their website is pretty much just a multilayer ad and schedule. Not much about projects in the works, etc.. If you visit you can find out about just about anything, the historians there are real cool and helpful. B.B.(←? spellwreck woke up )pel

.....ButBut PR is stingy in print. IMO, to keep the locals coming out of curiosity as to what new surprise they may find. (more aimed at the littler stuff. The trains are just plain harder to hide in a backroom until they seem to be a fresh, 'new' attraction again   

  I don't think the site does a great job in reflecting what it's like to visit. The focus is more on things of influence than any one type of industry or social aspect featured there. 

You should post this on the cartoon thread!

Don't make me find a picture of the Morlitz Lines pink GG1 or even m worse the Lightning Stripe one.

Somewhere there is/was a line rule GG-1 drawing in DT&I Saftey Orange I "colored" properly (It was partially juiced long ago)

coach joe posted:

Don't make me find a picture of the Morlitz Lines pink GG1 or even m worse the Lightning Stripe one.

Heaven forbid   

John23 posted:

 

You should post this on the cartoon thread!

...Cartoon thread?  Link,  please?   

Mitch 

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

John23 posted:

 

You should post this on the cartoon thread!

...Cartoon thread?  Link,  please?   

Mitch 

Mitch;

I am sharing this with the understanding that, in return, you will post no more GG1 abominations  

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...97#87310009610236997

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

John23 posted:

 

You should post this on the cartoon thread!

...Cartoon thread?  Link,  please?   

Mitch 

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...81#87169261117313581

Apples55 posted:

M. Mitchell Marmel posted:

Apples55 posted:

That was TOTALLY uncalled for, Brian  

Coulda been worse. 

Mitch

Great, Brian... now look at what you’ve done    

And leave it to Mitch to come up with this fantasy... er, nightmarish paint scheme. While I find it somewhat heretical, it is still much less offensive than the bicentennial model.

As much as most of us dislike the Bicentennial paint scheme, one day models of it will be sought after.  Until that day, we can dislike it all we want.....LOL

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where was the grade crossing photo taken, Brian ?

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the Pennsy altered the intakes on the sides of the GG1, Lionel followed suit.  I prefer the look of the original stepped intakes.

@brwebster Fresh brains for the grinder, come n' get it 😉

  😂

Randy,

The boxcab in your first photo is an L6 (1-D-1) not a P5a. There were two (2) L6  and one (1) L6a that switched mail & express and passenger cars between Sunnyside and Penn Sta. One L6 was retired in 6/61 and the other L6 and L6a were retired on 4/68..

Buzz 

Buzz5495 posted:

Randy,

The boxcab in your first photo is an L6 (1-D-1) not a P5a. There were two (2) L6  and one (1) L6a that switched mail & express and passenger cars between Sunnyside and Penn Sta. One L6 was retired in 6/61 and the other L6 and L6a were retired on 4/68..

Buzz 

 

 

Buzz:

Thanks for the clarification. Though I am a PRR lover, I am not well versed on box cab electrics.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

OK, Brian... the sepia mask actually makes the PC basic black palatable - it’s almost tuscan  

Paul you're really asking for that lightning stripe version.

coach joe posted:

Paul you're really asking for that lightning stripe version.

Joe;

Any such an abomination should be perpetually afflicted with flat wheel syndrome