A line of Conrail GG1's

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Tom Beckett	General	The PGPI symbol is Philadelphia-Greenwich Yard to PIttsburgh-Conway Yard. The G's were used in both passenger and freight service during their long careers. The division was more noticeable after Amtrak startup in 1971, when PC conveyed a group of them to the new passenger carrier, retaining most of the balance for freight service. Thirteen(4872-4884) went to NJDOT for use on the North Jersey Coast trains to South Amboy, where they ran til 1983. Two of the passenger units got repainted in what now is a "heritage" scheme: Amtrak 4935, which got the Brunswick green and pinstripes, and NJT 4877, which got Tuscan red and pinstripes.	5/6/2020 4:39:19 AM

Tom Beckett	General	BTW, great action shot. Would be a Christmas card but for the CR paint out and restenciling.	5/6/2020 4:40:08 AM

Olaf Junges	General	Wow, what for a cool picture!	5/6/2020 5:03:58 PM

A line of Conrail GG1's
Beautiful action shot of four Conrail GG1's heading up a line of freight cars with CR #4867 taking the point. This was just a couple years before a lot of the GG1's were retired. Once the sleek symbol of Pennsy passenger speed, the GG1's later were relegated to freight duties. A note on the back of the photo by photographer D. Woodland states "Symbol freight PGPI. 10 am westbound."
Date: 2/1/1978	Location: Devon, PA Map	Views: 309	Collection Of: Gary Everhart
Locomotives: CR 4867(GG1) CR 4869(GG1)			Author: Gary Everhart

Picture Categories: Roster		This picture is part of album: More CR GG1's

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