The bi-color mating worm is very rare and I believe only made it on to a few locomotives before PC realized they didn’t have enough money for colored paint.
I love the worms logo, but from a distance it looks like a white trapezoid. I can see the temptation of painting each letter a contrasting color, but I think the solution to the problem that probably only I have with the logo would be to increase the negative space between the letterforms. Ok, I'm done boring everyone.
The wheel arrangement was based off the New Haven's EP-3. I don't know how much of the electric guts carried over.
Interestingly, some of the SNCF 20kV 50Hz experiments used a dual motor arrangement, like the GG-1 . Yes, 20kV. They bumped it to 25kV later on, which got adopted as the standard.
The G was the point where folks realized locomotives didn't have to be boxes with pantographs and wheels.
Though one thing I never understood - why did some of the EMDs and European electrics have windows on them? There's nothing to see...
The bi-color mating worm is very rare and I believe only made it on to a few locomotives before PC realized they didn’t have enough money for colored paint.
I love the worms logo, but from a distance it looks like a white trapezoid. I can see the temptation of painting each letter a contrasting color, but I think the solution to the problem that probably only I have with the logo would be to increase the negative space between the letterforms. Ok, I'm done boring everyone.
Sorry, I should have clarified this was a joke because PC was dead broke.
It's a joke but it's also true
Totally got the humor! I've just been itching to discuss the logo for some reason.
GG1 is a unique and special machine.
The wheel arrangement was based off the New Haven's EP-3. I don't know how much of the electric guts carried over.
Interestingly, some of the SNCF 20kV 50Hz experiments used a dual motor arrangement, like the GG-1 . Yes, 20kV. They bumped it to 25kV later on, which got adopted as the standard.
The G was the point where folks realized locomotives didn't have to be boxes with pantographs and wheels.
Though one thing I never understood - why did some of the EMDs and European electrics have windows on them? There's nothing to see...
I've no idea about the details of the design, only that I wish electric traction was as widespread as diesel is now.
Penn Central: Yeah, it'll get there, if we feel like it
GG1's could whip a long passenger train out of a station like no other.