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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04a00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Chuck's N Scale Model Railroad 2011</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chucks N Scale Model Railroad 2011"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato RS(C)2:"><U>Kato RS(C)-2:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato PA/B1:"><U>Kato PA/B-1:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato F3/F7 AB:"><U>Kato F3/F7 AB:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato AC4400"><U>Kato AC4400</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato E/8/9:"><U>Kato E/8/9:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato SD402:"><U>Kato SD40-2:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato SD70ACe"><U>Kato SD70ACe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato NW2"><U>Kato NW2</U></A>   |   <B>Kato GG-1:</B>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato C449W:"><U>Kato C44-9W:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RDC1/2:"><U>RDC1/2:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato 282 Heavy Mikado:"><U>Kato 2-8-2 Heavy Mikado:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato Genisis P42:"><U>Kato Genisis P42:</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id140.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato EMD ES344AC: "><U>Kato EMD ES344AC: </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato C50 Japanese:"><U>Kato C50 Japanese:</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04411c00egdysm.png"> <div> <B>To return to the main Kato Locomotive page click this link:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kato Locomotives"><U><B>Kato Locomotives</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>To return to the main  Locomotive age click this link:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Locomotives:"><U><B>Locomotives:</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Kato GG-1:</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> The GG1, one of the PRR's most famous and recognizable locomotives, is also one of the most curiously designed. </div> <div> Technically two locomotives under one shell (a "G" class locomotive is a 4-6-0 by PRR specification, therefore the GG1 </div> <div> was two "G" locomotives in a 4-6-0:0-6-4 arrangement). This added up to a 4.6k horsepower locomotive that was staggeringly </div> <div> powerful, even by today's standards. Designed in the 20's, built in 30's, and not retired until the 80's, the GG1 had an incredible </div> <div> lifespan (even when they were cut in two and run as GG½'s) and survives today as a testament to its time in both its unique </div> <div> Loewy-design and overwhelming performance. <B>Amtrak and Penn Central</B>: Thanks to the long life and usefulness of the GG1, </div> <div> many outlived the PRR, finding themselves in Penn Central, and later in their life, Amtrak paint. These locomotives were used </div> <div> in everything from freight service to pulling Amtrak Passenger trains.</div> <bR> <div> GG-1 Electric Pennsylvannia Railroad #4935.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="64920560.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="342" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="64b58d00.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="464" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="64d58fc0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="508" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="64f58e30.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="65120800.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>