O scale model trains | Pennsylvania GG1 Diesel Locomotive

Famous Fourteen Car Passenger Train in O Scale – Pennsylvania GG1 Lionel

The Pennsylvania Railroads need for double headed electric passenger engines led to the timely creation of the famous Pennsylvania GG1. The GG1s main claim to fame is she has the ability to tote more than 13 cars. That means passenger cars full of eager individuals raring to get there… where ever “there” may be.

In the GG1′s case… lucky travelers experienced time traveling speeds in excess of 100mph… WOW!

These engines have a unique feature in that they where designed to protect their engineers by housing them in a mid chassis crew compartment. A fatal accident some year earlier sprouted this concept. In addition the GG1s sported a sleeker design than their predecessor the P-5a.

Juniata Locomotives out of Altoon, Pennsylvania spit out a whooping 139 of these predestined passenger transports between 1938 & 1943. Their numbers ranged from #4800 – #4938. These well built electric engines ran successfully until 1983.

There are only 16 hanging around these days and you’ll more than likely never see these classy historical electric engines run again as it would cost far to much to refurbish their electrical power plants. So there they sit, a reminder of the days when locomotives transported the world!

Lionels Classy Classic line introduces this magnificent girl to O Scale train enthusiast everywhere. She comes equipped with state of the art Lionel electronics and stability:

• Die Cast Body
• Electric Horn
• Operating couplers
• Magna-Traction
• Two Coach cars and an Observation car
• Maintenance Free Motor
• and Much, much more!