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Pennsylvania GG-1 Passenger Set Special

30-10010

List Price:
$479.95

Roadname:
Pennsylvania
Product Type:
R-T-R/Speciality Set
Product Line:
RailKing
Delivery Status:
Delivered FEB 2009

Overview

For more than two decades, the Pennsylvania Railroad experimented with locomotive designs in search of a passenger electric for high-speed mainline service. That search ended in 1934 with the GG1, a cooperative effort by the PRR, Baldwin, Westinghouse, and General Electric, based largely on neighbor New Haven's successful EP3 juice jack. Industrial designer Raymond Loewy cleaned up the original riveted body to create a design that looked contemporary for half a century.

The GG1 fleet hustled passenger traffic of all types along the Pennsy's multi-track raceway from New York to Washington and west to Harrisburg, including the famed Congressional and Broadway Limited. With 18 Pullmans in tow, a GG1 could hit 100 mph. Regeared for freight service and run as double-headers, a pair of GG1s could provide about the same tractive effort as a Union Pacific Big Boy, with virtually no noise, no smoke, much less wear on the track, and significantly less maintenance. Many GG1s racked up more than five million miles of service, outlasting the railroad that built them and serving its two successors, the Penn Central and Conrail. If there were a Locomotive Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 would surely be one of the first inductees.

Add this fully die-cast Hall of Famer to your layout as a complete set or in one or more authentic PRR liveries, featuring station sounds for Pennsy name trains, smooth performance at any speed from a crawl to full throttle, and dual-motored power to rival the prototype.

Features

Set Includes:

  • Die-Cast GG-1 Electric Locomotive
  • 4-Car Passenger Set
  • Galloping Goose Diesel With Proto-Sound 2.0
  • Set Features:

  • Die-Cast GG-1 Electric Locomotive
  • 4-Car Passenger Set
  • Locomotive Features

  • Directionally Controlled Headlights
  • Intricately Detailed Die-Cast Body
  • Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
  • Remotely Controlled Operating Pantographs
  • Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots
  • (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-CouplersT
  • Authentic Paint Scheme
  • Metal Chassis
  • (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
  • Lighted Marker Lights
  • Locomotive Speed Control
  • Proto-Soundr 2.0 with Passenger Station Proto-EffectsT
  • Unit Measures: 15" x 2 5/8" x 4"
  • Operates On O-31 Curves
  • Passenger Car Features

  • Durable ABS Bodies
  • Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
  • Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
  • Separate Metal Handrails
  • Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
  • Needle-Point Axles
  • Galloping Goose Features

  • Directionally Controlled Headlight
  • Intricately Detailed ABS Body
  • Die-Cast Metal Chassis
  • Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
  • Die-Cast Truck Sides & Pilots
  • Colorful Paint Scheme
  • Precision Flywheel Equipped Motor
  • Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
  • Lighted Cab Interior
  • Cab Figure
  • Proto-Sound 2.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Station Stop Proto-Effects
  • Unit Measures:11" x 2" x 2 1/2"
  • Operates On O-27 Curves
  • Support

    Parts:

    Available in Stores