The PRR E44 was an electric, rectifier-equipped locomotive built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1960 and 1963. The PRR used them for freight service on the Northeast Corridor .

The Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 is a class of streamlined electric locomotives built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), in the northeastern United States. The class was known for its striking art deco shell, its ability to pull trains at up to 100 mph, and its long operating career of almost 50 years.

Aug 27, 2024 · The E44 freight electric locomotive was an Ignitron-rectifier built by GE in 1959 as the PRR needed a new freight locomotive to replace its aging fleet of P5s and supplement its GG1s (which by the late 1950s were used in both freight and passenger service).

E44. The E44s were built in 1959 as a 4400 horsepower freight motor for the PRR's electrified lines. There were 66 E44s, numbered 4400-4465. The last six were later rebuilt and uprated to 5000 horsepower, and reclassified E44a.

Mar 5, 2025 · The E-44 was a heavy freight unit. (Factoid: a GG-1 had slightly higher horsepower, but the E-44 were assigned significantly heavier trains: they could manage sustained low-speed lugging a lot better.)

Penn Central GG1's and an E44 at Orangeville enginehouse, Baltimore, MD. Taken by Harv Khan (Deceased) he will be missed. Location Assumed. GG1 4850 has made it to Conrail with its PRR paint still mostly intact and lays over with other electric power on a rainy day in South Kearny.

Feb 2, 2023 · E44 electric freight locos as well as Amtrak E60s also were on hand. Repainted GG1 4935 hauled us from Philadelphia to NYC. The conductor knew I was a rail enthusiast and gave me the yellow train order for the locomotive!

Apr 10, 2017 · The E44 had a 74-volt control system, whereas the GG1 was 32 volts. That would complicate, but not preclude MU interworking between the two types. The different notch counts would be another complication, clearly not insuperable.

In 1913, before the era of the GG1, the Pennsylvania Railroad decided to electrify its tracks in the vicinity of Philadelphia. The system, at 11,000 volts and 25 hertz, expanded until by the early 1930s it stretched from New York City south to Wilmington, …

Nov 15, 2020 · The GG1 was unique in that it was a heavy-haul electric locomotive which could operate at high speed in passenger service. The Pennsylvania Railroad had “replacements” in their General Electric E44 electrics but they were heavy-haul freight locomotives, unsuited to passenger service.