History of American Trains | GG1

Welcome to episode 2 of History of American Trains! This time I will be talking about the famous GG1, the electric that saved the future Northeast Corridor. I hope this was worth the wait! It took 26 hours in total to write, edit, and do voice over work. Join me next time when I discuss most of the early streamliners!

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:08 Context
0:32 Designing the GG1
1:18 Locomotive Statistics
2:33 Early Years
4:33 Federal Express Runaway Incident
6:00 Later Years & Retirement
6:38 Preservation
7:07 Closing Thoughts
7:26 Credits
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Information, Video, and Photo Credits:

GG1 4877 Footage | Olbigred4877:    / @olbigred4877  
Various GG1 Footage & Audio | Jackmp294.5:    / @1jackdk  
GG1 Horn Audio Sample | boboperafan:    / @boboperafan  
"Wheels of Steel" Documentary Footage | James A. Deignan (Now James):    / @jims_comment  
Various GG1 Footage | Sunday River Productions:    / @historic_trains_sunday_river  
Acela Express Clip | Interstate Railfan (channel deleted or lost)
Federal Express Wreck Footage | British Pathé:    / @britishpathe  
GG1 Cab Ride Footage | Liberty Historic Railway:    / @libertyhistoricrailway802  
Amtrak Electrics Footage | e44e33:    / Канал  
GG1 Harrisburg Move Shermanta:    / @shermanta  
Final GG1 Clips | Mark 1 Video (channel deleted or lost)
History on the Line
TC Rail
Amtrak
American Rails

Music Credits (In order of appearance):

Sonic Gems Collection /// Manuals - Provided by: SilverTeam20
Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
Sonic Mega Collection /// Extras Menu - Provided by: choon749
Empty Bottle, Empty Bed - The Mini Vandals
Overcame - Ben Dransfield
Jazz Apricot - Joey Pecoraro

Special thanks to: AmericanRails.com

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