Pennsylvania Railroad Company 114th Annual Report for the Year 1960
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Artifact Overview
One of the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 electric locomotives was featured on the company's 1960 annual report. Introduced in 1935 and styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the GG1 was equally at home hauling slow freights or high-speed passenger trains along PRR's electrified New York-Washington mainline. The last GG1 was retired in 1983, nearly 50 years after the design's debut.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Annual report
Date Made
1961
Subject Date
1960
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2003.88.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front:
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY 114TH ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1960
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