Umm, that change sure "improved" the looks of the
locomotive. :~{What's interesting is that they were built starting in 1934, but somehow this problem became so sever as to require rebuilding in the 1970's, after 30+ years of service? I guess they didn't have any snow between 1934 and 1970. Pieter Roos --- raleigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and he notes - > > The problem with the GG1s shutting down in blowing > snow wasn't > electrical as the catenary is more than 20 feet > above the rails. The > cause was the air intake grills sucking in snow and > sleet kicked up > by the locomotive running at high speeds. Although > it happened > occasionally, it became a major problem during a > blizzard back in the > 70s which effectively closed the NY/Washington > corridor. To alleviate > the problem Pennsy began shopping the beasts and > moved the air intake > to an area just below the pantographs. > > The Central didn't have this problem as they never > ran their > glorified toaster ovens at speeds higher than 70 > mph. The GG1s were > rated at 100 mph and often ran higher. The catenary > was rated at 120 > mph tand a few were clocked at a hundred and ten! > > You can see the relocated grills on the loco shown > below: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PRR_GG1_4890_at_NRM%2C_Green_Bay%2C_20040426.jpg > > Raleigh in Maine where it's cold! > > > At 03:40 PM 11/19/2007, Edward Loizeaux wrote: > > >I always thought the jagged "lightning stripes" > signified running in fits > >and starts. > >Jim "chuckling on the Keystone Main" Lyle > > > >Jim...I think you are confused with that curveball > GG-1 that actually got > >stopped dead in it's tracks by some small powdery > snowflakes. A big fit > >with no start. With the NYC's superior > under-da-3rd-rail contact system, > >that never happened in the electrified territory > just north of Grand Central > >Terminial. The heat from the lightning stripes > melted all the problems > >away. Ed (tongue starting to hurt) L. > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
