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The Great Northern Railway's class Y-1 comprised eight electric locomotives with AAR 1-C+C-1 wheel arrangements. The locomotives were used on the 73-mile (117 km) electrified portion of the railroad, from Wenatchee, Washington to Skykomish, Washington, including the Cascade Tunnel.

The 3,000 horsepower (2.2 MW) locomotives were built at Schenectady, New York, with car bodies manufactured by American Locomotive Company and electrical components supplied by General Electric. They used motor-generator sets to rectify the alternating current line voltage into direct current for their traction motors.

The GN numbered the units 5010–5017 and classified them Y-1. After being involved in a wreck at Tonga, Washington in July 1945, the 5011 was rebuilt with a streamlined appearance and EMD F-unit cabs; the GN reclassified it as Y-1a.

In 1956, the GN dieselized operations through the Cascade Tunnel. The electrical system was decommissioned, and the Y-1 locomotives were sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad, who classified them as FF2. GN 5011 was broken up for spares, and the remaining seven locomotives were overhauled and converted to PRR standards and then placed into service, being assigned numbers 1–7 on the PRR. They lasted a few more years on the PRR, and were all scrapped between 1957 and 1966.

Fleet roster[]

ALCO serial GE serial Build date GN No. PRR No. Scrap date
67022 10160 August 1927 5010 1 1966
67023 10161 September 1927 5011 1957
67542 10537 September 1928 5012 2 1962
67543 10538 July 1928 5013 3 1966
68272 11149 August 1930 5014 4 1960
68273 11150 August 1930 5015 5 1966
68274 11151 August 1930 5016 6 1966
68275 11152 August 1930 5017 7 1966

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Pennsylvania Railroad

Great Northern Herald
Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad
A (0-4-0): A1A2A3A4A5A6
B (0-6-0): B1 (s)B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B1 (e)B28B29
C (0-8-0): C1C29C30C31
D (4-4-0): D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9D10D11D12D13D14D15D16D17D18D19D20D21D22D23D24D25D26D27D27D28D28D29D30D31D32D33D34D35D36D37D38D39D61"Odd D" #10003
E (4-4-2): E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E21E22E23E28de Glehn
F (2-6-0): F1F2F3F21F22F23F24F25F26F27F30F31F61
G (4-6-0): G1G2G3G4G5G53
H (2-8-0): H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10
I (2-10-0): I1s
J (2-6-2 and 2-10-4): J1J28
K (4-6-2): K1K2K3K4K5K21sK28sK29s
L (2-8-2): L1sL2sL5L6
M (4-8-2): M1
N (2-10-2): N1sN2s
O (4-4-4): O1
P (4-6-4): P5
Q (4-6-4-4 and 4-4-6-4): Q1Q2
R (4-8-4): R1
S (6-4-4-6 and 6-8-6): S1S2
T (4-4-4-4): T1
Articulated steam locomotives: CC1sCC2sHC1sHH1HH1sHH2s
Articulated electric locomotives: AA1BB1BB2BB3DD1DD2FF1FF2GG1
Non-standard: E2bE3bE3cE44
Steam locomotives and electric locomotives of the Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
0-6-0 A-1A-2A-3A-4A-5A-6A-7A-8A-9A-10A-11
4-4-0 1(1 William Crooks)B-1B-2B-3B-4B-5B-6B-7B-8B-9B-10B-11B-12B-13B-14B-15B-16B-17B-18B-19B-20B-21B-22B-23
0-8-0 C-1C-2C-3C-4C-5
2-6-0 D-1D-2D-3D-4D-5D-6D-7D-8
4-6-0 E-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9E-10E-11E-12E-13E-14E-15
4-6-0 F-1F-2F-3F-4F-5F-6F-7F-8(1147)(1246)F-9F-10F-11F-12
4-8-0 G-1G-2G-3G-4G-5G-6
4-6-2 H-1H-2H-3H-4H-5(1355)H-6H-7
2-6-2 J-1J-2J-3
4-4-2 K-1
2-6-6-2 L-1L-2
2-6-8-0 M-1M-2
2-8-8-0 N-1N-2N-3
4-6-2 O-1(3059)O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7O-8
4-8-2 P-1P-2(2507)(2523)
2-10-2 Q-1Q-2
2-8-8-2 R-1R-2
4-8-4 S-1S-2(2584)
4-6-6-4 Z-6
Electric 3-phase boxcabW-1Y-1Z-1
List of Electric locomotives that were built by General Electric.
Direct Current (DC) Electrics (Bipolar motors): New York Central S-MotorNew York Central T-MotorMILW EP-2 “Bi-polar”
Direct Current (DC) Electrics: Canadian National Class Z-1-aJNR ED11 [ja]JNR ED14 [ja]MILW EF-1 / EP-1MILW ES-1MILW ES-2GE 289A BoxcabMexican Railway BoxcabsNew York Central P-MotorNew York Central Q-MotorNew York Central R-MotorCUT P1-aTri-power boxcabNew York Central R-2Paulista Railway 2-C+C-2“Little Joe”CN Centercab ElectricNew Jersy Transit E-10
Alternating Current (AC) Electrics: New Haven EP3Pennsylvania Railroad Class P5aPennsylvania Railroad Class GG1New Haven EP4New Haven EF3aPennsylvania Railroad Class E2b
Alternating Current (AC) Electrics (3 phase): Great Northern Railway boxcab
Alternating Current (AC) Electrics (motor generator): New Haven EF2New Haven EY3Great Northern Y-1/Pennsylvania Railroad Class FF2Great Northern W-1Virginian EL-2B
Alternating Current (AC) Electrics (Ignitron Rectifier): New Haven EP-5Virginian EL-C/New Haven EF-4/Penn Central E33Pennsylvania Railroad Class E44Virginian Railway EL-2B
Alternating Current (AC) Electrics (Ignitron Rectifier): E50CE60CE60CH/E60CP/E60MAE25BE60C-2
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