Who designed the GG1?

[Thieu]

In every book you read that Loewy designed the shell of the GG1. However, I know a guy who is sure that Loewy only designed the paint scheme of the GG1. So: is this guy right, and if, who designed the shell???

[Flash Blackman]

Loewy's website (http://www.raymondloewy.com/index.html) says he designed the GG1 (http://www.raymondloewy.com/about/career.html) for the Pennsylvania RR in 1936.

This picture is also on his website.
http://www.raymondloewy.com/images/photogallery/designs/transportation/s1_2.jpg

So, I am not sure. He did design a lot of things.

[Thieu]

Here they say that Loewy did some changes on the carbody, and major changes on the livery: http://www.spikesys.com/GG1/

[BNSF FAN]

Was in Strasburg PA yesterday at the Pennslvania State RR Museum. They have the first GG1 there. It's stored outside awaiting restoration. I didn't know that the first GG1's had a rivited carbody while later ones were all welded.

[Thieu]

That was one of the changes Loewy made.

[KenDoItAll]

New Haven boxcab electric EP-3a was the original inspiration. The first GG1 was riveted, later ones were welded. Lowey did design the carbody.

[BoxcabE50]

Loewy did more than just paint schemes. The GG1 carbody styling was one fine example of his work.

:D

Boxcab E50

[Thieu]

The P5 boxcab was the inspiration of the GG1, and Loewy only made it look better. The P5 was there before the GG1.

[Matthew Roberts]

Everything I've ever read talked about Loewy hating rivets. On the Missouri Pacific's initial Eagle trainset, ACF didn't yet have Budd's shotwelding tech., so Loewy designed a metal strip that covered the rivets. Only this original trainset had the strip, all the later diesels and cars were strip-less.