Built by General Motors / General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, this 1,800 h.p. locomotive was the first not-articulated, high speed, mainline passenger locomotive on the American railroads. Originally powering the Baltimore & Ohio's "Royal Blue" passenger train, in 1938 it went into service on the Alton Railroad powering the "Abraham Lincoln". It was donated in 1958 by General Motors, General Electric and Hyman-Michaels Company.