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CR 4800, GG-1, 1976 |
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Old Rivets. Here is a postal card entitled "'Ol' Rivets' gussied-up for Bicentennial." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Called 'Ol' Rivets' because she was the first GG-1 built by the Pennsylvania RR, and the only one with riveted seams. Designer Raymond Loewy called for smooth, welded seams in the subsequent 139 copies. This view is from 1976. She now resides, wearing dignified vintage paint, in a proper museum." The photographer is not identified. #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and now at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1976 Upload Date: 9/28/2018 2:39:14 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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950 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 4800, GG-1, 1977 |
| Description: |
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide showing Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1977 Upload Date: 7/21/2021 8:18:03 AM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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683 Comments: 0 |
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CR 4800, GG-1, 1980 |
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Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide that was taken at Conrail's Electric Locomotive Shops in Wilmington, Delaware. Shown here is CR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1980 Upload Date: 7/21/2021 8:19:55 AM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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465 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1980 |
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Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Vernon Ryder, Jr. Shown here is Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The date and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 12) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1980 Upload Date: 7/1/2019 3:57:15 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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510 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1981 |
| Description: |
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide showing Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1981 Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:19:07 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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696 Comments: 0 |
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