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Pictures of PRR 4892
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona GG1
Built As:
PRR 4892 (GG1)
Serial Number:
4361
Order No:
Frame Number:
GE electrical gear
Built:
3/1940
Notes:
PRR Class GG-1.
Other locos with this serial:
AMTK 900(GG1)
PC 4892(GG1)
PC 900(GG1)
AMTK 4900(GG1)
PRR 4892(GG1)
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Title:
"Philly's Personality Trains," Page 17, 1948
Description:
Here is page four of a four-page article by Al M. Rung, Jr., entitled "Philly's Personality Trains." It was published originally on the January 1948 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 17. Top Photo Caption: "The Broadway Limited, competitor of NYC's Twentieth Century, is PRR's aristocrat train." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
1/1/1948
Upload Date:
7/4/2025 11:55:38 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4892(GG1)
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78
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Title:
PRR 4892, GG-1, c. 1949
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #4868. Caption On Reverse: "An electric locomotive pulls a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train." Shown here is PRR engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #31 of 44.
Photo Date:
7/1/1949
Upload Date:
6/11/2022 6:25:20 AM
Location:
Newark, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4892(GG1)
Views:
547
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0
Title:
"Modern Power For Today's Trains," Page 1, 1949
Description:
Here is page one of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Depicted here is PRR engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
7/1/1949
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 5:32:04 PM
Location:
Newark, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4892(GG1)
Views:
472
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0
Title:
PRR 4892, GG-1, 1956
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 6 June 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling a 15-car mail train bound for New York. (Tchowee"; #20 of 27)
Photo Date:
6/6/1956
Upload Date:
5/26/2020 1:47:11 PM
Location:
North Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4892(GG1)
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651
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