Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
5/3/2024
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Pictures of PRR 4800
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
GE GG1
Built As:
PRR 4800 (GG1)
Serial Number:
11646
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
8/1934
Notes:
PRR Class GG-1; GE-BLW, Blt 1934
Other locos with this serial:
PC 4800(GG1)
CR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4800(GG1)
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Title:
"Pennsylvania Railroad Electrification," Front Cover, 1935
Description:
Here is the front cover of a ten-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad Electrification" that was published by the PRR on 10 February 1935. Depicted here is PRR engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. This is "Old Rivets."
Photo Date:
2/10/1935
Upload Date:
6/16/2022 6:16:09 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
295
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 35, 1935
Description:
Here is the photo on page 35 of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "Streamlined electric locomotive pulling passenger train." Shown here at Broad Street Station in Philadelphia is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. It's "Old Rivets" in its original paint scheme!
Photo Date:
8/15/1935
Upload Date:
2/20/2022 5:07:00 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
354
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. This is "Old Rivets." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #2 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/9/1938
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 10:36:42 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
182
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, November 1940
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a photo that was published originally in the November 1940 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 14. Photo Credit: General Electric Company. Virtual Caption: "GG-1 a magic symbol to Pennsy fans; here is first." Shown here is PRR engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. This is the very first photo of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive ever published in a "Trains" magazine (Volume 1, Number 1).
Photo Date:
11/1/1940
Upload Date:
10/8/2019 1:47:58 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
546
Comments:
0
Title:
"Busiest Railroad," Page 27, 1941
Description:
Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Busiest Railroad." It was published originally in the October 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Revised Caption: "Even, smooth power for heavy passenger service on the main lines is furnished by the Class GG-1 electric locomotives, the first of which, No. 4800, is shown [here] ready to leave Broad Street with a clocker." Photo Credit: General Electric. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
10/1/1941
Upload Date:
4/8/2022 7:30:01 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
174
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Description:
Here is page ten of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured in the center is K-4S #5495. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-4S #5442 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; GG-1 #4800 pulls a passenger train at an unidentified station; wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; towerman's view from inside "K" Interlocking in Washington, DC; an M-1A enters the New Portage Tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, with an eastbound freight in this photo by H.W. Pontin; and an interior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:51:23 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5495(4-6-2)
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:
976
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1956
Description:
Aziz. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
8/15/1956
Upload Date:
3/23/2022 9:50:50 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
269
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1958
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard Short that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia on 7 June 1958. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The numbers of the other "G's" pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/7/1958
Upload Date:
1/25/2020 12:38:27 AM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
833
Comments:
1
Title:
"GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button," Page 20, 1959
Description:
Here is a one-page article entitled "GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button." It was published originally in the September-October 1959 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 20. Large photos depict Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Top Photo: Engine #4899 built by General Electric in August of 1934, but renumbered "4800" in November of 1934. Middle Photo: Engine #4902 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Bottom Photo: Engine #4876 built in Juniata in January of 1939.
Photo Date:
9/5/1959
Upload Date:
4/5/2022 6:00:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4902(GG1)
PRR 4876(GG1)
Views:
251
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 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:
8/13/1960
Upload Date:
7/5/2023 11:00:25 PM
Location:
Royalton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz showing Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
7/1/2021 3:14:51 PM
Location:
Baltimore, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
313
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1961
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #4887. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4800 was built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this photo, it looks to me like "Old Rivets" is deadlined. What's missing? Engine #4887 was built in Juniata during April of 1939. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1961
Upload Date:
6/10/2018 3:10:07 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4887(GG1)
Views:
1101
Comments:
2
Title:
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 28. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #5426. #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Engine #5426 is a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. They are posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
10/1/1962
Upload Date:
7/19/2016 12:44:42 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
618
Comments:
0
Title:
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:
12/31/1962
Upload Date:
10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
PRR TIOGA(4-4-0)
PRR 1056(4-4-0)
PRR 1737(4-6-2)
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5901(E7A)
PRR 4400(E44)
PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:
328
Comments:
0
Title:
Story Of The GG-1, Page 24, 1964
Description:
Here is page five of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 24. Photo Caption: "Minus pantographs and paint, archetypal GG1 of 1934 ~ originally numbered 4899, later 4800 ~ stands outside Baldwin's Eddystone (Pa.) erecting shop." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by Baldwin during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
3/1/1964
Upload Date:
10/6/2022 3:57:34 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
109
Comments:
0
Title:
Story Of The GG-1, Page 25, 1964
Description:
Here is page six of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 25. Photo Caption: "Minus pantographs and paint, archetypal GG1 of 1934 ~ originally numbered 4899, later 4800 ~ stands outside Baldwin's Eddystone (Pa.) erecting shop." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by Baldwin during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
3/1/1964
Upload Date:
10/6/2022 3:59:33 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
112
Comments:
0
Title:
Story Of The GG-1, Page 26, 1964
Description:
Here is page seven of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #4814, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric during August of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in May of 1967. Notable here are some of Mr. Loewy's recollections about designing the GG-1's carbody.
Photo Date:
3/1/1964
Upload Date:
10/6/2022 4:01:02 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4814(GG1)
Views:
104
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1966
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #4935. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each, and both are presently on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. #4800 was built by General Electric as number "4899" in August of 1934 and renumbered "4800" in November of 1934. #4935 was built in Juniata in March of 1943. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1966
Upload Date:
10/16/2021 10:21:05 PM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:
286
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1967
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Kearny, New Jersey, on 4 September 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
9/4/1967
Upload Date:
10/18/2018 5:30:37 AM
Location:
Kearny, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
739
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4828, GG-1, 1967
Description:
Electrics. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near West Fairview, Pennsylvania, in 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4828 and #4800. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4828 was constructed in Juniata during June of 1935. #4800 was built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
8/11/2021 7:36:17 AM
Location:
West Fairview, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4828(GG1)
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
301
Comments:
0
Title:
"The Enduring GG1," Page 52, 1975
Description:
Here is page one of a ten-page article by Alan B. Chesley & Tony Koester entitled "The Enduring GG1." It was published originally in the December 1975 issue of "Railroad Model Craftsman" magazine, page 52. Top Photo, Partial Caption: A pair of five-stripers at Union Tower on the classic Pennsylvania Railroad of yesterday recall an era that is as revered as it is gone." Photo by Don Wood. Depicted in the bottom photo is PRR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" in August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and now on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. This is "Old Rivets."
Photo Date:
12/1/1975
Upload Date:
11/2/2023 2:57:57 PM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4999(Steeple Cab)
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
114
Comments:
0
Title:
"Power To Burn," Page 25, 1976
Description:
Here is page 25 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 4800, first GG-1, newly painted, is shown in Philadelphia" at the Broad Street Station. #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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
2/23/2019 1:48:37 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
417
Comments:
0
Title:
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Description:
Here is page 37 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Partial Caption: "This rare newspaper picure shows the first GG-1 electric locomotive No. 4800 beside K-4 No. 5426 near the Zoo Tower in Philadelphia, Pa." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #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 presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. PRR engine #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1976
Upload Date:
4/11/2019 8:55:48 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
404
Comments:
0
Title:
Ex-PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1982
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Vernon Ryder, Jr. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, 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, 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"; #8 of 12)
Photo Date:
10/17/1982
Upload Date:
7/1/2019 3:58:39 PM
Location:
Strasburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
465
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide by H.W. Johnson that was taken in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1987. Shown here is a plaque entitled "National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Electric Locomotive No. 4800." PRR engine #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive built by General Electric 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.
Photo Date:
6/21/1987
Upload Date:
12/12/2023 9:48:06 PM
Location:
Strasburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
40
Comments:
0
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