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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4831 (GG1)
Serial Number:4314Order No:BLW #61856
Frame Number: Built:6/1935
Notes:PRR Class GG-1.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4831(GG1)
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"Juice Jacks," Page 29, 1944
Title:  "Juice Jacks," Page 29, 1944
Description:  Here is page 22 of a 32-page cover article entitled "Juice Jacks: The Electric Locomotive Comes Of Age." It was published originally in the July 1944 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 29. Lower photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4831, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after 31 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1944  Upload Date: 12/21/2021 8:09:56 AM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4831(GG1)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 41, 1946
Title:  "Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 41, 1946
Description:  Here is page 41 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of an eight-page story by Mr. A.C. Kalmbach entitled "Epoch of Electrification." Partial Caption: "A New York bound train about ready to leave Washington Union Station behind one of the GG-1 electric locomotives." Photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4831, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after 31 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 6/18/2019 10:30:26 AM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4831(GG1)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
"Harrisburg," Page 13, 1949
Title:  "Harrisburg," Page 13, 1949
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page camera study by Al Rung entitled "Harrisburg." It was published originally in the December 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 13. Top Left-Hand Photo Caption: "In this track pattern of the PRR's Harrisburg engine terminal, main line is at right, beyond classification tracks; white garage in the foreground is a diesel shop. Several K-4's and T-1's are idle near the roundhouse." Bottom Photo Caption: "Across the Susquehanna from Harrisburg, a pair of GG-1's running M.U. wheel an eastbound freight along a wire-bound path to Jersey City." (Photo taken near Lemoyne, PA.) Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4831 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4831 was built in Juniata during June of 1935 and retired in July of 1966 after 31 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1949  Upload Date: 8/18/2019 8:02:59 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 4831(GG1)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
PRR 4831, GG-1, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 4831, GG-1, c. 1956
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4831 and #4824. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata during June of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Wave to the Engineman! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 9/1/2021 7:13:26 PM
Location:  Royalton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4831(GG1) PRR 4824(GG1)
Views:  225   Comments: 1


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