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PRR 4859, GG-1, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4859, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1937 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's just departed Washington's Union Station with "The Keystone," and is passing Ivy City Yard on its way to Baltimore and points North. Note that it's running with its lead pantograph in the "up" position. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1956 Upload Date: 8/31/2021 9:19:42 AM |
| Location: |
Ivy City, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4859(GG1) |
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193 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 4859, GG-1, Front, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is the front side of a postal card that was published by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties in 1994. Photo Credit: Richard R. Wallin. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4859, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during December of 1937 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's powering a mail and express train in November of 1956; the location is not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 12/14/2022 7:48:24 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4859(GG1) |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4859, GG-1, Back, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is the back side of a postal card that was published by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties in 1994. Photo Credit: Richard R. Wallin. Subject Line: "Pennsylvania Railroad's GG-1 Number 4859; November, 1956." |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 12/14/2022 7:45:58 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4859(GG1) |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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Ex-PRR 4859, GG-1, 1988 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1988. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4859, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1937, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Harrisburg Passenger Station. The number of the N-6B cabin car pictured here is 980016. ("LouisFols"; #9 of 12) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1988 Upload Date: 6/16/2019 12:41:59 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4859(GG1) |
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385 Comments: 1 |
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