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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4877 (GG1)
Serial Number:4346Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse electrical gearBuilt:1/1939
Notes:PRR Class GG-1; blt 1/1939, URHS Owned
Other locos with this serial:  NJT 4877(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) PC 4877(GG1) NJDOT 4877(GG1) CR 4877(GG1)
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"The Ankle-View Train," Page 27, 1956
Title:  "The Ankle-View Train," Page 27, 1956
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "The Ankle-View Train." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Bottom Photo Caption: "Regular service: 'Keystone' slips out of Newark." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  10/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/27/2018 5:06:18 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  345   Comments: 1
PRR 4877, GG-1, 1960
Title:  PRR 4877, GG-1, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Tacony, Pennsylvania, on 3 February 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 13)
Photo Date:  2/3/1960  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 2:41:12 PM
Location:  Tacony, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 20, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 20, 1964
Description:  Here is page one 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 20. Photo by William D. Middleton. Shown here is a partial view of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 10:12:57 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 21, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 21, 1964
Description:  Here is page two 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 21. Photo by William D. Middleton. Shown here is a partial view of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 10:15:52 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
PRR 4877, GG-1, 1964
Title:  PRR 4877, GG-1, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, during August of 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. (Tchowee"; #17 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 8:55:41 AM
Location:  Leaman Place, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4877, GG-1, 1980
Title:  Ex-PRR 4877, GG-1, 1980
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in October of 1980. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and New Jersey Transit, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #10 of 12)
Photo Date:  10/10/1980  Upload Date: 7/3/2019 9:25:35 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4877, GG-1, 1983
Title:  Ex-PRR 4877, GG-1, 1983
Description:  Mann. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Elizabethport, New Jersey, c. June 1983. Shown here (R to L) are ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877 and nine more locomotives whose road numbers are not recorded. All are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Engine #4877 was built in Juniata during January of 1939 and is presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1983  Upload Date: 12/11/2021 5:19:33 PM
Location:  Elizabethport, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  82   Comments: 0


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