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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Penn Central
Model:GE E40Built As:NH 377 (EP-5)
Serial Number:31938Order No:
Frame Number:Built:4/1955
Notes:Penn Central Class E40; ex NH 377
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4977(E40) NH 377(EP-5)
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PC 4977, E40, c. 1970
Title:  PC 4977, E40, c. 1970
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #4977, an E40 (B-B) electric built by General Electric as New Haven Railroad EP-5 number "377" in June of 1955, rated at 4,000 horsepower, absorbed by the Penn Central and renumbered "4977," and retired in 1979 after 24 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electric Railroading ~ Penn Central and Pennsylvania Lines" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (868-8).
Photo Date:  8/15/1970  Upload Date: 2/18/2022 8:57:26 PM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PC 4977(E40)
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