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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4935 (GG1)
Serial Number:4434Order No:
Frame Number:GE electrical gearBuilt:3/1943
Notes:PRR Class GG-1; GE blt 3/43 at Juniata
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4935(GG1) AMTK 4935(GG1) PC 4935(GG1)
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PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1955
Description:  Here is an image of a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/20/2023 6:08:02 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1956
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1956
Description:  Here is a post card photo by Homer R. Hill of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935. Caption On Reverse: "GG1 No. 4935 on southbound local at South Amboy, N.J., in 1956. This locomotive was restored to its original livery of green with gold pinstripes in 1977 by a group of fans through the cooperation of NRHS and Amtrak." Shown here is PRR engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and now on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 1/19/2023 8:24:35 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1965
Description:  Electric Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/5/1965  Upload Date: 2/1/2024 9:08:34 AM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4935, a GG-1 built in Juniata during March of 1943. It has just departed Wilmington on its way South to Baltimore and Washington with an 11-car passenger train. The white milepost indicates that it is 35 miles by rail to Philadelphia. #4935 is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 9/20/2016 3:16:42 AM
Location:  Newark, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Wilmington, Delaware, during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4935, a GG-1 built in Altoona during March of 1943. It is arriving with a northbound passenger train to New York City. #4935 is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 7/1/2016 4:46:37 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4935, a GG-1 built in Juniata during March of 1943. It is pulling a northbound passenger train into the Wilmington Station on its way to Philadelphia and points North. This locomotive is presently on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 9/2/2016 1:23:24 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  516   Comments: 1
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1966
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:  298   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 55, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 55, 1975
Description:  Here is page four 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 55. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 9:02:40 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 56, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 56, 1975
Description:  Here is page five 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 56. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 9:04:05 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 57, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 57, 1975
Description:  Here is page six 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 57. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 9:05:27 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 58, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 58, 1975
Description:  Here is page seven 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 58. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/3/2023 8:20:58 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 59, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 59, 1975
Description:  Here is page eight 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 59. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/3/2023 8:23:35 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 60, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 60, 1975
Description:  Here is page nine 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 60. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/3/2023 11:24:02 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1) PRR 4895(GG1) PC 4931(GG1) PC 4892(GG1)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 61, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 61, 1975
Description:  Here is page ten 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 61. Cross-sectional drawings by Mr. Chesley are "Full size for O scale: 1/4" = 1'-0"; 1-48"
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/3/2023 11:26:00 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 20, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 20, 1977
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 20. Top Photo, Partial Caption:" Retirement of the original GG1 paint scheme was already underway when 4935 led one of Pennsy's trains southbound near South Amboy, NJ, on August 25, 1956." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:15:22 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, February 1979
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, February 1979
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. N. Kent Loudon. It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 2. Partial Caption: "Last run of Amtrak 430, Harrisburg-Washington section of the 'National Limited,' on October 28, 1978, was marked by railfan groups with the addition of a coach-diner to the normal single coach and by GG-1 4935 up front. Train exits Wildcat Tunnel on CR's Columbia and Port Deposit line just south of Peach Bottom, Pa." #4935 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during March of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  2/1/1979  Upload Date: 4/5/2018 5:19:15 AM
Location:  Peach Bottom, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  590   Comments: 1


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