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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: New Jersey Transit
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4877 (GG1)
Serial Number:4346Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse electrical gearBuilt:1/1939
Notes:NJT Class GG-1; blt 1/39 as PRR 4877, saved
Other locos with this serial:  NJT 4877(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) PC 4877(GG1) NJDOT 4877(GG1) CR 4877(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, 1981
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, 1981
Description:  Here is a post card photo by Homer R. Hill of New Jersey Transit engine #4877. Caption On Reverse: "GG-1 No. 4877 at Wilmington, Del., June 5, 1977 after being repainted Tuscan Red by NJ Transit with the help of Jersey Central Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society." Shown here is NJT engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4877 during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  5/5/1981  Upload Date: 1/20/2023 5:34:20 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Description:  Here is an image of a photo of a young Ed Kaspriske in the cab of New Jersey Transit engine #4877 near Rahway, New Jersey, c. 1981. NJT #4877 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4877 during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1981  Upload Date: 6/15/2023 6:11:29 AM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Description:  Here is an image of a photo of (L to R) New Jersey Transit locomotives #4877 and #4879. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Juniata, rated at 4,620 horsepower each, and both on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. #4877 was constructed during January of 1939, while #4879 was built in February of the same year. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1981  Upload Date: 6/22/2023 12:09:06 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Rahway, New Jersey, c. 1981. Prominent here is New Jersey Transit engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4877 during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1981  Upload Date: 6/15/2023 6:10:24 AM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, c. 1981
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1981. Prominent here is New Jersey Transit engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4877 during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1981  Upload Date: 6/15/2023 6:10:56 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, Front, 1983
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, Front, 1983
Description:  Here is the front side of a postal card that was published by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties. Photo Credit: Steven Hepler. Shown here is New Jersey Transit engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4877 during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. It's powering the GG-1 commemoration train near Morgan, New Jersey, on 29 October 1983.
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 12/15/2022 8:29:04 AM
Location:  Morgan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
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NJT 4877, GG-1, Back, 1983
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, Back, 1983
Description:  Here is the back side of a postal card that was published by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialties. Photo Credit: Steven Hepler. Subject Line: "N.J. Transit GG-1 Number 4877."
Photo Date:  10/29/1983  Upload Date: 12/15/2022 8:45:06 AM
Location:  Morgan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  NJT 4877(GG1)
Views:  109   Comments: 0


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