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PRR 4924, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4924, 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 #4924, a GG-1 built in Juniata during August of 1942, some 23 years earlier. It is pulling a Washington-bound passenger train into the North Philadelphia Station.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/2/2016 4:56:22 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4924(GG1)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
PRR 4924, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4924, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  Myers. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William J. Myers. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4924, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electrified Operations On The Pennsy" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (791-21).
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 2/14/2022 5:15:44 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4924(GG1)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
PRR 4925, GG-1, 1963
Title:  PRR 4925, GG-1, 1963
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 4 December 1963. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania No. 4925, Class GG-1, Philadelphia, Pa., 1963." PRR engine #4925 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. 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 (868-26).
Photo Date:  12/4/1963  Upload Date: 10/8/2018 12:16:24 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4925(GG1)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
PRR 4925, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4925, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, on 16 October 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4925, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It's being coupled to a freshly-cleaned passenger train, and will soon leave the Yard for New York's Penn Station and another high-speed run down the Northeast Corridor. ("Stoneborobranch"; #8 of 10)
Photo Date:  10/16/1965  Upload Date: 7/25/2020 1:06:40 PM
Location:  Long Island City, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4925(GG1)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
PC 4925, GG1, c. 1969
Title:  PC 4925, GG1, c. 1969
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, c. 1969. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #4925, a GG1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata by the Pennsylvania Railroad during August of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The road numbers of the MP-54's and B-1 switchers pictured here 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 (868-27).
Photo Date:  9/9/1969  Upload Date: 2/16/2022 3:13:41 PM
Location:  Long Island City, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PC 4925(GG1)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
PRR 4926, GG-1, c. 1961
Title:  PRR 4926, GG-1, c. 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Greenwich Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4926 and two more locomotives whose road numbers are not recorded. All are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric engines rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4926 was built in Juniata during August of 1942. Along with their respective trains, they're awaiting the return of the passengers after the end of the annual Army-Navy football game on a chilly Thanksgiving-weekend afternoon.
Photo Date:  11/25/1961  Upload Date: 4/6/2022 10:47:34 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4926(GG1)
Views:  1777   Comments: 0
PRR 4927, GG-1, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 4927, GG-1, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4927, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during September of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #24 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 12:24:59 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4927(GG1)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
PRR 4927, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4927, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  Myers. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William J. Myers that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4927, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during of September of 1942, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union. In this context, it's about to depart the Harrisburg Station with an eastbound passenger train. Wave to the Engineman! This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electrified Operations On The Pennsy" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (791-22).
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 2/13/2022 12:55:22 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4927(GG1)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
PRR 4928, GG-1, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 4928, GG-1, c. 1950
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4928, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during September of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1950  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:16:15 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4928(GG1)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
PRR 4928, GG-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 4928, GG-1, 1962
Description:  Electrified. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 June 1962. Shown here is PRR engine #4928, a GG-1 built in Juniata during September of 1942. It is about to stop at the North Philadelphia Station with a passenger train bound for Baltimore and Washington.
Photo Date:  6/18/1962  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 2:00:05 AM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4928(GG1)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
PRR 4928, GG-1, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 4928, GG-1, c. 1966
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4928, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during September of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Perhaps this is one of Pennsy's "Off The Beaten Track" excursions. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1966  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:15:26 AM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4928(GG1)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 745, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 745, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 745 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was compiled by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "GG-1 electric locomotive. Used in both passenger and freight service, 1935." Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:16:53 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  642   Comments: 0
"Modern Power For Today's Trains," Page 15, 1949
Title:  "Modern Power For Today's Trains," Page 15, 1949
Description:  Here is page 15 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Partial Caption: "For through passenger and fast freight service." Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 built in Juniata in February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 HP.
Photo Date:  7/1/1949  Upload Date: 12/26/2024 5:55:23 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
PRR 4929, GG-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 4929, GG-1, 1962
Description:  Electrified. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 June 1962. Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1943. In is about to stop in the North Philadelphia Station with a passenger train destined for Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  6/18/1962  Upload Date: 10/15/2016 1:03:33 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
PRR 4929, GG-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 4929, GG-1, 1962
Description:  Electrified. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 19 June 1962. Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1943. In is about to stop in the North Philadelphia Station with a passenger train destined for Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  6/19/1962  Upload Date: 10/15/2016 3:41:19 AM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
PRR 4929, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4929, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, on 27 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1943. It has just departed Wilmington on its way South to Baltimore and Washington with a 14-car passenger train. The time is 1:00 P.M. The siding visible on the left services a General Foods warehouse.
Photo Date:  3/27/1965  Upload Date: 9/19/2016 4:34:18 AM
Location:  Newark, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  733   Comments: 0
PRR 4929, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4929, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, on 27 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4929, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1943. It has just departed Wilmington on its way South to Baltimore and Washington with a 14-car passenger train. The time is 1:00 P.M.
Photo Date:  3/27/1965  Upload Date: 9/19/2016 4:36:31 AM
Location:  Newark, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
PRR 4929, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4929, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  Myers. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William J. Myers that was taken in Harrison, New Jersey, c. 1967. Photo Caption: "GG-1 Class No. 4929 at Harrison, N.J." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4929 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electrified Operations On The Pennsy" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (791-23).
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 1:10:42 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4929(GG1)
Views:  601   Comments: 1
PRR "Pennsylvania 4930," GG-1, 1962
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 4930," GG-1, 1962
Description:  Prophet. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4930." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Loaded with head-end revenue express cars, Pennsylvania RR GG-1 #4930 rolls through Leaman Place, PA, with a westbound passenger express. They looked kinda' black, but they were a special dark green, Brunswich Green, don'tcha know. 1962 photo." Photo by John M. Prophet III. #4930 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired by the Penn Central Railroad in December of 1968 after 25 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1962  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 12:25:46 AM
Location:  Leaman Place, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4930(GG1)
Views:  592   Comments: 1
PRR 4930, GG-1, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 4930, GG-1, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4930, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #25 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 12:25:22 PM
Location:  Paoli, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4930(GG1)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 53, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 53, 1975
Description:  Here is page two 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 53. Depicted in the top photo by Don Ball, Jr., is Penn Central Railroad engine #4930, a GG1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata by the Pennsylvania Railroad during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 3:01:10 PM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PC 4930(GG1)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
PRR 3967, DD-1, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 3967, DD-1, c. 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, c. 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3967 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. They are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,000 horsepower. #3967 was constructed in July of 1910 and retired in February of 1963. Partially visible at the far left is PRR engine #4931, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #2 of 6)
Photo Date:  1/23/1960  Upload Date: 3/16/2025 8:39:15 PM
Location:  Long Island City, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 3967(Boxcab) PRR 4931(GG1)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
PRR 4931, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4931, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  PFJ. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert L. Eastwood, Jr., that was taken at Frankford Junction at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4931, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 3/19/2019 10:08:01 AM
Location:  Frankford Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4931(GG1)
Views:  703   Comments: 0
PRR 4931, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4931, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4931, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #26 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1967  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 12:25:48 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4931(GG1)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
PRR 4932, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4932, 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 on 28 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4932, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1943. It has just arrived at the Harrisburg Station with a 17-car passenger train from New York City heading to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 5:15 P.M.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/25/2016 3:09:36 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4932(GG1)
Views:  762   Comments: 0
PRR 4932, GG-1, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 4932, GG-1, c. 1966
Description:  WB. Here is an image of a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4932 and #4938. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4932 was constructed in February of 1943, while #4938 was built in June of the same year. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 7/26/2022 10:34:43 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4932(GG1) PRR 4938(GG1)
Views:  583   Comments: 0
PRR 4933, GG-1, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 4933, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:  Baera 3. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Paoli, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4933, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  10/20/1960  Upload Date: 4/30/2025 7:08:58 AM
Location:  Paoli, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4933(GG1)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
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:  509   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1956
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1956
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania 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." Photo by Homer R. Hill. 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 in Strasburg.
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:  567   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:  1131   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:  827   Comments: 0
PRR 4935, GG-1, 1;65
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, 1;65
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 #4937, 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 preOently 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:  944   Comments: 1
PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1966
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and now on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1966  Upload Date: 5/29/2025 10:17:36 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  104   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: 1/10/2025 4:02:38 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  305   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: 1/10/2025 4:03:20 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  295   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:  513   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)
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"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
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Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  495   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: 1/10/2025 4:04:49 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Amtrak 4935." Caption On Reverse: "Amtrak No. 4935 at Wilmington Shops on May 11, 1977, following restoration to original PRR livery ~ made possible by FOGG Committee, fans, Amtrak, and NRHS." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  5/11/1977  Upload Date: 1/19/2023 8:26:23 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Amtrak 4935." Caption On Reverse: "Amtrak's GG-1 No. 4935 awaiting next day's dedication ceremony in Union Station, Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 14, 1977." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 in March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  5/14/1977  Upload Date: 1/20/2023 5:29:44 AM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
AMTK "Pennsylvania 4935," 1977
Title:  AMTK "Pennsylvania 4935," 1977
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4935." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "No, it's not 1943, but May 14, 1977, and Amtrak's 4935 has its portrait taken in fresh Pennsylvania Railroad colors. Restoration was undertaken by Amtrak at the suggestion of and financial contributions raised through the Philadelphia Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Photo by John C. Benson." Engine #4935 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by the PRR 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:  5/14/1977  Upload Date: 1/20/2022 6:08:50 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  521   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Description:  Here is a color photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken during the ceremonies at Washington Union Station on 15 May 1977. At the left is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  5/15/1977  Upload Date: 2/14/2025 6:48:16 AM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
"Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #1 of 4, 1977
Title:  "Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #1 of 4, 1977
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the first of four original photos of the "Friends Of The GG-1 Special" that was taken on 15 May 1977. Prominent here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad number "4935" during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this context, it's on its inaugural run after being refurbished pulling the northbound "Murray Hill" from Washington to New York City. The photographer's name and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/15/1977  Upload Date: 10/17/2023 11:35:23 PM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
"Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #2 of 4, 1977
Title:  "Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #2 of 4, 1977
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the second of four original photos of the "Friends Of The GG-1 Special" that was taken on 15 May 1977. Prominent here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad number "4935" during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this context, it's on its inaugural run after being refurbished pulling the northbound "Murray Hill" from Washington to New York City. The photographer's name and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/15/1977  Upload Date: 10/17/2023 11:35:55 PM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
"Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #3 of 4, 1977
Title:  "Friends Of The GG-1 Special," #3 of 4, 1977
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the third of four original photos of the "Friends Of The GG-1 Special" that was taken on 15 May 1977. Prominent here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad number "4935" during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this context, it's on its inaugural run after being refurbished pulling the northbound "Murray Hill" from Washington to New York City. The photographer's name and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/15/1977  Upload Date: 10/17/2023 1:05:34 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
"Broadway Limited in 76th Year," Page B1, 1977
Title:  "Broadway Limited in 76th Year," Page B1, 1977
Description:  Here is frame one of a three-frame story by George Vecsey entitled "Elegant, Unhurried, Broadway Limited Enters Its 76th Year." It was published originally in the 17 June 1977 issue of the "New York Times," page B1. Photo by Edward Hausner. Photo Caption: "A forty-year-old engine pulling the Broadway Limited into the signal center at station in Newark on 75th anniversary run." Shown here is Amtrak engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive built by the Pennsylvania Railroad 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:  6/17/1977  Upload Date: 3/18/2017 12:50:03 AM
Location:  Newark Penn Station, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  732   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Front Cover, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Front Cover, 1977
Description:  Here is the front cover 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," pages 19-24. Photo Caption: "Mrs. Paul Reistrup makes the reincarnation of Pennsy 4935 official at Washington ceremony on May 15, 1977." Photo by Ken Murry. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 10/11/2017 2:50:25 AM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  698   Comments: 1
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 19, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 19, 1977
Description:  Here is page one 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 19. Here is a photo by Kevin P. Keefe that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC, on 15 May 1977. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:12:01 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  428   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:  461   Comments: 0


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