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Pictures of AMTK 4935
 
Owner: Amtrak
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4935 (GG1)
Serial Number:4434Order No:
Frame Number:GE electrical gearBuilt:3/1943
Notes:AMTK Class GG-1; repaint of Amtrak 4935 in PRR livery
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4935(GG1) AMTK 4935(GG1) PC 4935(GG1)
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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:  211   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:  213   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
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Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  280   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:  205   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:  194   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:  191   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:  459   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 by Ken Murry. Photo Caption: "Mrs. Paul Reistrup makes the reincarnation of Pennsy 4935 official at Washington ceremony on May 15, 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: 10/11/2017 2:50:25 AM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  486   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:  189   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 21, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 21, 1977
Description:  Here is page three 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 21. Partial Photo Caption: "The body work performed on 4935 was extensive, as Wilmington Shops forces not only gave the locomotive new paint but also cosmetically reconditioned the entire exterior." Photo by Ed Wojtas. 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 in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:17:24 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 22, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 22, 1977
Description:  Here is page four 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 22. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Were it not for the Conrail letters in the background and the Amtrak paint scheme in the foreground, this scene could be one from 1943, the year that 4935 was turned out by Altoona." Photo by Ed Wojtas. 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 8:19:49 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 23, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 23, 1977
Description:  Here is page five 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 23. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "The almost-black coat of Brunswick green glistens in the sun at Washington Union Station on May 17, just minutes before 4935 coupled on to the 'Murray Hill' for the 80 mile-per-hour run to New York." Photo by Kevin P. Keefe. 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 8:21:58 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 24, 1977
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 24, 1977
Description:  Here is page six 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 24. 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 8:23:46 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 33
Title:  "Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 33
Description:  Here is a brief article by Kevin P. Keefe entitled "A Word About Raymond Loewy." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 33. Mr. Loewy is posing with AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) 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. (#2,800 on 10/20/2017 @ 6:57:45 PM)
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 9/30/2022 9:19:04 AM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  173   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: "Recently repainted GG-1 No. 4935 heads the 'Broadway Limited' through Princeton Junction, N.J., in July, 1977." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Prominent 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.
Photo Date:  7/7/1977  Upload Date: 1/20/2023 5:32:30 AM
Location:  Princeton Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, c. 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, c. 1977
Description:  Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of former-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, preserved, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Note the little plaque affixed by "The Friends of the GG-1" in Washington, DC, on 15 May 1977. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1977  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 1:38:21 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
AMTK 4935, GG-1, Front, 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, Front, 1977
Description:  Here is the front side of a postal card that was published by Parlor Car Enterprises. Photo Credit: Henry C. Butz. Shown here is Amtrak 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, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. It's parked on the Ivy City Locomotive Ready Tracks near Washington, DC, in October of 1977. Partially visible at the far right is AMTK GG-1 #921.
Photo Date:  10/29/1977  Upload Date: 12/15/2022 8:25:24 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1) AMTK 921(GG1)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, Back, 1977
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, Back, 1977
Description:  Here is the back side of a postal card that was published by Parlor Car Enterprises. Photo Credit: Henry C. Butz. Subject Line: "GG-1 No. 4935."
Photo Date:  10/29/1977  Upload Date: 12/15/2022 8:26:23 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1978
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1978
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania 4935." Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania 4935. Restored Amtrak GG-1 speeds through Princeton Junction, N.J., on a 'Metroliner' schedule toward Washington, D.C., June 20, 1978. Removed from service, the Brunswick Green 'G' rests at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Photo by Carl H. Sturner." Prominent 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.
Photo Date:  6/20/1978  Upload Date: 1/20/2023 10:23:42 AM
Location:  Princeton Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG1, 1978
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG1, 1978
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania, on 29 October 1978. Prominent here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata by the Pennsylvania Railroad 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. It's powering an NRHS excursion from Washington to Strasburg and back.
Photo Date:  10/29/1978  Upload Date: 2/22/2024 9:33:12 PM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1978
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1978
Description:  Amtrak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by William Rosenberg that was taken in Trenton, New Jersey, on 23 December 1978. Shown here is Amtrak engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Juniata in March of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Designs, 12HS-40.
Photo Date:  12/23/1978  Upload Date: 9/6/2018 3:19:04 PM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1981
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1981
Description:  Here is the fourth of four original photos of deadlined GG-1's that were taken by an unidentified photographer at Amtrak's Electric Locomotive Shops in Wilmington, Delaware, on 21 June 1981. Shown here (L to R) is AMTK engine #4935 and three other units whose road numbers are not recorded. #4935 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops in March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, acquired by both Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  6/21/1981  Upload Date: 4/21/2018 2:44:29 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, #1 of 2, 1983
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, #1 of 2, 1983
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the first of two original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 February 1983. Shown here is Amtrak 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.
Photo Date:  2/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/17/2023 9:59:37 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
AMTK 4935, GG-1, #2 of 2, 1983
Title:  AMTK 4935, GG-1, #2 of 2, 1983
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the second of two original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 February 1983. Shown here is Amtrak 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.
Photo Date:  2/18/1983  Upload Date: 10/17/2023 10:00:06 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:  111   Comments: 0

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