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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
2/2/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4877 (GG1)
Serial Number:4346Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse electrical gearBuilt:1/1939
Notes:PRR Class GG-1; blt 1/1939, URHS Owned
Other locos with this serial:  NJT 4877(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) PC 4877(GG1) NJDOT 4877(GG1) CR 4877(GG1)
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"The Ankle-View Train," Page 27, 1956
Title:  "The Ankle-View Train," Page 27, 1956
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "The Ankle-View Train." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Bottom Photo Caption: "Regular service: 'Keystone' slips out of Newark." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  10/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/27/2018 5:06:18 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  469   Comments: 1
PRR 4877, GG-1, 1960
Title:  PRR 4877, GG-1, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Tacony, Pennsylvania, on 3 February 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 13)
Photo Date:  2/3/1960  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 2:41:12 PM
Location:  Tacony, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 20, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 20, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Photo by William D. Middleton. Shown here is a partial view of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 10:12:57 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 21, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 21, 1964
Description:  Here is page two of a 17-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "GG1: Story Of The Most Famous Electric Locomotive In The Western Hemisphere." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 21. Photo by William D. Middleton. Shown here is a partial view of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4877, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 10:15:52 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
NJT 4877, GG-1, 1977
Title:  NJT 4877, GG-1, 1977
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "New Jersey Transit 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." Photo by Homer R. Hill. 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:  5/5/1977  Upload Date: 1/20/2023 5:34:20 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1) NJT 4877(GG1)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
"Locomotive & Railway Preservation," Front Cover, 1987
Title:  "Locomotive & Railway Preservation," Front Cover, 1987
Description:  Here is the front cover that was published originally on the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine. Partial Photo Caption: "GG1 No. 4877 runs for the last time in commercial service near Matawan, New Jersey, October 23, 1983." Photo by Don Wood. PRR engine #4877 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during January of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey.
Photo Date:  7/1/1987  Upload Date: 10/9/2024 11:11:25 PM
Location:  Matawan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4877(GG1)
Views:  75   Comments: 0


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