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Viewing Album: PRR: Pennsy's GG-1 #4800 ~ "Old Rivets"
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
8/15/1934 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:
Here are several photographs depicting the Pennsylvania Railroad's engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are cited when available.
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Title:
"Trains" Magazine, November 1940
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a photo that was published originally in the November 1940 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 14. Photo Credit: General Electric Company. Virtual Caption: "GG-1 a magic symbol to Pennsy fans; here is first." Shown here is PRR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. This is the very first photo of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive ever published in a "Trains" magazine (Volume 1, Number 1).
Photo Date:
11/1/1940
Upload Date:
10/8/2019 1:47:58 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
546
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1958
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard Short that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia on 7 June 1958. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The numbers of the other "G's" pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/7/1958
Upload Date:
1/25/2020 12:38:27 AM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
833
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/13/1960
Upload Date:
7/5/2023 11:00:25 PM
Location:
Royalton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz showing Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
7/1/2021 3:14:51 PM
Location:
Baltimore, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
311
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1961
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #4887. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4800 was built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this photo, it looks to me like "Old Rivets" is deadlined. What's missing? Engine #4887 was built in Juniata during April of 1939. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1961
Upload Date:
6/10/2018 3:10:07 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 4887(GG1)
Views:
1100
Comments:
2
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:
286
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1967
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Kearny, New Jersey, on 4 September 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
9/4/1967
Upload Date:
10/18/2018 5:30:37 AM
Location:
Kearny, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
738
Comments:
1
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, 1976
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a postal card entitled "'Ol' Rivets' gussied-up for Bicentennial." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Called 'Ol' Rivets' because she was the first GG-1 built by the Pennsylvania RR, and the only one with riveted seams. Designer Raymond Loewy called for smooth, welded seams in the subsequent 139 copies. This view is from 1976. She now resides, wearing dignified vintage paint, in a proper museum." The photographer is not identified. #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and now at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
7/4/1976
Upload Date:
9/28/2018 2:39:14 PM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
522
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1976
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an image of a photo of (L to R) Conrail engine #4800 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4800 was built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
6/19/2023 1:48:27 AM
Location:
Kearny, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
90
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, 1977
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide showing Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/2/1977
Upload Date:
7/21/2021 8:18:03 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
259
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, 1980
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide that was taken at Conrail's Electric Locomotive Shops in Wilmington, Delaware. Shown here is engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/4/1980
Upload Date:
7/21/2021 8:19:55 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
196
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1980
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Vernon Ryder, Jr. Shown here is Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The date and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 12)
Photo Date:
8/15/1980
Upload Date:
7/1/2019 3:57:15 PM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
289
Comments:
1
Title:
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1981
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide showing Conrail engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
5/5/1981
Upload Date:
2/15/2020 9:19:07 AM
Location:
Strasburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
CR 4800(GG1)
Views:
497
Comments:
0
Title:
Ex-PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1982
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Vernon Ryder, Jr. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The date and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #8 of 12)
Photo Date:
10/17/1982
Upload Date:
7/1/2019 3:58:39 PM
Location:
Strasburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
465
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
Description:
Old Rivets. Here is an original 35mm color slide by H.W. Johnson that was taken in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1987. Shown here is a plaque entitled "National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Electric Locomotive No. 4800." PRR engine #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, owned successively by Penn Central and Conrail, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
6/21/1987
Upload Date:
12/12/2023 9:48:06 PM
Location:
Strasburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
40
Comments:
0
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