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Owner: Penn Central
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4879 (GG1)
Serial Number:4348Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse electrical gearBuilt:2/1939
Notes:PC Class GG-1; blt 2/39 as PRR 4879, saved.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) URHS 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJDOT 4879(GG1) NJTR 4879(GG1) CR 4879(GG1)
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PC 4879, GG-1, c. 1970
Title:  PC 4879, GG-1, c. 1970
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of (L to R) Penn Central engines #4879 and #4877. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Juniata, rated at 4,620 horsepower each, and both preserved at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. #4879 was constructed in February of 1939, while #4877 was built in January of the same year. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1970  Upload Date: 9/21/2021 5:33:36 AM
Location:  Chase, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1) PC 4877(GG1)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
PC 4879
Title:  PC 4879
Description:  Not sure why they bothered. A pair of GG1s with an abbreviated Flexi-Van train. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1971  Upload Date: 2/7/2021 5:09:32 PM
Location:  North Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
PC 4879
Title:  PC 4879
Description:  An Eastbound morning commuter train on the high fill crossing Croxton Yard.
Photo Date:  4/7/1973  Upload Date: 6/13/2009 8:11:15 AM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Jim Gavin
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
PC  4879
Title:  PC 4879
Description:  GG-1 # 4879 sits at South Amboy during the weekend.
Photo Date:  5/19/1973  Upload Date: 9/22/2006 3:11:35 PM
Location:  New Brunswick, NJ
Author:  TIMOTHY MADER
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
GG-1  4879
Title:  GG-1 4879
Description:  GG-1 # 4879 waits away the weekend in the MU Yard at Jersey Ave. New Brunswick.
Photo Date:  4/27/1974  Upload Date: 5/9/2006 3:15:16 PM
Location:  New Brunswick, NJ
Author:  TIMOTHY MADER
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
PC 4879
Title:  PC 4879
Description:  Looks like a race but isn't; GG1 4879 is in charge of a Jersey Shore commuter train stopped at Elizabeth discharging passengers while a Metroliner scoots past on its way to Washington, D.C.
Photo Date:  12/22/1974  Upload Date: 1/27/2009 7:03:51 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Vincent J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1) AMTK 827(Electric M.U.)
Views:  726   Comments: 2
PC 4879 on a Jersey Coast train
Title:  PC 4879 on a Jersey Coast train
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/24/1975  Upload Date: 1/10/2024 8:25:40 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  40   Comments: 2
PC 4879
Title:  PC 4879
Description:  NB Metroliner passes a GG1 on the curve at Elizabeth.
Photo Date:  5/10/1975  Upload Date: 2/17/2006 6:40:23 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Vincent J. Benkovitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1) PC 880(Electric M.U.)
Views:  893   Comments: 0
GG1 PC 4879
Title:  GG1 PC 4879
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/6/1975  Upload Date: 6/21/2003 4:06:49 PM
Location:  Sunnyside Yard, NY
Author:  Harv Kahn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
GG1 PC 4879
Title:  GG1 PC 4879
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/24/1975  Upload Date: 6/21/2003 4:06:49 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Harv Kahn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
PC GG1 4879
Title:  PC GG1 4879
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/24/1976  Upload Date: 11/8/2008 7:45:12 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Jim Gavin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Penn Central 4879
Title:  Penn Central 4879
Description:  A clean GG1 on a North Jersey Coast train in July 1976 at Newark.
Photo Date:  7/15/1976  Upload Date: 8/27/2013 8:44:08 AM
Location:  Newark Penn Station, NJ
Author:  John Hepp
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Passing the URHS collection
Title:  Passing the URHS collection
Description:  Norfolk Southern's NS H02 passing the collection of URHS equipment.
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/10/2009 8:34:28 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3010(GP40-2) PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  392   Comments: 1
Norfolk Southern and an ex-Penn Central GG1
Title:  Norfolk Southern and an ex-Penn Central GG1
Description:  The NS H02 passing the collection of URHS equipment in Boonton Yard.
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/10/2009 8:34:58 AM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3010(GP40-2) PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
Penn Central
Title:  Penn Central
Description:  The Penn Central logo and lettering is visible on this GG1 in Boonton Yard.
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/7/2009 11:25:57 PM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
URHS equipment
Title:  URHS equipment
Description:  A rough looking ex-Penn Central GG1 among the collection of URHS equipment stored at Boonton Yard.
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/7/2009 11:26:13 PM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
GG1
Title:  GG1
Description:  A rough looking ex-Penn Central GG1 sits at Boonton Yard with the other URHS equipment.
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 6/7/2009 11:26:57 PM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4879(GG1) CNJ 1524(GP7)
Views:  910   Comments: 2
PRR 4879
Title:  PRR 4879
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2013  Upload Date: 9/22/2013 4:20:26 PM
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4879(GG1) PC 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1)
Views:  788   Comments: 0


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