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"Pennsylvania Railroad Electrification," Front Cover, 1935
Title:  "Pennsylvania Railroad Electrification," Front Cover, 1935
Description:  Here is the front cover of a ten-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad Electrification" that was published by the PRR on 10 February 1935. Depicted 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 "Old Rivets."
Photo Date:  2/10/1935  Upload Date: 6/16/2022 6:16:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 35, 1935
Title:  "Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 35, 1935
Description:  Here is the photo on page 35 of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "Streamlined electric locomotive pulling passenger train." Shown here at Broad Street Station in Philadelphia 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. It's "Old Rivets" in its original paint scheme!
Photo Date:  8/15/1935  Upload Date: 2/20/2022 5:07:00 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric 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 "Old Rivets." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #2 of 15.
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 6/14/2022 10:36:42 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, November 1940
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:  537   Comments: 0
"Busiest Railroad," Page 27, 1941
Title:  "Busiest Railroad," Page 27, 1941
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Busiest Railroad." It was published originally in the October 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Revised Caption: "Even, smooth power for heavy passenger service on the main lines is furnished by the Class GG-1 electric locomotives, the first of which, No. 4800, is shown [here] ready to leave Broad Street with a clocker." Photo Credit: General Electric. 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:  10/1/1941  Upload Date: 4/8/2022 7:30:01 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Title:  "Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Description:  Here is page ten of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured in the center is K-4S #5495. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-4S #5442 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; GG-1 #4800 pulls a passenger train at an unidentified station; wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; towerman's view from inside "K" Interlocking in Washington, DC; an M-1A enters the New Portage Tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, with an eastbound freight in this photo by H.W. Pontin; and an interior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 4:51:23 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5495(4-6-2) PRR 5442(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  963   Comments: 0
PRR GG1 4800
Title:  PRR GG1 4800
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/8/1952  Upload Date: 8/12/2022 10:21:58 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1956
Description:  Aziz. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1956. The photographer is not identified. 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:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 3/23/2022 9:50:50 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1958
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:  821   Comments: 1
"GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button," Page 20, 1959
Title:  "GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button," Page 20, 1959
Description:  Here is a one-page article entitled "GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button." It was published originally in the September-October 1959 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 20. Large photos depict Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Top Photo: Engine #4899 built by General Electric in August of 1934, but renumbered "4800" in November of 1934. Middle Photo: Engine #4902 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Bottom Photo: Engine #4876 built in Juniata in January of 1939.
Photo Date:  9/5/1959  Upload Date: 4/5/2022 6:00:01 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 4902(GG1) PRR 4876(GG1)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
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:  95   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1960
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:  305   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1961
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:  1091   Comments: 2
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Title:  "Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 28. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #5426. #4800 is 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 in Strasburg. Engine #5426 is a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. They are posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/1/1962  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 12:44:42 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  610   Comments: 0
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Title:  Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR TIOGA(4-4-0) PRR 1056(4-4-0) PRR 1737(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 4400(E44) PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 24, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 24, 1964
Description:  Here is page five 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 24. Photo Caption: "Minus pantographs and paint, archetypal GG1 of 1934 ~ originally numbered 4899, later 4800 ~ stands outside Baldwin's Eddystone (Pa.) erecting shop." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by Baldwin during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 3:57:34 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 25, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 25, 1964
Description:  Here is page six 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 25. Photo Caption: "Minus pantographs and paint, archetypal GG1 of 1934 ~ originally numbered 4899, later 4800 ~ stands outside Baldwin's Eddystone (Pa.) erecting shop." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by Baldwin during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 3:59:33 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Story Of The GG-1, Page 26, 1964
Title:  Story Of The GG-1, Page 26, 1964
Description:  Here is page seven 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 26. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and currently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #4814, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric during August of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in May of 1967. Notable here are some of Mr. Loewy's recollections about designing the GG-1's carbody.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 4:01:02 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 4814(GG1)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1966
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:  281   Comments: 0
PRR 4800, GG-1, 1967
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:  731   Comments: 1
PRR 4828, GG-1, 1967
Title:  PRR 4828, GG-1, 1967
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near West Fairview, Pennsylvania, in 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4828 and #4800. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4828 was constructed in Juniata during June of 1935. #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. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  9/22/1967  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 7:36:17 AM
Location:  West Fairview, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4828(GG1) PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
PRR 4800 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR 4800 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Better known as "Old Rivets", this was the first GG1 constructed with rivets rather than welded body for later ones after winning a race over the other prototype, R1. Originally it was numbered 4899 but later numbered 4800 to start the series of GG1's. It served PRR, then PC and finally Conrail. It is the only GG1 to wear the PRR, PC, Conrail Bicentennial and Conrail blue color schemes. It was sold to the National Railway Historical Society in 1980 and restored to its 1935 cosmetic appearance by the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania for display beginning on November 20, 1982.
Photo Date:  4/1/1969  Upload Date: 2/13/2013 3:48:53 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  1450   Comments: 1
PC 4800
Title:  PC 4800
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 10/16/2011 11:06:36 AM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  724   Comments: 1
"Old Rivets", the first GG-1 ever built wheels northbound tonnage thru Metropark
Title:  "Old Rivets", the first GG-1 ever built wheels northbound tonnage thru Metropark
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/12/1973  Upload Date: 6/25/2008 9:39:19 AM
Location:  Iselin, NJ
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  2760   Comments: 1
Penn Central GG1 #4800
Title:  Penn Central GG1 #4800
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Agfachrome transparency. Only rivited GG1. Restored in PRR colors and now on display at the Railroad Museum of PA, Strasburg, Lancaster County.
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 10/6/2005 3:08:07 AM
Location:  Landlith, DE
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  2193   Comments: 0
PC 4800
Title:  PC 4800
Description:  Old Rivets leads freight eastbound
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 12/14/2005 7:31:08 PM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Kermit Geary, JR
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  3175   Comments: 14
On the ex-PRR no introduction is needed
Title:  On the ex-PRR no introduction is needed
Description:  GG1 4800 classification light and number board.
Photo Date:  8/15/1974  Upload Date: 4/19/2011 9:47:48 PM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  George L. Pitz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
The nose steps give her away
Title:  The nose steps give her away
Description:  The only GG1 with nose steps, 4800 and train out on the Gunpowder River bridge on nmber 3 track.
Photo Date:  11/25/1974  Upload Date: 10/6/2012 8:06:29 PM
Location:  Oliver Beach, MD
Author:  George L. Pitz
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  771   Comments: 1
Old Rivets
Title:  Old Rivets
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/1975  Upload Date: 6/21/2003 4:06:48 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Harv Kahn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  1242   Comments: 0
"The Enduring GG1," Page 52, 1975
Title:  "The Enduring GG1," Page 52, 1975
Description:  Here is page one 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 52. Top Photo, Partial Caption: A pair of five-stripers at Union Tower on the classic Pennsylvania Railroad of yesterday recall an era that is as revered as it is gone." Photo by Don Wood. Depicted in the bottom photo is PRR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" in August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and now on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. This is "Old Rivets."
Photo Date:  12/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 2:57:57 PM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4999(Steeple Cab) PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
PC 4800
Title:  PC 4800
Description:  Taken by Harv Khan(Deceased) he will be missed. Location Assumed
Photo Date:  1/10/1976  Upload Date: 10/5/2006 6:25:26 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Crow T. Robot
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  1052   Comments: 0
3-train meet at Marietta
Title:  3-train meet at Marietta
Description:  EB-4 with 4800 stopped behind another freight as the 4451 West is on the move...
Photo Date:  3/13/1976  Upload Date: 7/20/2013 5:55:07 PM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1) PC 4451(E44)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
GG1 4800 at Marietta
Title:  GG1 4800 at Marietta
Description:  Waiting on a signal
Photo Date:  3/13/1976  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 6:21:17 PM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4800(GG1)
Views:  514   Comments: 1
CR 4800
Title:  CR 4800
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  4/12/1976  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 9:23:29 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  James Shuman
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  1663   Comments: 0
GG1 CR 4800
Title:  GG1 CR 4800
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  4/17/1976  Upload Date: 6/21/2003 4:06:48 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Harv Kahn
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  2975   Comments: 1
CR 4800--Bicentennial GG1s
Title:  CR 4800--Bicentennial GG1s
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/1976  Upload Date: 12/19/2010 9:17:57 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  John Lameck
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  1446   Comments: 1
"Old Rivets" with front pan up
Title:  "Old Rivets" with front pan up
Description:  3-GG1s eastbound near CP LAKE, west end
Photo Date:  5/31/1976  Upload Date: 11/6/2013 6:16:37 PM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
Bicentennial paint job on the first GG1
Title:  Bicentennial paint job on the first GG1
Description:  I wish I had used color film that day!
Photo Date:  5/31/1976  Upload Date: 11/6/2013 6:17:46 PM
Location:  Marietta, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1) CR 4809(GG1)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
CR 4800, GG-1, 1976
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:  518   Comments: 0
CR GG1 4800
Title:  CR GG1 4800
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  7/5/1976  Upload Date: 10/14/2007 3:05:04 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Jim Gavin
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  1173   Comments: 0
CR 4800, GG-1, c. 1976
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
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Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 25, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 25, 1976
Description:  Here is page 25 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 4800, first GG-1, newly painted, is shown in Philadelphia" at the Broad Street Station. #4800 is 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:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/23/2019 1:48:37 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
CR 4800
Title:  CR 4800
Description:  Red, white, and blue CR 4800 was one of the first "Conrail" painted units.
Photo Date:  8/31/1976  Upload Date: 12/15/2015 8:09:18 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
CR 4800
Title:  CR 4800
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  9/5/1976  Upload Date: 6/30/2006 9:06:30 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  3279   Comments: 1
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Title:  "A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Description:  Here is page 37 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Partial Caption: "This rare newspaper picure shows the first GG-1 electric locomotive No. 4800 beside K-4 No. 5426 near the Zoo Tower in Philadelphia, Pa." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800 is 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. PRR engine #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  9/22/1976  Upload Date: 4/11/2019 8:55:48 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
Conrail 4800 Bicentennial
Title:  Conrail 4800 Bicentennial
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  11/6/1976  Upload Date: 3/22/2008 8:46:35 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Jack Smith
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Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  3847   Comments: 1
CR 4800, GG-1, 1977
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
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Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Conrail 4800
Title:  Conrail 4800
Description:  I was never much of a fan of 4800 in its garish bicentennial livery but here it is at Enola Yard in February 1977.
Photo Date:  2/15/1977  Upload Date: 7/24/2013 7:18:24 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  John Hepp
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
CR GG-1 #4800 is at the service track at Race St.
Title:  CR GG-1 #4800 is at the service track at Race St.
Description:  Bicentennial
Photo Date:  3/17/1977  Upload Date: 8/8/2011 4:56:29 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Michael Desoi
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  1152   Comments: 1
Conrail 4800
Title:  Conrail 4800
Description:  ConRail (as it then styled itself) repainted the first GG1 in a rather odd livery for the Bicentennial. Heres old rivets in passenger service during a SEPTA transit strike in April 1977 at Thirtieth Street Station in Philadelphia.
Photo Date:  4/5/1977  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 11:05:48 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  John Hepp
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4800(GG1)
Views:  515   Comments: 0


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