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Pictures of PC 4901
Owner:
Penn Central
Model:
Altoona GG1
Built As:
PRR 4901 (GG1)
Serial Number:
4369
Order No:
Frame Number:
Westinghouse electrical gear
Built:
5/1940
Notes:
PC Class GG1; blt 5/40 as PRR 4901 AMTK 904
Other locos with this serial:
AMTK 4904(GG1)
AMTK 904(GG1)
PC 4901(GG1)
PC 903(GG1)
PRR 4901(GG1)
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Title:
GG-1 4901
Description:
GG-1 # 4901 arrives at South Amboy with a Bay Head bound train.
Photo Date:
5/31/1969
Upload Date:
4/25/2006 2:48:53 PM
Location:
New Brunswick, NJ
Author:
TIMOTHY MADER
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 4901(GG1)
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1189
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Title:
PC 4901, GG1, c. 1969
Description:
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, c. 1969. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #4901, a GG1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata by the Pennsylvania Railroad during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electric Railroading ~ Penn Central and Pennsylvania Lines" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (868-24).
Photo Date:
9/9/1969
Upload Date:
2/15/2022 8:50:16 AM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PC 4901(GG1)
Views:
284
Comments:
0
Title:
"The Enduring GG1," Page 54, 1975
Description:
Here is page three 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 54. Middle Photo, Partial Caption: "Long after her birth, the PRR thought enough of 4871's capabilities and clean looks to use her on the 1956 inaugural run of the 'Keystone.'" Photo by Don Wood. Prominent here is PRR engine #4871, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1938, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in February of 1968 after 30 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
12/1/1975
Upload Date:
11/2/2023 3:03:25 PM
Location:
Newark, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4871(GG1)
PC 4857(GG1)
PC 4901(GG1)
PC 4903(GG1)
Views:
244
Comments:
0
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