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PC 4902, GG-1, 1969 |
| Description: |
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Allan Roberts that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, on 4 July 1969. Photo Caption: "Penn Central GG-1's, Sunnyside, L.I., N.Y., 1969." Pictured here are four identifiable Penn Central locomotives, all of which are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. On the left is #4902, built in May of 1940; it's all decked-out for the celebration of "American Railroads 1869-1969." Next over is #4892, built in March of 1940. Then there's #4909, built in December of 1941. And on the right is #4921, built in July of 1942. 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 (868-25). |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1969 Upload Date: 10/8/2018 12:19:22 PM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 4902(GG1) PC 4909(GG1) PC 4892(GG1) PC 4921(GG1) |
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| Title: |
PC 4902, GG-1, 1969 |
| Description: |
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Van Buskirk that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrison, New Jersey, in July of 1969. Prominent here is Penn Central engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad number "4909" in May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's been repainted and dubbed "American Railroads: 1869-1969" in honor of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/1969 Upload Date: 6/2/2022 11:23:14 PM |
| Location: |
Harrison, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PC 4902(GG1) |
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| Title: |
PC 4902, GG-1, c. 1969 |
| Description: |
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Penn Central engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad number "4909" in May of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and renumbered "4902" by the Penn Central. In this context, it's been repainted and dubbed "American Railroads: 1869-1969" in honor of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1969 Upload Date: 2/22/2024 9:33:58 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 4902(GG1) |
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86 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC 4902 |
| Description: |
A pair of GG1s head up this eastbound passenger train on the NEC. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1970 Upload Date: 1/14/2020 5:36:06 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabeth, NJ |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
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| Locomotives: |
PC 4902(GG1) |
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398 Comments: 1 |
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