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| Title: |
"New York Division," Page 9, 1942 |
| Description: |
Here is page two of an 18-page article by W.R. Osborne entitled "Greatest Show On Earth: New York Division, P.R.R." It was published originally in the January 1942 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "Below is the 'Silver Meteor' crossing the present Pennsy bridge at Trenton." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4897, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during April of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1942 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 11:40:14 AM |
| Location: |
Trenton, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4897(GG1) |
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| Title: |
PRR 4897, GG-1, 1965 |
| Description: |
Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4897, a GG-1 built in Juniata during April of 1940. It will soon arrive in Wilmington on its way North to Philadelphia and New York City with a 10-car passenger train. This photo taken at the three-track grade crossing at Milepost 35. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 9/20/2016 3:10:39 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4897(GG1) |
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485 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4899, GG-1, 1960 |
| Description: |
Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Trenton, New Jersey, on 16 October 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in January of 1973 after 33 years of faithful service. Note the experimental Faiveley pantograph on the rear. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
10/16/1960 Upload Date: 7/26/2022 9:35:16 AM |
| Location: |
Trenton, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4899(GG1) |
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316 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4899 |
| Description: |
GG-1 # 4899 leaves New Brunswick, N.J. headed for N.Y. |
| Photo Date: |
5/30/1965 Upload Date: 9/14/2006 2:41:25 PM |
| Location: |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
TIMOTHY MADER |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4899(GG1) |
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1202 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4899, GG-1, c. 1965 |
| Description: |
WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Newark, New Jersey, c. 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4899, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in January of 1973 after 33 years of faithful service. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 12/28/2024 10:55:01 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4899(GG1) |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4899, GG-1, c. 1967 |
| Description: |
Myers. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William J. Myers that was taken near Newark, New Jersey, c. 1967. Photo Caption: "GG-1 Class No. 4899 near Newark, N.J." PRR engine #4899 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in January of 1973 after 33 years of faithful service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electrified Operations On The Pennsy" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (791-16). |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1967 Upload Date: 10/6/2018 4:14:12 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4899(GG1) |
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461 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4900, GG-1, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4900, a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. It is pulling into the North Philadelphia Station on Track 3 with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/3/2016 3:05:56 PM |
| Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4900(GG1) |
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562 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4901, GG-1, 1964 |
| Description: |
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near South Amboy, New Jersey, in June of 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4901, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1964 Upload Date: 7/9/2023 7:28:51 AM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4901(GG1) |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4901, GG-1, 1965 |
| Description: |
Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, on 27 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4901, a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. It has just departed Wilmington on its way South to Baltimore and Washington with a 14-car passenger train. The time is 12:18 P.M. |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/1965 Upload Date: 9/19/2016 4:28:18 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4901(GG1) |
| Views: |
554 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4901, GG-1, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4901, a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. It is pulling a New York City-bound passenger train into the North Philadelphia Station. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/3/2016 2:41:38 PM |
| Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4901(GG1) |
| Views: |
408 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 4, 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is page four of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania." It was issued originally in March of 1953. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Here is the new all-room 'Broadway Limited' crossing New Jersey on its way from New York and Philadelphia to Chicago, drawn by one of our one-hundred electric passenger locomotives." Prominent here is PRR engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "At right is a new electric freight locomotive employing the first successful application of the ignitron rectifier, an electronic principle using large mercury arc tubes to convert alternating current, more efficiently transmitted, to direct current, used more readily by traction motors." Prominent here is PRR engine #4996, an E-3B (B-B-B) built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1953 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 11:08:07 PM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) |
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284 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Trains" Magazine, June 1958 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo from an article entitled "Who Says Everybody's Flying?" It was published originally in the June 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. No author is specified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4902, a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1958 Upload Date: 8/16/2017 1:23:02 AM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) |
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649 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Who Says Everybody's Flying," Page 18, 1958 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a 12-page article entitled "Who Says Everybody's Flying?" It was published originally in the June 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The most deluxe operation under the keystone since its ancestor steamed out in 1902, Pennsy's 'Broadway' is elegant New York-Chicago transportation on fast time: 16 hours west, 15 1/2 east." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1958 Upload Date: 9/24/2022 6:59:00 AM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 4029(E7A) PRR 4902(GG1) |
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345 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG-1 4902 |
| Description: |
GG-1 # 4902 makes its stop in New Brunswick before heading to New York. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1968 Upload Date: 5/17/2006 8:20:05 AM |
| Location: |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
TIMOTHY MADER |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) |
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1157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Army-Navy Game," Front Cover, 1962 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover of a two-page cover article entitled "Army-Navy Game." It was published originally on the January-February 1962 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. Photo Caption: "Usher C.E. Minus uses 'bull horn' to help direct Army-Navy game fans who rode to Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium via PRR. Scene is at Greenwich Yard, where PRR specials brought spectators directly to the stadium area." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4903, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in May of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, pulled the Kennedy Funeral Train, and now on exhibit at the Museum of the American Railroad in Dallas, Texas. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1962 Upload Date: 8/26/2022 9:05:16 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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244 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/27/1998 Upload Date: 5/22/2015 7:36:04 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
G Gerard |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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532 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/1/2006 Upload Date: 6/17/2006 11:46:49 AM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Neil Stutzman |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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825 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Two proud behemoths from a bygone era |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 10:59:47 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Marlowe Barnes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 4018(4-8-8-4) PRR 4903(GG1) |
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1143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 was 4620 hp of raw power, representing the Art Decco era at it's zenith |
| Description: |
My grandmother live near the Pennsy in West Baltimore and I used to lie in bed listening to these monsters emitting a whirling growl as they passed by |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 11:01:54 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Marlowe Barnes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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637 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 is most famous for pulling Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train from NY to D.C. in June of 1968 |
| Description: |
The yellow stripe is inaccurate. The sides were actually graced with five pin stripes in that area. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 11:03:35 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Marlowe Barnes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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1102 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 UP 4018 SLSF 4501 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/22/2009 Upload Date: 8/2/2009 8:05:38 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
J d |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) UP 4018(4-8-8-4) SLSF 4501(4-8-4) |
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1973 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania GG1 |
| Description: |
Located at the Museum of the American Railroad |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/2010 Upload Date: 8/8/2010 6:42:10 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Joe Bohannon |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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491 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 + TXIX 8000 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/12/2013 Upload Date: 1/6/2014 11:43:01 PM |
| Location: |
Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) TXIX 8000(RSD1) |
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554 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 |
| Description: |
Build date 1943. #4903 was one of the locomotives that pulled the funeral train of Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 7:36:00 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Ben Kranefeld |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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834 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4903 |
| Description: |
Broadside of the GG1 |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/2015 Upload Date: 5/5/2015 7:36:45 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Ben Kranefeld |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
| Views: |
545 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 6913 |
| Description: |
The largest diesel locomotive ever built! Four axles on each end. This engine is more like two diesels merged together. Engineers say they were fun to operate! |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2018 Upload Date: 7/4/2018 3:02:26 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 6913(DDA40X) SWPX 115(H-12-44) SP 1581(H-12-44) SP 2379(H-12-44) PRR 4903(GG1) |
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816 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4093 |
| Description: |
From the east coast, this engine looks like it could still run--well, except for the lack of overhead wires! |
| Photo Date: |
3/24/2018 Upload Date: 7/4/2018 4:06:11 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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439 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 49 (Actually Canadian National), next to Pennsylvania Railroad Engine |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/24/2018 Upload Date: 7/4/2018 4:04:38 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 49(F7A) CN 9167(F7A) PRR 4903(GG1) |
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720 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG1 4903 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
11/27/2021 Upload Date: 12/22/2021 10:14:07 PM |
| Location: |
Frisco, TX |
| Author: |
Rohan G |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4903(GG1) |
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331 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 99th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1945 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata in November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1945 Upload Date: 6/16/2017 2:48:26 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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1117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1945 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata in November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1945 Upload Date: 12/18/2017 8:48:34 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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980 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Transportation Progress," Covers, 1946 |
| Description: |
Here are the back and front covers of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata in November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives from 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1946 Upload Date: 8/26/2022 12:15:01 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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506 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reilly, "1846-1946," 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is the 21st of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Frank Reilly's painting entitled "1846-1946." It was published originally in 1946. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1946 Upload Date: 1/26/2022 11:32:05 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
| Views: |
682 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reilly, "1846-1946," 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is the 21st of 33 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Frank Reilly's painting entitled "1846-1946." It was published originally in 1946. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1946 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 9:32:00 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) |
| Views: |
282 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nearing Potomac Yard |
| Description: |
PRR GG-1 powered freight crossing Potomac - 1955 |
| Photo Date: |
8/25/1955 Upload Date: 3/15/2008 10:54:44 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4906(GG1) |
| Views: |
740 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Double-headed GG-1's WASHINGTON DC - 1955 |
| Description: |
GG-1 powered freight is northbound having just left Potomac River Bridge |
| Photo Date: |
8/25/1955 Upload Date: 3/15/2008 11:05:35 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
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Action |
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PRR 4906(GG1) PRR 4926(GG1) |
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| Title: |
GG-1 at UNION STATION - 1957 |
| Description: |
PRR 4906 - arriving at Washington |
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5/3/1957 Upload Date: 3/16/2008 8:19:16 AM |
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Washington, DC |
| Author: |
EDWARD J. OZOG |
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Action |
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PRR 4906(GG1) |
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968 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NH 376, PRR 4906, and PRR 4932 penn sta |
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NH 376, PRR 4906, and PRR 4932 visit Penn Station - Date Approximate. |
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5/1/1967 Upload Date: 8/30/2010 11:13:32 PM |
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New York, NY |
| Author: |
William J. Myers |
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Roster,Station,Passenger |
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NH 376(EP-5) PRR 4906(GG1) PRR 4932(GG1) |
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4752 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4906 |
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It is painted 4903 but the # boards say 4906. |
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6/1/2006 Upload Date: 6/17/2006 11:35:54 AM |
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Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Neil Stutzman |
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PRR 4906(GG1) |
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675 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1953 |
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Meadows. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine Service Tracks at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, on 19 September 1953. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (L to R) are PRR engines #4907, #4747, and #4726. #4907 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. #4747 and #4726 are both 2-C-2 electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4747 is a P-5A (Modified) built in March of 1935 and retired in April of 1962, while #4726 is a P-5A constructed in December of 1932 and retired in May of 1963. ("Stoneborobranch"; #9 of 32) |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/1953 Upload Date: 9/10/2020 5:08:10 PM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) PRR 4747(Steeple Cab) PRR 4726(Boxcab) |
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674 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Pennsy Power Parade," Page 16, 1954 |
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Here is page seven of a 15-page cover article by Walter A. Lucas entitled "Pennsy Power Parade." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 16. Bottom Photo Caption: "Four GG-1 electrics await assignment at Sunnyside, N.Y., world's largest passenger railroad yard." Pictured at the far left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4907, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
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12/1/1954 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 2:02:17 AM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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544 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Modern Railroads," Page 45, 1956 |
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Here is a photo from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine, page 45. Photo Caption: "The GG-1, designed by Raymond Loewy, is the backbone of Pennsy's electric locomotive fleet." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4907 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #4907 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during August of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 5/25/2018 2:16:49 PM |
| Location: |
Long Island City, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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409 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1958 |
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Newark. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Newark, New Jersey, on 19 February 1958. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4907 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4907 was built in August of 1940, served into the Amtrak era as number "908," and retired in January of 1973 after 33 years of service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #9 of 11) |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1958 Upload Date: 9/6/2020 5:32:48 PM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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656 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1960 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia on 30 October 1960. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4907 and #4921. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4907 was built during August of 1940, while #4921 was constructed in July of 1942. The road number of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad diesel pictured on the right is not recorded. (Tchowee"; #22 of 27) |
| Photo Date: |
10/30/1960 Upload Date: 5/26/2020 7:08:22 PM |
| Location: |
Ivy City, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) PRR 4921(GG1) |
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516 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1961 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Harrison, New Jersey, on 11 April 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4907, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during August of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's passing through Harrison Station with the eastbound "Broadway Limited." [The giant tanks in the background have since been razed.] ("Stoneborobranch"; #7 of 10) |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/1961 Upload Date: 9/6/2020 8:36:23 AM |
| Location: |
Harrison, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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547 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1962 |
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Electrified. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 June 1962. Shown here is PRR engine #4907, a GG-1 built in Juniata during August of 1940. It is about to stop at the North Philadelphia Station with a passenger train bound for Baltimore and Washington. |
| Photo Date: |
6/18/1962 Upload Date: 10/15/2016 4:33:15 AM |
| Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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567 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "The Remarkable GG-1," 1962 |
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Here is a postal card entitled "The Remarkable GG-1." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Nearing 90 mph, a Pennsylvania RR GG-1 hums through Edison, NJ, with northbound express to Newark and New York City. There were 140 copies of Raymond Loewy's classic GG-1 design. #4907 was one of few painted in Pennsy's tuscan red. 1962 photo." #4907 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during August of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired (by Amtrak) in June of 1981 after 41 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1962 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 1:35:24 AM |
| Location: |
Edison, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4907(GG1) |
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623 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1965 |
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WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Wilmington to North Philadelphia on 28 March 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Servicing Facilities just North of the 30th Street Station. Visible in the center is PRR engine #4907, a GG-1 built in Juniata during August of 1940. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/22/2016 3:13:47 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 4907(GG1) |
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516 Comments: 0 |
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