PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938         
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.
Date: 8/9/1938 Location: Washington Union Sta, DC Views: 293 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 4800(GG1)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938
Picture Categories: Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Pennsy Electrics & Diesels via John Fisher
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