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| 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) |
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1457 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4800 |
| Description: |
Here is slide taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor of the famous GG1 #4800 shortly after its retirement and move to the RR Museum of Pennsylvania. Built by GE in August of 1934 as a prototype for the Pennsylvania RR, this loco was originally #4899 but renumbered in November of 1934. It served with distinction throughout is 46 years of service to first PRR, then Penn Central and finally Conrail. After a full cosmetic restoration in 1982 to its 1935 paint scheme, it is now a prominent display inside the museum. According to the museum, this historic loco pulled the first electrically powered trail out of Washington, D.C. and set a speed record at 102 mph. Later it achieved a top speed of 128 mph during braking tests in 1935. It accumulated approximately 5 million miles of service and wore nine different major paint schemes during its lifetime. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 5/4/2020 4:59:56 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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313 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4800 |
| Description: |
Here is another view of the historic GG1 #4800 as it sat on the grounds of the RR Museum of Pennsylvania shortly after its retirement and move there. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor captured the moment in a color slide. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 5/4/2020 4:59:59 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
| Views: |
212 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4809 |
| Description: |
Whitelined and labeled "SCRAP", this once powerful locomotive sits in a scrap line at Enola, PA. Built by GE in July of 1935, the loco served the Pennsylvania, then Penn Central and finally Conrail before retirement in February of 1980. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor documented the long scrap line it sits in two years later. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 5/4/2020 5:00:01 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4809(GG1) |
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289 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4887 - Pennsylvania RR |
| Description: |
Built in 1939. The single stripe paint scheme was used in 1955 so this photo was taken after that date. The unit was scrapped by 1980. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/13/2013 3:17:08 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4887(GG1) |
| Views: |
573 Comments: 0 |
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