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Viewing Album: AMTK: "Taking Of Amtrak 4935" ~ July 1977
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
7/1/1977 - 7/1/1977
Album Info:
Here are the front cover and a six-page cover article by Mr. Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," pages 19-24. "As a commemorative gesture, why couldn't someone restore this locomotive or another one just like it to its original PRR livery and operate it in regular service? It seemed, in concept, certainly within the capabilities of a decent railroad shop. There was not one example of a historically significant restored locomotive operating in regular service, and what locomotive ~ steam, diesel, or electric ~ was more significant in terms of design and/or performance than the Loewy-styled GG-1?" (Page 16). Also included is a color photo which was taken during the event by an unidentified photographer.
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Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Front Cover, 1977
Description:
Here is the front cover of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," pages 19-24. Photo by Ken Murry. Photo Caption: "Mrs. Paul Reistrup makes the reincarnation of Pennsy 4935 official at Washington ceremony on May 15, 1977." Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
10/11/2017 2:50:25 AM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
374
Comments:
1
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 19, 1977
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 19. Here is a photo by Kevin P. Keefe that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC, on 15 May 1977. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:12:01 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
90
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 20, 1977
Description:
Here is page two of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 20. Top Photo, Partial Caption:" Retirement of the original GG1 paint scheme was already underway when 4935 led one of Pennsy's trains southbound near South Amboy, NJ, on August 25, 1956." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:15:22 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:
98
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 21, 1977
Description:
Here is page three of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 21. Partial Photo Caption: "The body work performed on 4935 was extensive, as Wilmington Shops forces not only gave the locomotive new paint but also cosmetically reconditioned the entire exterior." Photo by Ed Wojtas. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:17:24 PM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
87
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 22, 1977
Description:
Here is page four of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 22. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Were it not for the Conrail letters in the background and the Amtrak paint scheme in the foreground, this scene could be one from 1943, the year that 4935 was turned out by Altoona." Photo by Ed Wojtas. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:19:49 PM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 23, 1977
Description:
Here is page five of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 23. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "The almost-black coat of Brunswick green glistens in the sun at Washington Union Station on May 17, just minutes before 4935 coupled on to the 'Murray Hill' for the 80 mile-per-hour run to New York." Photo by Kevin P. Keefe. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:21:58 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
92
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 24, 1977
Description:
Here is page six of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 24. Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:23:46 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
84
Comments:
0
Title:
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 33
Description:
Here is a brief article by Kevin P. Keefe entitled "A Word About Raymond Loewy." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," page 33. Mr. Loewy is posing with AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 in March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. (#2,800 on 10/20/2017 @ 6:57:45 PM)
Photo Date:
7/1/1977
Upload Date:
9/30/2022 9:19:04 AM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
85
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 4935, GG-1, 1977
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC, on 15 May 1977. Prominent at the left is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. At the pilot is Mr. Raymond Loewy ~ principal designer of the GG-1 ~ during the ceremony celebrating the "reincarnation of Pennsy 4935" on 15 May 1977.
Photo Date:
5/15/1977
Upload Date:
2/25/2021 10:13:41 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
185
Comments:
0
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