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Viewing Album: PRR-PC-CR: Electric Action ~ 1946-1996
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
1/18/1946 - 1/18/1946
Album Info:
This is an album for/of various Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and Conrail electric locomotives which do not quite fit into any particular category. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when available.
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Title:
PRR 4892, GG-1, c. 1946
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It has paused to have its portrait taken with the ten-car "Broadway Limited." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
1/6/2021 4:42:53 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4892(GG1)
Views:
199
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4889, GG-1, c. 1950
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Newark, New Jersey, c. 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4889, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It's passing South Street Station with a ten-car passenger train.
Photo Date:
3/24/1950
Upload Date:
2/4/2022 6:07:41 PM
Location:
Newark, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4889(GG1)
Views:
135
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4815, GG-1, c. 1951
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4815, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during April of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower; it's the very first GG-1 constructed in Altoona. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/7/1951
Upload Date:
6/2/2024 6:16:15 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4815(GG1)
Views:
32
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4762, P-5A, c. 1953
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4762, a P-5A (2-C-2) built by General Electric in November of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965 after 33 years of faithful service. Note that both pantographs are in the "Down" position. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1953
Upload Date:
10/10/2019 2:45:26 AM
Location:
Lancaster, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 4762(P-5)
Views:
2207
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4728, P-5A, c. 1956
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4728, a P-5A (2-C-2) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during December of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in August of 1963 after 31 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1956
Upload Date:
3/31/2024 12:08:10 PM
Location:
Orangeville, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4728(4-6-4)
Views:
37
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5800, DD-2, 1957
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by K.L. Douglas that was taken at Penn Station in Baltimore, Maryland, during 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5800, the DD-2 (2-B-B-2) built in Juniata during February of 1938, rated at 5,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962 after 24 years of faithful service. In this context, this one-of-a-kind locomotive is serving as the Baltimore Tunnel helper.
Photo Date:
7/15/1957
Upload Date:
3/10/2019 10:17:33 AM
Location:
Baltimore Penn Station, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 5800(UNKNOWN)
Views:
1430
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4856, GG-1, 1957
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 111th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1957, page 3. Shown here is engine #4856, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/31/1957
Upload Date:
1/6/2018 2:01:20 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night
Locomotives:
PRR 4856(GG1)
Views:
685
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 153, "Pioneer," 1958
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 112th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1958, page 11. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not specified. Photo Caption: "New electric coaches for suburban service had six months of rigorous testing, proving merit of their engineering design." Shown here (R to L) are Budd "Pioneer" Coach #153 (Class MP-85E) and several similar units whose numbers are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/21/1958
Upload Date:
4/11/2018 3:34:27 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 153(Pioneer III)
Views:
638
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5, FF-2, 1959
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by J.W. Swanberg that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 29 March 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5, an FF-2 (1-C-C-1) built by the American Locomotive Company for the Great Northern Railroad as number "5015" in March of 1930, rated at 3,300 horsepower, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "5" in August of 1956, and retired in April of 1965. Published by Audio-Visual Designs, OHA124.
Photo Date:
3/29/1959
Upload Date:
9/6/2018 3:13:40 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5(Boxcab)
Views:
489
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4, FF-2, 1959
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Erecting & Machine Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4, an FF-2 (1-C-C-1) electric built by the American Locomotive Company for the Great Northern Railroad as number "5014" in March of 1930, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "4" in August of 1956, and retired in June of 1960 after 30 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
3/10/2024 11:34:41 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4(Boxcab)
Views:
46
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4710, P-5A, c. 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (L to ) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4710 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #4710 is P-5A (2-C-2) built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in October of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in October of 1964 after 32 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
2/2/1960
Upload Date:
2/6/2021 4:51:57 PM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 4710(4-6-4)
Views:
186
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4896, GG-1, 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken just to the West of Pennsylvania Station in New York City, New York, on 24 March 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4896 and New Haven engine #360. #4896 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during April of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. #360 is an EP-4 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric in May of 1938. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides.
Photo Date:
3/24/1960
Upload Date:
2/4/2022 6:05:18 PM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4896(GG1)
NH 360(2-C-C-2)
Views:
207
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Triple Header," c. 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here is a trio of Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 4,520 horsepower each. The photographer's name, the locomotive road numbers, and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
4/21/1960
Upload Date:
2/6/2021 4:54:17 PM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
134
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6, FF-2, 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the locomotive ready tracks in Enola, Pennsylvania, in May of 1960. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6, an FF-2 (1-C-C-1) electric built by the American Locomotive Company for the Great Northern Railroad as number "5016" in March of 1930, rated at 3,300 horsepower, sold to the PRR and renumbered "6" in August of 1956, and retired in April of 1965 after 35 years' service.
Photo Date:
5/5/1960
Upload Date:
7/8/2024 8:21:23 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6(Boxcab)
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7, FF-2, 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Thorndale, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7, an FF-2 (1-C-C-1) built by the American Locomotive Company for the Great Northern Railroad as number "5017" in March of 1930, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "7" in August of 1956, and retired in April of 1965 after 35 years of dual-road service.
Photo Date:
7/15/1960
Upload Date:
3/10/2019 10:12:05 AM
Location:
Thorndale, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7(R-2 Boxcab)
Views:
590
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4726, P-5A, 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4726 and another "Boxcab" whose road number is not recorded. Both are P-5A (2-C-2) electrics rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4726 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during December of 1932 and retired in May of 1963 after 31 years of service. Note the railroader riding on the front steps of the lead unit. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
7/22/1960
Upload Date:
6/17/2021 11:41:19 PM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4726(4-6-4)
Views:
252
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4743, P-5A(M), 1960
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4743, a P-5A (Modified) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during February of 1935, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in March of 1962 after 27 years of faithful service. It's the very first of the "Modified" versions ever produced. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
7/22/1960
Upload Date:
6/18/2021 8:07:42 AM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
Views:
263
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4760, P-5A, 1961
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a color photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4760 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are Class P-5A (2-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4760 was built by General Electric in October of 1932 and retired in November of 1964 after 32 years of service. The sign at the left reads "Safety Time Is All The Time."
Photo Date:
1/29/1961
Upload Date:
3/4/2021 10:49:04 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4760(P-5)
Views:
237
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1961. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. Here, it's at Leaman Place with an excursion.
Photo Date:
4/30/1961
Upload Date:
11/21/2021 8:26:58 AM
Location:
Leaman Place, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:
160
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William P. Nixon that was taken near Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1961. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. Here, it's at Leaman Place with an excursion.
Photo Date:
4/30/1961
Upload Date:
5/24/2022 11:20:00 PM
Location:
Leaman Place, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:
146
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4416, E-44, c. 1962
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, c. 1962. Passing COLA Tower (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4416 and another "Brick" whose road number is not recorded. Both are E-44's (C-C) built by General Electric and rated at 4,400 horsepower each. #4416 was built in August of 1961. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:
6/2/1962
Upload Date:
2/25/2021 9:17:20 PM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4416(E44)
Views:
207
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4728, P-5A, c. 1962
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, c. 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4728, a P-5A (2-C-2) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during December of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in August of 1963 after 31 years of service. It's serving as a pusher engine for a fully-loaded mineral train. The number of the N-5 cabin car is not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/2/1962
Upload Date:
6/18/2021 8:48:21 AM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4728(4-6-4)
Views:
246
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4772, P-5A, 1962
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William P. Nixon that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in September of 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4772 and #9412. #4772 is a P-5A (2-C-2) built by General Electric in November of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in October of 1962. #9412 is an ES-6 switcher built by GM-END in October of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. Not a happy scene! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
9/22/1962
Upload Date:
11/29/2021 5:13:17 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 4772(P-5)
PRR 9412(SW1)
Views:
166
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4408, E-44, 1962
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962, page 18. The photographer's name and the date are not specified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4408, an E-44 built by General Electric in 1961, rated at 4,400 horsepower, and retired in 1984 after 23 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
12/31/1962
Upload Date:
4/11/2018 4:50:40 AM
Location:
Morrisville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 4408(E44)
Views:
428
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5687, B-1, c. 1963
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5687, a B-1 (C) electric switcher built in Juniata during November of 1934, rated at 570 horsepower, renumbered "4755" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in January of 1969 after 25 years of service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/2/1963
Upload Date:
3/10/2024 11:33:54 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5687(Boxcab)
Views:
43
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5687, B-1, c. 1963
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a color photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5687, a B-1 (C) electric switcher built in Juniata during November of 1934, rated at 570 horsepower, renumbered "4755" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in January of 1969 after 25 years of service. Note that the wooden window frames are painted red!
Photo Date:
2/2/1963
Upload Date:
3/4/2021 5:26:25 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5687(Boxcab)
Views:
129
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4458, E-44, 1963
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, on 4 May 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4458 and another "Brick" whose road number is not recorded. Both are E-44's (C-C) built by General Electric and rated at 4,400 horsepower each. #4458 was built in May of 1963.
Photo Date:
5/4/1963
Upload Date:
6/1/2018 8:32:00 PM
Location:
Lemoyne, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4458(E44)
Views:
457
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4810, GG-1, 1963
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in July of 1963. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4810, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric in July of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in July of 1969 after 34 years of faithful service. The road numbers of the other four locomotives pictured are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/7/1963
Upload Date:
3/10/2019 10:26:17 AM
Location:
South Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4810(GG1)
Views:
356
Comments:
0
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:
Locomotives:
PRR 4901(GG1)
Views:
65
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4935, GG-1, c. 1965
Description:
Electric Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
5/5/1965
Upload Date:
2/1/2024 9:08:34 AM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:
61
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR GG-1's, c. 1965
Description:
Electric Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Woodbourne, Pennsylvania, c. 1965. Shown here is a pair of unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 4,620 horsepower each In this context, they're pulling a freight train to the Morrisville Yard. According to Martin Zak, "PRR train is on the Trenton Cut-Off, crossing the Reading at Woodbourne. You are looking east toward Yardley, PA, about 1 mile distant."
Photo Date:
5/5/1965
Upload Date:
6/23/2018 6:47:11 AM
Location:
Woodbourne, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
547
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4428, E-44, 1966
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Hank Goerke that was taken in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in November of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4428, #4914, and another "G" whose road number is not recorded. #4428 is an E-44 (C-C) built by General Electric in January of 1962 and rated at 4,400 horsepower. #4914 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. How many pantographs do you count?
Photo Date:
11/14/1966
Upload Date:
6/1/2018 8:30:07 PM
Location:
Glenolden, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 4428(E44)
PRR 4914(GG1)
Views:
2023
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4909, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken just to the West of Pennsylvania Station in New York City, New York, c. 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4909, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during December of 1941 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Partially visible at the bottom of the photo is New Haven Railroad engine #373, an EP-5 built by General Electric in 1954. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
9/29/2018 3:10:25 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4909(GG1)
NH 373(EP-5)
Views:
578
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4921, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken just to the West of Pennsylvania Station in New York City, New York, c. 1967. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4921, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during July of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's just emerged from one of the Hudson River Tunnels with another "Clocker" and is about to enter the Station proper. Partially visible at the far left is an unidentified New Haven Railroad EP-5 electric locomotive; at the far right are a couple of Long Island Rail Road electrified commuter cars.
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
2/1/2024 9:07:24 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4921(GG1)
Views:
44
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4937, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4937, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during April of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It is the penultimate GG-1 ever built. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
3/15/2019 3:09:40 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4937(GG1)
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312
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0
Title:
PRR 800, Metroliner, c. 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad electrified passenger car #800 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are Metroliners built by Budd of Philadelphia. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
3/17/2024 8:16:45 PM
Location:
Morrisville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 800(Metroliner)
Views:
36
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0
Title:
PRR 4811, GG-1, 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via C.G. Parsons that was taken in Kearny, New Jersey, on 29 October 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4811, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric during July of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Long gone are the days of spit 'n' polish!
Photo Date:
10/29/1967
Upload Date:
4/30/2024 7:52:47 PM
Location:
Kearny, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4811(GG1)
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35
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0
Title:
PRR 4802, GG-1, 1967
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via C.G. Parsons that was taken in Kearny, New Jersey, on 24 December 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4802, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric during May of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Long gone are the good days of spit 'n' polish!
Photo Date:
12/24/1967
Upload Date:
5/16/2024 4:08:08 PM
Location:
Kearny, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4802(GG1)
Views:
26
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0
Title:
PC 4910, GG-1, 1968
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by J.W. Swanberg that was taken in Washington, DC, on 29 March 1968. Shown here is Penn Central engine #4910, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1941 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Published by Audio-Visual Designs, OHA125.
Photo Date:
3/29/1968
Upload Date:
9/6/2018 3:15:39 PM
Location:
Washington Union Station, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PC 4910(GG1)
Views:
240
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0
Title:
PC 4808, GG-1, c. 1968
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert L. Eastwood, Jr., that was taken near Morrisville, Pennsylvania, c. 1969. Shown here (R to L) are Penn Central Railroad engine #4808 and another "G" whose road number is not recorded. Both are GG-1's (2-C-C-2) and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4808 was built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad in July of 1935. Note the head-end PC caboose behind the second "G." The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1968
Upload Date:
3/17/2019 11:04:44 AM
Location:
Morrisville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PC 4808(GG1)
Views:
298
Comments:
0
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)
Views:
124
Comments:
0
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:
Locomotives:
PC 4902(GG1)
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 4922, GG-1, 1969
Description:
Electric Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Penn Central's Passenger Station in New Rochelle, New York, in September of 1969. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #4922, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive built in Juniata by the Pennsylvania Railroad during August of 1942, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and renumbered "4937" by Amtrak in June of 1973. It will pull this passenger train from New York's Pennsylvania Station as far as New Haven, where it will be replaced by diesel-electric power for the balance of the journey to Boston.
Photo Date:
9/22/1969
Upload Date:
4/11/2018 3:09:24 AM
Location:
New Rochelle, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PC 4922(GG1)
Views:
423
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 792, MP-54, 1975
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1975. Shown here (L to R) are Penn Central electrified coaches #792 and another "Owl" whose number is not recorded. Both appear to be MP-54's built by American Car & Foundry.
Photo Date:
7/24/1975
Upload Date:
6/23/2018 6:44:24 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PC 792(Electric M.U.)
Views:
391
Comments:
0
Title:
AMTK 4935, GG-1, c. 1977
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of former-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, preserved, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Note the little plaque affixed by "The Friends of the GG-1" in Washington, DC, on 15 May 1977. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1977
Upload Date:
11/17/2018 1:38:21 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
AMTK 4935(GG1)
Views:
321
Comments:
1
Title:
Ex-PRR 4890, GG-1, c. 1984
Description:
Electric Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1984. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4890, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in March of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, owned successively by the Penn Central Railroad and Amtrak, donated initially to the B&O Railroad Museum, then transferred to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay (Wisconsin) in 1995.
Photo Date:
8/14/1984
Upload Date:
7/23/2019 2:30:00 AM
Location:
Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4890(GG1)
Views:
454
Comments:
1
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