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| Title: |
PRR "Pennsylvania 4879," c. 1966 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card that could be entitled "Pennsylvania 4879." No Postmark. Partial Caption On Reverse: "Electric locomotive number 4879, s GG-1, at the headend of a crack passenger train ready to depart Pennsylvania Station, New York." Photo Credit: William J. Brennan. PRR engine #4879 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. Partially visible above the tracks and catenary is New York City's Main Post Office; in the right distance is the top of the Empire State Building. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1966 Upload Date: 9/29/2023 9:40:18 PM |
| Location: |
New York Penn Sta, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879, GG-1, c. 1966 |
| Description: |
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Elizabeth, New Jersey, c. 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4879, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. The pedigree of the Central Railroad of New Jersey Railroad locomotive pictured here is not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1966 Upload Date: 10/10/2024 8:11:26 PM |
| Location: |
Elizabeth, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
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54 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NJDOT 4879 |
| Description: |
NJ Transit GG-1 #4879 at Matawan NJ. This photo was originally taken by Lester Mathis. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/1983 Upload Date: 5/6/2010 10:18:25 PM |
| Location: |
Matawan, NJ |
| Author: |
Eric Kreszl |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) |
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1029 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
URHS open house |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/23/2009 8:40:56 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Bob Vogel |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
802 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
ORHS open house |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/23/2009 8:44:34 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Bob Vogel |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
733 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
In Need of Some Work |
| Description: |
4879 could use some work, please if you have time help the URHS out! |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/24/2009 6:28:30 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Brandon Kaback |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
1049 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
In Need of Some Work |
| Description: |
4879 could use some work, please if you have time help the URHS out! |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/24/2009 6:29:25 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Brandon Kaback |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
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737 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
An Overview of the URHS Open House |
| Description: |
The two E8s can be seen in the front with the GG1 and the rest torwards the back. Thank You to the volunteers at the URHS for a great event. |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/24/2009 7:11:27 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Brandon Kaback |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
NJT 4326(E8A) NJT 4253(E8A) NJT 4253(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
2055 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NJT 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/23/2009 11:18:12 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
@ric Kreszl |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
809 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NJT 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/23/2009 11:18:38 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Eric Kreszl |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
809 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NJT 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/23/2009 11:58:26 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Eric Kreszl |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
545 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NJT 4879 |
| Description: |
Head On Profile |
| Photo Date: |
5/23/2009 Upload Date: 5/24/2009 9:18:20 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Eric Kreszl |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
856 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS Boonton Restoration Facility |
| Description: |
Former USAF dorm car now resides at the URHS's Boonton resgtoration facility, |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2010 Upload Date: 8/13/2010 8:52:25 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Jonah P |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
576 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/11/2012 Upload Date: 4/13/2012 1:25:54 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Trey Holland |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
379 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/14/2012 Upload Date: 7/14/2012 11:57:31 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Jonah P |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
686 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NYC 4076 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/16/2012 Upload Date: 1/9/2013 7:35:11 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Mike Boyer |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJDOT 4323(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
369 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS Open House |
| Description: |
PRR GG1 4879. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/2013 Upload Date: 9/27/2013 11:42:17 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
980 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/22/2013 Upload Date: 10/11/2013 11:15:09 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Mike Amoroso |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
332 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/22/2013 Upload Date: 10/15/2013 12:39:51 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Mike Amoroso |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
336 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/22/2013 Upload Date: 10/30/2013 9:12:25 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Mike Amoroso |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
RDG 284(F7A) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
471 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879, 4877 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 11:16:01 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
449 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 11:16:12 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
554 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
E8A 4253 and GG1 4879 |
| Description: |
NJDOT E8A 4253 sits on display next to the recently restored Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 4879 during the URHS Transportation Heritage Festival 2014. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 10/21/2014 3:44:56 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Richard Crerand |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
NJDOT 4253(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
447 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG1s 4877 and 4879 Side By Side |
| Description: |
Pennsylvania Railroad GG1a 4877 and 4879 sit side by side behind the URHS shops, proudly on display for the Transportation Heritage Festival. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 10/21/2014 4:02:12 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Richard Crerand |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4877(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
397 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG1 4879 and E8A 4253 |
| Description: |
One last look at GG1 4879 and E8A 4253 sitting on display at the URHS Transportation Heritage Festival 2014. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 10/21/2014 4:11:08 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Richard Crerand |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) NJDOT 4253(E8A) |
| Views: |
421 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG1 4879 |
| Description: |
Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 4879 sits proudly on display behind the URHS shops during the Transportation Heritage Festival, having been restored earlier this year. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 10/21/2014 3:47:06 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Richard Crerand |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
662 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NJT 4253 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/22/2014 9:21:59 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Kevin Painter |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4253(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pennsy Power |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 9:55:42 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Kevin Painter |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
292 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Side by Side GG1s |
| Description: |
PRR GG1s 4979 and 4877 next to each other in Boonton. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 1/26/2015 3:36:56 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Dan Davis |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
547 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
One of the showpieces at this year's open house was the unveiling of freshly restored GG-1 4879. This PRR classic was the last GG-1 to pull a revenue passenger train, doing so for NJ Transit in 1983. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 2/6/2015 2:36:35 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Paul Koprowski |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
255 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS open house |
| Description: |
Another recently painted and displayed engine is PRR GG1 4879. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 7/13/2015 11:26:22 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
232 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
URHS open house |
| Description: |
Recently repainted GG1 4879 out for display before the windows and headlight are put back in. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 7/13/2015 11:25:06 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
196 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS open house |
| Description: |
The sign of an engine change on the North Jersey Coast Line for many years with the GG1 and E8A. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 7/15/2015 10:55:23 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJDOT 4253(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
292 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NJDOT 4053 & PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/23/2014 7:47:17 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wilson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJDOT 4053(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
584 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Streamliners |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 8:05:02 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Kevin Wong |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4253(E8A) NJT 4879(GG1) PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
632 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Streamliners |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 8:39:26 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Kevin Wong |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NJT 4253(E8A) PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
426 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG1s |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/21/2014 8:40:21 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Kevin Wong |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
400 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/23/2014 7:55:35 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wilson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
285 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 & PRR 4877 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 9/23/2014 8:00:11 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
John Wilson |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) PRR 4877(GG1) |
| Views: |
970 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS Open House |
| Description: |
Another recently painted and displayed engine is PRR GG1 4879. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/2014 Upload Date: 7/13/2015 11:25:45 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/20/2015 Upload Date: 9/26/2015 3:18:00 AM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
Chris Wallace |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) NJT 3372(U34CH) EL 3372(U34CH) |
| Views: |
801 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
URHS yard move |
| Description: |
moving equipment around |
| Photo Date: |
4/30/2017 Upload Date: 5/30/2017 8:27:36 PM |
| Location: |
Boonton, NJ |
| Author: |
robert mungenast |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
441 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4879 |
| Description: |
Tri-State Railway Historical SocietyTri-State Railway Historical Society |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/2017 Upload Date: 5/25/2017 10:52:45 PM |
| Location: |
Morristown, NJ |
| Author: |
Bob Keenan |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4879(GG1) |
| Views: |
279 Comments: 0 |
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