"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 22, 1977         
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.
Date: 7/1/1977 Location: Wilmington, DE   Map Show Wilmington on a rail map Views: 89 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: AMTK 4935(GG1)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Page 22, 1977
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  AMTK: "Taking Of Amtrak 4935" ~ July 1977
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