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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4881 (GG1)
Serial Number:4350Order No:
Frame Number:GE electrical gearBuilt:2/1939
Notes:PRR Class GG-1.
Other locos with this serial:  NJT 4881(GG1) PC 4881(GG1) NJDOT 4881(GG1) PRR 4881(GG1)
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PRR 1361, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 1361, K-4S, 1954
Description:  #1361. Here is a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1954. It was published originally on the back cover of Mike Schaffer & Brian Solomon's (1997) book entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad." Partial Caption: "Two symbols of the Pennsylvania Railroad stand side by side at South Amboy, N.J., in 1954." Partially visible here (L to R) are PRR engines #1361 and #4881. #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 08 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, then withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and still not reassembled to wholeness. Engine #4881 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/23/1954  Upload Date: 11/12/2021 6:13:16 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2) PRR 4881(GG1)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
PRR 4897, GG-1, 1958
Title:  PRR 4897, GG-1, 1958
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Ivy City, District of Columbia, on 18 October 1958. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4897, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during April of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #4881, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. (#1 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/18/1958  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:59:11 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4897(GG1) PRR 4881(GG1)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
PRR 4881, GG-1, 1965
Title:  PRR 4881, GG-1, 1965
Description:  Newark. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Newark, Delaware, on 27 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4881, a GG-1 built in Juniata during February of 1939. It has just departed Wilmington on its way South to Baltimore and Washington with a 21-car passenger train. The time is 3:24 P.M. The siding visible on the left services a General Foods warehouse.
Photo Date:  3/27/1965  Upload Date: 9/19/2016 5:48:56 AM
Location:  Newark, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 4881(GG1)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
PRR 4881, GG-1, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4881, GG-1, c. 1967
Description:  Myers. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William J. Myers that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Photo Caption: "GG-1 Class No. 4881 at Harrisburg, Pa." PRR engine #4881 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electrified Operations On The Pennsy" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (791-14).
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 10/6/2018 4:15:56 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4881(GG1)
Views:  269   Comments: 0


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