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"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 41, 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is page 41 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of an eight-page story by Mr. A.C. Kalmbach entitled "Epoch of Electrification." Partial Caption: "A New York bound train about ready to leave Washington Union Station behind one of the GG-1 electric locomotives." Photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4831, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after 31 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1946 Upload Date: 6/18/2019 10:30:26 AM |
| Location: |
Washington Union Sta, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4831(GG1) |
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| Title: |
"Harrisburg," Page 13, 1949 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a three-page camera study by Al Rung entitled "Harrisburg." It was published originally in the December 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 13. Top Left-Hand Photo Caption: "In this track pattern of the PRR's Harrisburg engine terminal, main line is at right, beyond classification tracks; white garage in the foreground is a diesel shop. Several K-4's and T-1's are idle near the roundhouse." Bottom Photo Caption: "Across the Susquehanna from Harrisburg, a pair of GG-1's running M.U. wheel an eastbound freight along a wire-bound path to Jersey City." (Photo taken near Lemoyne, PA.) Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4831 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4831 was built in Juniata during June of 1935 and retired in July of 1966 after 31 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1949 Upload Date: 8/18/2019 8:02:59 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4831(GG1) |
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442 Comments: 0 |
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