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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:2/1/1949 - 2/1/1949
Album Info:Here are 27 photos of Pennsylvania Railroad electric locomotives utilized for freight and/or passenger service. All of them were purchased in a single eBay auction conducted by Mr. Tim Howerter on Thursday, 23 April 2020. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when specified on the slide mount.
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PRR 4400, E-44, 1961
Title:  PRR 4400, E-44, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, during May of 1961. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4400, an E-44 (C-C) built General Electric in October of 1960 and rated at 4,400 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #4853, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The road number of the P-5A (2-C-2) at the right is not recorded. (Tchowee"; #1 of 27)
Photo Date:  5/5/1961  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 2:30:24 AM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4400(E44) PRR 4853(GG1)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
PRR 4819, GG-1, 1964
Title:  PRR 4819, GG-1, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, during October of 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4819 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are GG-1's (2-C-C-2) and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4819 was built in Juniata during May of 1935. (Tchowee"; #6 of 27)
Photo Date:  10/10/1964  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 9:18:25 PM
Location:  Wormleysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4819(GG1)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
PRR 4828, GG-1, 1961
Title:  PRR 4828, GG-1, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia during February of 1961. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4828, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Note that both pantographs are in the "up" position. (Tchowee"; #7 of 27)
Photo Date:  2/2/1961  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 9:19:34 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4828(GG1)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
PRR 4828, GG-1, 1963
Title:  PRR 4828, GG-1, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia on 27 January 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4828 and #4822. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata during June of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. (Tchowee"; #8 of 27)
Photo Date:  1/27/1963  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 9:21:05 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4828(GG1) PRR 4822(GG1)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
PRR 4840, GG-1, 1961
Title:  PRR 4840, GG-1, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia during February of 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4838, #4840, #4846, and #4828. All are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. All were built during 1935: #4838 in July, #4840 in April, #4846 in May, and #4828 in June. All of their pantographs are in the "up" position. (Tchowee"; #9 of 27)
Photo Date:  2/2/1961  Upload Date: 5/25/2020 6:33:22 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4838(GG1) PRR 4840(GG1) PRR 4846(GG1) PRR 4828(GG1)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
PRR 4840, GG-1, 1967
Title:  PRR 4840, GG-1, 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Princeton Junction, New Jersey, on 5 August 1967. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4840 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4840 was built in Juniata during April of 1935. Also visible at the right is PRR MP-54 passenger coach #41. (Tchowee"; #10 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/5/1967  Upload Date: 5/25/2020 6:34:40 AM
Location:  Princeton Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  409   Comments: 0
PRR 4858, GG-1, 1961
Title:  PRR 4858, GG-1, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia during January of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4858 and #4852. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4858 was built during December of 1937, while #4852 was constructed in June of 1935. (Tchowee"; #13 of 27)
Photo Date:  1/23/1961  Upload Date: 5/25/2020 9:08:01 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4858(GG1) PRR 4852(GG1)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
PRR 4864, GG-1, 1964
Title:  PRR 4864, GG-1, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Washington, DC, during September of 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4864, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during January of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it has just departed Washington's Union Station with the northbound "Manhattan Limited." This shot also shows the relative ineffectiveness of the PRR's unmanned locomotive washing machines: good for flat sides, less so for curved surfaces. (Tchowee"; #14 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/23/1964  Upload Date: 5/25/2020 9:09:20 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4864(GG1)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
PRR 4882, GG-1, 1955
Title:  PRR 4882, GG-1, 1955
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 28 August 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4882, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 HP. Note the red borders painted around the cab windows. (Tchowee"; #18 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/28/1955  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 1:43:57 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4882(GG1)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
PRR 4883, GG-1, 1967
Title:  PRR 4883, GG-1, 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 2 December 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4883, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling "The Admiral." (Tchowee"; #19 of 27)
Photo Date:  12/2/1967  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 1:45:29 PM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4883(GG1)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
PRR 4892, GG-1, 1956
Title:  PRR 4892, GG-1, 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 6 June 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4892, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling a 15-car mail train bound for New York. (Tchowee"; #20 of 27)
Photo Date:  6/6/1956  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 1:47:11 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 4892(GG1)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
PRR 4893, GG-1, 1964
Title:  PRR 4893, GG-1, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 20 September 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4893, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during April of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. (Tchowee"; #21 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/20/1964  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 7:06:56 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 4893(GG1)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
PRR 4907, GG-1, 1960
Title:  PRR 4907, GG-1, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Ivy City Yard in the District of Columbia on 30 October 1960. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4907 and #4921. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. #4907 was built during August of 1940, while #4921 was constructed in July of 1942. The road number of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad diesel pictured on the right is not recorded. (Tchowee"; #22 of 27)
Photo Date:  10/30/1960  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 7:08:22 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4907(GG1) PRR 4921(GG1)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
PRR 4754, P-5A(M), 1961
Title:  PRR 4754, P-5A(M), 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia, on 8 January 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4754, a P-5A (Modified) (2-C-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1935, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in June of 1962 after 37 years of faithful service. (Tchowee"; #27 of 27)
Photo Date:  1/8/1961  Upload Date: 5/24/2020 2:28:53 AM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4754(Steeple Cab)
Views:  248   Comments: 0


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