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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4800 |
| Description: |
GE, August, 1934 Originally built as PRR 499 but renumbered to 4800 in November of 1934. The loco was retired in January of 1980 and by the time this slide was taken had been moved to the RR Museum of Pennsylvania grounds. After a full cosmetic restoration in 1982 to its 1935 paint scheme, it is now a prominent display inside the museum. According to the museum, this historic loco pulled the first electrically powered trail out of Washington, D.C. and set a speed record at 102 mph. Later it achieved a top speed of 128 mph during braking tests in 1935. It accumulated approximately 5 million miles of service and wore nine different major paint schemes during its lifetime. ex-PC Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:37 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4800 |
| Description: |
Here is another view of CR GG1 #4800. GE, August, 1934 Originally built as PRR 499 but renumbered to 4800 in November of 1934. The loco was retired in January of 1980 and by the time this slide was taken had been moved to the RR Museum of Pennsylvania grounds. After a full cosmetic restoration in 1982 to its 1935 paint scheme, it is now a prominent display inside the museum. According to the museum, this historic loco pulled the first electrically powered trail out of Washington, D.C. and set a speed record at 102 mph. Later it achieved a top speed of 128 mph during braking tests in 1935. It accumulated approximately 5 million miles of service and wore nine different major paint schemes during its lifetime. ex-PC Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1980 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:38 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4800(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4809 |
| Description: |
GE, July, 1935 as PRR 4809, ex-PC, Officially retired in February of 1980, it still was standing in GG1 scrap line when this slide was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. Note the marking "Scrap" and a line through its number. Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:40 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4809(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4852 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 6/1935, ex-PC, nee-PRR, Officially retired in February of 1980, it still was standing in GG1 scrap line when this slide was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:41 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4852(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4856 |
| Description: |
Altoona/GE, 6/1935, ex-PC, nee-PRR Here is another GG1 that was retired in February of 1980 but still left standing in the scrap line two years later as captured by Conrail conductior Ken Taylor in this slide. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:43 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4856(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4859 |
| Description: |
Altoona/GE, 12/1937, ex-PC,Pulled first electric train to Harrisburg, 1938 and is now preserved at the Transportation Center, Harrisburg, PA. It's owned by the RR Museum of PA, nee-PRR Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:45 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4859(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4860 & # #48XX |
| Description: |
Altoona/GE, 12/1937, ex-PC, nee-PRR w/48XX, 6135, 6081 This GG1 was retired in May of 1979 but still sits in the scrap line 3 years later. Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:46 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4860(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4864 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 1/1938, ex-PC, nee-PRR This GG1 was retired from active duty in February of 1980 and relegated to the scrap line at Enola, PA, for another several years. Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:48 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4864(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4865 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 1/1938, ex-PC, nee-PRR Here is still another GG1 that was dismissed from active duty in February of 1980 and sidelined in the scrap line at Enola, PA, for several years. Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:49 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4865(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4867 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 1/19388, ex-PC, nee-PRR This GG1 was retired in February of 1980 and moved to the scrap line at Enoal, PA, where it remained several years. Slide taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:50 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4867(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4869 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 12/1938, ex-PC, nee-PRR This once proud GG1 was dismissed from service in Feburary of 1980 and stuck in a scrap line at Enola, PA. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor took this slide several years after the loco was retired. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:51 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4869(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR 4GG1 #885 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 3/1939 ex-PC, nee-PRR, w/CR 6164 The loco was removed from active service in February of 1980 and relegated to this scrap line at Enola, PA. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor took this color slide several years later of the loco still in the scrap lilne. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:52 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4885(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4885 |
| Description: |
Here is another view of CR 4885 in the Harrisburg yard. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:53 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4885(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4887 |
| Description: |
Altoona/GE, 4/1939, ex-PC, nee-PRR Here is another view of the retired GG1 in the scrap line taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:54 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4887(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4889 with CR #4840 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 3/1940, ex-PC, nee-PRR The massive locomotive was taken out of service in February of 1980 and put in the scrap line at Enola, PA, where it sat for several years before CR conductor Ken Taylor took this color slide. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:56 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4889(GG1) CR 4840(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4891 |
| Description: |
Altoona/Westinghouse, 4/1940, After nearly 40 years of service to PRR, Penn Central and Conrail, this GG1 was retired in December of 1979 and relegated to a scrap line at Harrisburg, PA. This slide was taken by CR conductor Ken Taylor several years later. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:57 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4891(GG1) |
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| Title: |
CR GG1 #4894 |
| Description: |
Altoona/GE, 4/1940, ex-PC, nee-PRR After almost 40 years of service, this GG1 was retired from active duty in February of 1980 and shoved into the scrap line at Enola, PA. Conrail conducto rKen Taylor documented its status in this slide two years after its retirement. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1982 Upload Date: 1/22/2025 8:39:59 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4894(GG1) |
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