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PRR "Railroaders Want A Runaway," Page 17, 1953 |
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Here is page two of a three-page article by William F. Ellis entitled "Railroaders Want A Runaway." It was published originally in the January 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 17. Photos by John F. Endler, Jr. Top Photo Caption: "Nine special trains (above), identified by letters big enough for even downcast losers to see, are ready to leave South Philadelphia." Pictured here are five Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Three of them are identifiable by number: #4914, #4888, and #4936. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1953 Upload Date: 7/17/2025 7:32:55 AM |
| Location: |
South Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4914(GG1) PRR 4888(GG1) PRR 4936(GG1) |
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469 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 4914, GG-1, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from North Philadelphia to Harrisburg during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #4914, a GG-1 built in Juniata during June of 1942. It is pulling a passenger train from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and points East. Both trains are moving at around 60 miles per hour. Zoom-Zoom! |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1965 Upload Date: 11/3/2016 5:07:04 PM |
| Location: |
Middletown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4914(GG1) |
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853 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4914, GG-1, c. 1966 |
| Description: |
Kreamer 2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Frankford Junction near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in April of 1966. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4914, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during June of 1942, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently being consumed by the elements near Cooperstown Junction, New York. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1966 Upload Date: 1/23/2026 8:50:45 AM |
| Location: |
Frankford Junction, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4914(GG1) |
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37 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4428, E-44, 1966 |
| Description: |
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Hank Goerke that was taken in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, in November of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4428, #4914, and another "G" whose road number is not recorded. #4428 is an E-44 (C-C) built by General Electric in January of 1962 and rated at 4,400 horsepower. #4914 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. How many pantographs do you count? |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1966 Upload Date: 6/1/2018 8:30:07 PM |
| Location: |
Glenolden, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4428(E44) PRR 4914(GG1) |
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2901 Comments: 0 |
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