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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona GG1Built As:PRR 4859 (GG1)
Serial Number:4326Order No:
Frame Number:GE electrical gearBuilt:12/1937
Notes:PRR Class GG-1; blt 12/1937, saved, Harrisburg
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4859(GG1) CR 4859(GG1) PC 4859(GG1)
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PRR 4859, GG-1, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 4859, GG-1, c. 1956
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4859, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1937 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. In this context, it's just departed Washington's Union Station with "The Keystone," and is passing Ivy City Yard on its way to Baltimore and points North. Note that it's running with its lead pantograph in the "up" position. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 8/31/2021 9:19:42 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
The original paint scheme as imagined by Loewy
Title:  The original paint scheme as imagined by Loewy
Description:  With Futura Lettering
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:21:30 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  804   Comments: 1
4859 in the RR museum yard, just after cosmetic restoration
Title:  4859 in the RR museum yard, just after cosmetic restoration
Description:  Work performed by the Sreasburg Rail Road Shops. 135mm fixed telephoto view.
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:22:43 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  558   Comments: 3
The classic pin-striped nose
Title:  The classic pin-striped nose
Description:  With a few dents sustained over the years. Stripes are 1/8" wide at the bottom, 1/8" apart.
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:23:44 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
Amtrak allowed the public on the platforms at the dedication
Title:  Amtrak allowed the public on the platforms at the dedication
Description:  This photo gives some scale to the GG1...
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:27:19 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
The new and the old
Title:  The new and the old
Description:  An AEM-7 powered express is ready to head east
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:28:05 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  AMTK 909(AEM7) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
4859 in its home for the last 27+ years
Title:  4859 in its home for the last 27+ years
Description:  It hauled the first electric-powered revenue passenger train to Harrisburg on January 15, 1938.
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:30:44 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 909(AEM7)
Views:  635   Comments: 1
Ex-PRR 4859, GG-1, 1988
Title:  Ex-PRR 4859, GG-1, 1988
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that w`s taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1988. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4859, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during December of 1937, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Harrisburg Passenger Station. The number of the N-6B cabin car pictured here is 980016. ("LouisFols"; #9 of 12)
Photo Date:  8/15/1988  Upload Date: 6/16/2019 12:41:59 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  443   Comments: 1
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  on display in Harrisburg station
Photo Date:  3/27/1989  Upload Date: 2/6/2009 6:13:31 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  1107   Comments: 0
PRR 4859 in the Amtrak Station at Harrisburg. This unit was no longer in service but had been passed over to a Preservation Group I believe.
Title:  PRR 4859 in the Amtrak Station at Harrisburg. This unit was no longer in service but had been passed over to a Preservation Group I believe.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1995  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 9:20:50 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Robert Truett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  1048   Comments: 2
PRR GG-1 #4859
Title:  PRR GG-1 #4859
Description:  this GG-1 operates and is moved a little once in a while. This GG-1 is also hard to photograph due to the station canopys
Photo Date:  5/20/1995  Upload Date: 4/6/2012 11:05:09 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
PRR GG1 #4859
Title:  PRR GG1 #4859
Description:  One of the most famous Pennsylvania GG1's is #4859. It has the distinction of pulling the first electric train to Harrisburg on January 15, 1938. To honor that moment, it now is preserved in the passenger shed at Harrisburg, PA, station. No date or photographer was listed for this photo but many photographers have taken nearly identical photos from the staircase leading down.
Photo Date:  6/1/2000  Upload Date: 3/14/2021 7:18:22 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
PRR GG1 #4859
Title:  PRR GG1 #4859
Description:  Here is a nose view of the famous Pennsylvania GG1 #4859 showing off the five stripe Raymond Lowey styling. No photographer or date was given for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/2000  Upload Date: 3/14/2021 7:18:25 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  PRR 4859 sitting in the Harrisburg Amtrak Station.
Photo Date:  7/21/2004  Upload Date: 12/5/2004 8:21:32 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Northeast RFan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  Sitting at Harrisburg station is PRR GG1 4859, which can only be seen by ticket holders boarding a train.
Photo Date:  4/30/2005  Upload Date: 12/3/2005 3:48:53 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  700   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/2006  Upload Date: 4/12/2006 10:16:46 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  867   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/2006  Upload Date: 4/12/2006 10:17:25 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  752   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/2006  Upload Date: 4/12/2006 10:17:53 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  795   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/2006  Upload Date: 4/12/2006 10:18:46 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad Company"GE GG1 No. 4859 and Caboose No. 980016
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad Company"GE GG1 No. 4859 and Caboose No. 980016
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/31/2006  Upload Date: 1/30/2008 8:30:46 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bill Rogerson
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  697   Comments: 0
The electric of old meets the electric of new
Title:  The electric of old meets the electric of new
Description:  The xPRR Harrisburg Trainshed
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 8:53:29 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Brock Kerchner
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 946(AEM7)
Views:  731   Comments: 0
Harrisburg Train Shed
Title:  Harrisburg Train Shed
Description:  New Amtrak Electric meet Old PRR Electric
Photo Date:  11/22/2006  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 8:53:59 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Brock Kerchner
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 946(AEM7) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
AMTK 925 stares at PRR 4859
Title:  AMTK 925 stares at PRR 4859
Description:  It's an Electric Staredown while Harrisburg Station slumbers
Photo Date:  11/28/2006  Upload Date: 2/13/2008 10:25:52 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Brock Kerchner
Categories:  InCab,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 925(AEM7) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  958   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/3/2007 9:12:35 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
PRR 4859 & NYC Hickory Creek
Title:  PRR 4859 & NYC Hickory Creek
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2007  Upload Date: 5/7/2007 10:58:26 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  1160   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 6:12:54 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 158(P42DC)
Views:  851   Comments: 0
PRR 4859 and AMTK 158
Title:  PRR 4859 and AMTK 158
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/8/2007 6:44:03 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 158(P42DC)
Views:  924   Comments: 0
PRR 4859 & AMTK 914
Title:  PRR 4859 & AMTK 914
Description:  Harrisburg Amtrak station
Photo Date:  7/8/2007  Upload Date: 7/11/2007 6:52:29 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 914(AEM7)
Views:  774   Comments: 2
AMTK 9633
Title:  AMTK 9633
Description:  Harrisburg Amtrak Station
Photo Date:  7/14/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 10:38:05 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 12:39:50 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
PRR vets
Title:  PRR vets
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 12:43:23 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 2/14/2012 8:24:32 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Dick Leonhardt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2007  Upload Date: 2/14/2012 8:25:48 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Dick Leonhardt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  Harrisburg Amtrak station
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 9/30/2007 9:41:19 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2008  Upload Date: 6/30/2008 8:56:00 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  676   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  on display at Amtrak station
Photo Date:  7/11/2008  Upload Date: 7/15/2008 7:35:16 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 12/24/2008 12:31:11 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
PRR 4859 and AMTK 45
Title:  PRR 4859 and AMTK 45
Description:  Harrisburg station; train 43 Pennsylvanian
Photo Date:  10/24/2008  Upload Date: 10/25/2008 6:06:51 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad 4859
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad 4859
Description:  PRR 4859 sits at the Harrisburg, PA train station.
Photo Date:  11/25/2008  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 5:57:52 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Mark Obrzut
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/7/2009  Upload Date: 3/10/2009 12:37:16 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Richard Thompson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  575   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  Harrisburg Amtrak station
Photo Date:  5/1/2009  Upload Date: 5/1/2009 9:59:14 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  474   Comments: 1
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  GG1 #4859 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pictured here during a stop on the CRHS Express.
Photo Date:  10/17/2009  Upload Date: 12/12/2009 11:53:02 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  David Foxx
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/29/2010 8:02:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/29/2010 8:02:58 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2010  Upload Date: 5/29/2010 8:03:13 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description:  Haven't seen one of these in a while!
Photo Date:  7/31/2010  Upload Date: 8/1/2010 11:19:50 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  257   Comments: 1
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/18/2011 4:14:25 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Greg Wiltsie
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
PRR 4859
Title:  PRR 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/18/2011 4:14:37 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Greg Wiltsie
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
AMTK 923 and PRR 4859
Title:  AMTK 923 and PRR 4859
Description:  arrived train 661
Photo Date:  5/21/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 9:36:41 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 923(AEM7) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  563   Comments: 0


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