"Trains" Magazine, December 1952         
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Henry J. Ehlbeck. It was published originally in the December 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 37. Photo Caption: "From under the catenary-laced girders of the Pennsylvania Railroad's bridge across the Passaic River, a GG-1 electric locomotive sweeps southbound into the Newark (N.J.) station." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4890, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, owned successively by the Penn Central Railroad and Amtrak, donated initially to the B&O Railroad Museum, and transferred to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay (Wisconsin) during 1995.
Date: 12/1/1952 Location: Newark, NJ   Map Show Newark on a rail map Views: 312 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 4890(GG1)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Trains" Magazine, December 1952
Picture Categories: Bridge,Station,Passenger This picture is part of album:  "Trains" Magazine Illustrations ~ 1940-2000
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