PRR "Pennsylvania 4879," c. 1966         
Here is a postal card that could be entitled "Pennsylvania 4879." No Postmark. Partial Caption On Reverse: "Electric locomotive number 4879, s GG-1, at the headend of a crack passenger train ready to depart Pennsylvania Station, New York." Photo Credit: William J. Brennan. PRR engine #4879 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during February of 1939, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the United Railway Historical Society in Boonton, New Jersey. Partially visible in the right distance is the top of the Empire State Building.
Date: 11/14/1966 Location: New York Penn Sta, NY   Map Show New York Penn Sta on a rail map Views: 50 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 4879(GG1)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR "Pennsylvania 4879," c. 1966
Picture Categories: Station,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
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