Amtrak Photo Archive
The 4900 series GG-1

an unofficial site


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Built by the PRR starting in 1935, operated by Penn Central, Conrail, NJT and Amtrak
All were retired by 1983

The 4900's were a renumbering to make room for the new AEM7s.

A four was added to the front of 900 series. Some seem to have never been renumbered into the 900 series

  Number Location & Information Date Photo Credit
Baltimore MD
restored - as it appears today
wore the same number when owned by Penn Central and PRR
1997
Jeff Lubchansky
Baltimore MD
Sept 9, 1980
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
(SZ)
South Amboy NJ
Dec 2, 1977
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
South Amboy NJ
Dec 2, 1977
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
Washington DC
August 1977
 Dick Leonhardt
unknown location
 unknown
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
unknown location
 unknown
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
unknown location  
June 1980
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
ex Amtrak 905, ex Amtrak 902
ex Penn Central 4902
ex PRR 4902
 July 1980
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep 
 ex Amtrak 905, ex Amtrak 902
ex Penn Central 4902
ex PRR 4902
 Sept 1980
 from the
collection of
Albert Phleep 
unknown location
unknown
 Jim Appleman
Zoo Tower
on the cut off that bypasses
the 30th St Station
unknown
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
ex Amtrak 908
ex Penn Central 4907
ex PRR 4907
unknown
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
Wimington DE
 March 20, 1981
 Tom Arnold
from the
collection of
Bill Hakkarinen
unknown location
unknown
 Don Winslow
unknown location
unknown
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
unknown location  
 June 1980
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
Baltimore MD
Sept 13, 1980
from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
(SZ)
Baltimore MD
September 1979
Tom Arnold
from the
collection of
Bill Hakkarinen
looks like it is out of service
unknown
Robert Boyd
unknown location
unknown
Bob Redden
Washington DC
originally PRR 4926
built in 1942
October 1979
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
4921 unknown location unknown from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
  4925  New Haven CT  March 28, 1980 Ralph Phillips
4930  Washinton DC  September 1979 from the
collection of 
JL Hunt
  4930  New Carrollton MD  March 1979  Dick Leonhardt
   4930  New Carrollton MD  March 1979  Dick Leonhardt
4932 unknown location unknown  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 4932  Philadelphia PA  April 1978  Bob Redden

Wilmington DE
ex4909

 5-14-77

 Joseph Testagrose

 New Brunswick NJ

 April 23, 1980

 Joseph Testagrose

 Cooperstown Jct NY
Leatherstocking RY Museum
ex PRR 4909
Sept 23, 2001
 Jim Hebner
 Harrisburg PA
 July 3, 1977
 Gordon Llyod Jr
 Aberdeen MD
 June 1978
Dick Leonhardt

  4934

Cooperstown Jct NY
Leatherstocking RY Museum
ex PRR 4917
One of 75 GG1s built with Westinghouse components, the other 64 GG1s used GE devices and motors.

reported as being for sale

 Sept 23, 2001
 Jim Hebner
New Carrollton MD 
 April 1979
Dick Leonhardt
New Carrollton MD 
 April 1979
 Dick Leonhardt
New Carrollton MD 
 April 1979
 Dick Leonhardt
unknown location
 OHRG
4935
unknown location
 Rich Clark
4937
unknown location
 Harv Kahn
unknown location
 Beltway MD
 February 1978
 Dick Leonhardt
4939
unknown location
 James Kolanowski

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Contributions welcome and credited.

Most of the photos on this site are from original photos/slides or submissions. Some photos are from the web - I have tried to get permission to use on all of them, but a few may have slipped through. Please, let me know if that has happened.

 

 

This archive was first accessed August 1996