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Bob Kise's Collection
 
3/28/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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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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:  735   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:  504   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:  343   Comments: 0
The almost hidden builder's plate
Title:  The almost hidden builder's plate
Description:  Built by the Altoona Works, with GE electrical equipment, December, 1937
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:24:38 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  368   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:  431   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:  546   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:  564   Comments: 1
Amtrak would not allow the public on the station platforms
Title:  Amtrak would not allow the public on the station platforms
Description:  However, free coffee and donuts were provided inside the station. : )
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:40:41 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
The G is slowly pushed west under a spider-web of catenary toward its temporary new home
Title:  The G is slowly pushed west under a spider-web of catenary toward its temporary new home
Description:  It has been quite a while since one could witness a moving GG1 in Harrisburg...
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:45:07 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
The N&W Heritage Unit pulls the 20R past the 4859
Title:  The N&W Heritage Unit pulls the 20R past the 4859
Description:  A rare meet! The new and the old...
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:48:32 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8103(ES44AC) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
4859 passing HARRIS Tower
Title:  4859 passing HARRIS Tower
Description:  Tiptoeing through the interlocking
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:49:52 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
The first GG1 to pull a revenue passenger train to Harrisburg in 1938
Title:  The first GG1 to pull a revenue passenger train to Harrisburg in 1938
Description:  The 4859 was dedicated in November 1986 at the display location under the train shed
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:52:19 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 514(B32-8WH)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
HTC cell phone shot of the 4859 about to duck under State Street
Title:  HTC cell phone shot of the 4859 about to duck under State Street
Description:  Lots of sharp eyes watching the centipede-like wheels of the G
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:53:34 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 514(B32-8WH)
Views:  261   Comments: 1
4859 emerges from under the State Street Bridge
Title:  4859 emerges from under the State Street Bridge
Description:  Slowly heading westbound at a walking speed
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:54:35 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
It was fitting for a GE diesel to move the PRR-GE 4859
Title:  It was fitting for a GE diesel to move the PRR-GE 4859
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:55:48 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 514(B32-8WH) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
The engine is being moved aside the parking garage in the distance
Title:  The engine is being moved aside the parking garage in the distance
Description:  It will be covered with a cocoon-like shelter, similar to what is done at the Strasburg to preserve some of their equipment
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:57:34 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 514(B32-8WH) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Number 514 is sometimes used to pull Amtrak's "Pennsylvanian"
Title:  Number 514 is sometimes used to pull Amtrak's "Pennsylvanian"
Description:  It's also used as a protect engine; and in this case, as a very big switcher
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:58:50 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 514(B32-8WH) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
A three-train meet!  They're all moving...
Title:  A three-train meet! They're all moving...
Description:  What more could you want? Location, Milepost 105.
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 7:59:44 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 514(B32-8WH) PRR 4859(GG1) NS 8856(C40-9)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
The end of the N&W Heritage Unit-pulled 20R finally comes into view on the right
Title:  The end of the N&W Heritage Unit-pulled 20R finally comes into view on the right
Description:  As 4859 nears the end of its journey...
Photo Date:  4/5/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 8:01:03 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8856(C40-9) AMTK 514(B32-8WH) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  192   Comments: 1


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