Pennsylvania Railroad 4800, nicknamed "Old Rivets", is a GG1 class electric locomotive located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United …

Depicted here is PRR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in …

On January 28, 1935, No. 4800 pulled the first electrically powered train from Washington to Philadelphia. On the return trip No. 4800, at Landover, Maryland, set a speed record of 102 …

The 4,620-horsepower GG1 was primarily a passenger locomotive, routinely operating at over 100 miles per hour, but was used in freight service as well. Conceived by the Pennsylvania …

It was numbered 4800 originally, swapped numbers with the victorious GG1 prototype to #4899, but was moved in May 1940 to #4999 to make room for the expanding GG1 fleet. [3] For many …

As if planned from the very beginning, when the catenary reached Washington, DC, in 1935, the PRR had a remarkable main line passenger locomotive, the GG1. The prototype, number …

Depicted here is PRR engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in …

Pennsylvania Railroad 4800, nicknamed "Old Rivets", is a GG1-class electric locomotive located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United …

Jan 7, 2021 · Originally wearing PRR road number 4899, the electric was constructed in 1934 and soon thereafter renumbered 4800. As the only GG1 with a riveted carbody it was nicknamed …

The Pennsylvania Railroad 4800 locomotive, nicknamed “Old Rivets,” was built in 1934-1935 and started service in early 1935. It was an electric “GG-1” class locomotive and cost about …