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39°16′50.3″N 76°38′34.5″W / 39.280639°N 76.642917°W Pennsylvania Railroad 4876 was a GG1-class electric locomotive built in January 1939 at the PRR's Altoona Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. It is best known for being involved in an accident on January 15, 1953, when the locomotive overran a … See more
The GG1 was developed in the 1930s by General Electric as the replacement for the Pennsylvania Railroad's then standard electric locomotive, the P5a, and was based largely on the … See more
4876 was built in 1939 at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and was the 77th locomotive in its class. It operated between See more
• "Ex Parte No. 184, Accident at Union Station, Washington D.C." (PDF). Interstate Commerce Commission. February 17, 1953. Archived from the original (PDF) … See more
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Visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Here is a one-page article entitled "GG-1 Gets Its 25 …
- Built As: PRR 4876 (GG1)
- Model: Altoona GG1
- Frame Number: Westinghouse electrical gear
- Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixty Years After Barreling Through Union Station, GG …
Jan 24, 2013 · In 1953, a runaway train smashed through the concourse of Union Station. Some 60 years later, it sits on a stretch of track in Baltimore. Here's …
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PRR 4876 is a Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 built in January 1939 at the PRR's Altoona Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States that was involved in one of the most famous wrecks in history, the 1953 Federal Express …
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Feb 16, 2003 · In 1953, GG1 #4876 crashed into the main waiting area of Washington’s Union Station (air brake failure), then plunged through the floor …
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GG1 #4876, "The Wreck of the Federal Express"
GG1 #4876, the locomotive that crashed through the floor of Union Station in Washington, DC in 1953, is now safely behind fencing at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
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CR-operated NJDOT GG-1 4876 rests with both pans up between sister units at the South Amboy engine terminal. After retirement from NJDOT in 1983, the GG-1 was donated to NRHS …
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4876 – Tracking the Light
Sep 13, 2024 · On January 15, 1953, Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 electric number 4876 leading the Federal Express from Boston lost its airbrake and careened out of control on approach to …
PRR Wreck Repair Pictures on Flickr featuring GG1 #4876
5 days ago · Most of them are classic cab unit diesels, but of interest on the second page are several pictures of the remains of GG1 #4876 after it was retrieved from Washington Union …
Pictures of PRR 4876 - rrpicturearchives.net
Visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Here is a one-page article entitled "GG-1 Gets Its 25 …
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