PRR#4913 / AMTK#4913
PRR#4913 in the yard of museum on 08/24/2008
Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4382
Date of construction: Jan. 1942.
Date of retirement:
Historical notes:
- One of six GG1s repainted Tuscan-red in 1952 for use with the stainless steel cars used on "The Senator" and on the "Congressional Limited".
Outlook:
Current paint scheme: Tuscan Red, 5 Stripes
Owner: Railroader’s Memorial Museum, Altoona, PA
Location: Railroader’s Memorial Museum, Altoona, PA (outside)
Links:
http://www.railroadcity.com/
PRR#4918 / AMTK#4916
AMTK#4916 (PRR#4918) had arrived into the museum
Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4388
Date of construction: June 1942.
Date of retirement:
Historical notes:
- Weighed 238 tons and cost about $250,000.00 when built in 1942 ($2,723,189.00 in 1998 dollars)
- She was once stored at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
Outlook:
Current paint scheme: Amtrak Black
Owner: Museum of Transportation, Saint Louis, MO
Location: Museum of Transportation, Saint Louis, MO (under roof)
Links:
http://transportmuseumassociation.org/
PRR#4919 / AMTK#4917
PRR#4919 in the yard of museum on 07/18/2008
Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4389
Date of construction: July 1942.
Date of retirement: February 01. 1981.
Historical notes:
- The #4919 was originally numbered #4917 when built in the Juniata Shops of the Altoona Works, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She was a wartime "baby" delivered in June of 1942 along with five others. A general renumbering of these locomotives in June 1973 gave it No. 4934, and she later was renumbered 4919.
- She ran almost 5,500,000 miles before it was retired.
Outlook:
Current paint scheme: Brunswick Green, 5 stripes
Owner: Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA
Location: Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VA (outside)
Links:
http://www.vmt.org/
Sources:
http://www.spikesys.com/
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/
http://www.hebners.net/
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