GG1 - Survivors - non exhibited engines (part 1)

This is a roster of known surviving GG1s and their dispositions.

PRR#4876 / NJT#4876

PRR#4876 in Bltimore, MD on 07/27/2008 before dispatch

Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4345
Date of construction: Jan. 1939.
Date of retirement:
Historical notes:

• She crashed in Union Station, Washington, DC on Jan. 14. 1953.

Outlook:

• She is unfortunate that a GG1, with as much unique history as this one, was stored for so many years (1985 - 2007) in a nearby yard without protection from either vandals or the weather. In 2007 it was moved into the restoration shop compound area with some of the other large locomotives.

Current paint scheme: Brunswick Green
Owner: B&O Museum, Baltimore, MD
Location: On yard in Baltimore, near B&O Museum (outside)

Links:
http://www.borail.org/

PRR#4877 / NJT#4877

PRR#4877 (me) in Hoboken, NJ in a yard near the New Jersey Transit Passenger Station on 01/01/2003

PRR#4877 (me) in Lebanon, NJ on the station under reconstruction on 04/30/2008

Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4346
Date of construction: Jan. 1939.
Date of retirement: Oct. 31. 1983.
Historical notes:

• Repainted PRR Tuscan-red w/pin stripes in 1981 by NJT while in service.

Outlook:

• For many years this GG1 was stored in a yard near the New Jersey Transit Passenger Station/Hoboken Passenger Station in NJ unprotected from vandals or the weather.
• In July, 2003 #4877 was moved from Hoboken to a small NJ Transit yard in the northern end of Morristown where restoration efforts could begin. There are plans to restore her to her original Brunswick Green 5 stripe and to make it possible to relocate her to various areas around the state of New Jersey for display.
• #4877 is now in Lebanon, NJ right of exit 20 on Route 78. There are a number of other gems there, including a 20th Century limited car in really nice shape.

Current paint scheme: Tuscan-red, 5 Stripes
Owner: United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey
Location: Lebanon train station, Lebanon, NJ (outside)

Links:
http://www.urhs.org/

PRR#4879 / NJT#4879

NJT#4879 with her sisters after retirement in Raritan, NJ on 12/13/1988

NJT#4879 in Booton, NJ after her dispatch on 08/20/2008

Builder: Altoona
Construction number: 4348
Date of construction: Feb. 1939.
Date of retirement: Oct. 31. 1983.
Historical notes:

• The last GG1 to pull a revenue passenger train in New Jersey on Oct. 28. 1983.

Outlook:

• #4879 is currently stored on a private siding exposed to the weather. #4879 relocated to Morristown in May 2002. There are plans to restore her to the Brunswick Green single stripe/large keystone scheme. After restoration, #4879 is to be permanently displayed in the future NJ Transportation Heritage Center in Phillipsburg, NJ.
• Relocated to Boonton, NJ in July 2008.

Current paint scheme: NJT Black
Owner: United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey
Location: URHS of NJ (stored on private property), Ridgefield Park, NJ (outside)

Links:
http://www.urhs.org/

Sources:
http://www.spikesys.com/
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/