"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Front Cover, 1977

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Tom Beckett	General	There are a few problems with getting one of these magnificent engines restored and operating. Two big ones off the bat: first, the NEC is now 25,000 volts AC; the G's run on 11,000 volts. There are also hazardous material issues with the transformers, which use oil made from polychlorinated biphenyls(PCB's), whose leakage and disposal was a serious environmental issue at the end of their careers. Those two things doomed the G's more than anything else. There are enough of them around(upward of a dozen) that parts could probably be found to get several running, if it were possible. The last ones were retired by NJ Transit in 1983, so there are people still working for NJT who worked on them in regular service. For what it's worth, they ran hard on NJT right up to the end, including Tuscan painted 4877. In 1982, I had a girlfriend in Red Bank NJ, and used to take the train there routinely. I can recall the NY bound train coming up to the main at Union tower in Rahway, and pulling away f	10/11/2017 4:18:55 AM

"Taking Of Amtrak 4935," Front Cover, 1977
Here is the front cover of a six-page cover article by Howard Serig entitled "The Taking Of Amtrak 4935." It was published originally in the July 1977 issue of the "Passenger Train Journal," pages 19-24. Photo by Ken Murry. Photo Caption: "Mrs. Paul Reistrup makes the reincarnation of Pennsy 4935 official at Washington ceremony on May 15, 1977." Shown here is AMTK engine #4935, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata as Pennsylvania Railroad #4935 during March of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, later owned by Penn Central and Amtrak, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Date: 7/1/1977	Location: Washington Union Station, DC	Views: 369	Collection Of: Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: AMTK 4935(GG1)			Author: Thomas C. Ayers

Picture Categories: Station,Passenger		This picture is part of album: AMTK: "Taking Of Amtrak 4935" ~ July 1977

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