PRR 4859

PRR 4859

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Altoona Works Build date December 1937

Specifications AAR wheel arr. 2-C+C-2 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) Length 79 ft 6 in (24.2 m) Width 10 ft 4 in (3.1 m) Height 15 ft 0 in (4.6 m) Loco weight 477,000 lb (216,000 kg) Electric system(s) 11,000 V AC, 25 Hz Current collection Overhead AC with dual pantographs

Performance figures Maximum speed Passenger: 100 mph (160 km/h) Freight: 90 mph (140 km/h) Power output 4,620 hp (3,450 kW)

Career Operators Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail Class GG1 First run January 15, 1938 Retired November 22, 1979 Restored August 12–November 15, 1986 Current owner Harrisburg Chapter, National Railway Historical Society U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Electric Locomotive No. 4859 Designated August 19, 1982 Reference no. 82003797 U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive #4859 Designated May 5, 2004 Reference no. 04000399

Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Altoona Works
Build date	December 1937

Specifications
AAR wheel arr.	2-C+C-2
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)
Length	79 ft 6 in (24.2 m)
Width	10 ft 4 in (3.1 m)
Height	15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Loco weight	477,000 lb (216,000 kg)
Electric system(s)	11,000 V AC, 25 Hz
Current collection	Overhead AC with dual pantographs

Performance figures
Maximum speed	Passenger: 100 mph (160 km/h) Freight: 90 mph (140 km/h)
Power output	4,620 hp (3,450 kW)

Career
Operators	Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail
Class	GG1
First run	January 15, 1938
Retired	November 22, 1979
Restored	August 12–November 15, 1986
Current owner	Harrisburg Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Electric Locomotive No. 4859
Designated	August 19, 1982
Reference no.	82003797
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name	Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive #4859
Designated	May 5, 2004
Reference no.	04000399

Coordinates: 40°15′45″N 76°52′40″W / 40.26250°N 76.87778°W / 40.26250; -76.87778

Harrisburg Chapter, National Railway Historical Society

PRR 4859 is a GG1-class electric locomotive located in the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail. 4859 pulled the first electrically powered train from Philadelphia to Harrisburg on January 15, 1938. It was used in various freight and passenger service until November 22, 1979, when it pulled the last GG1-powered freight train on November 22, 1979. Originally located in Strasburg, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and was moved to its current location in 1986. It was designated the state electric locomotive of Pennsylvania in 1987 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and was re-listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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