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By:Bob Kise
Dates:10/26/1986 - 11/15/1986
Album Info:Scenes from its unveiling at Strasburg and dedication at Harrisburg
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The original paint scheme as imagined by Loewy
Title:  The original paint scheme as imagined by Loewy
Description:  With Futura Lettering
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:21:30 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  801   Comments: 1
4859 in the RR museum yard, just after cosmetic restoration
Title:  4859 in the RR museum yard, just after cosmetic restoration
Description:  Work performed by the Sreasburg Rail Road Shops. 135mm fixed telephoto view.
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:22:43 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  555   Comments: 3
The classic pin-striped nose
Title:  The classic pin-striped nose
Description:  With a few dents sustained over the years. Stripes are 1/8" wide at the bottom, 1/8" apart.
Photo Date:  10/26/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:23:44 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
A GG1 cake and a keystone cake
Title:  A GG1 cake and a keystone cake
Description:  Inside Harrisburg Amtrak Station at 4859's dedication
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:25:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories: 
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Views:  149   Comments: 0
Amtrak allowed the public on the platforms at the dedication
Title:  Amtrak allowed the public on the platforms at the dedication
Description:  This photo gives some scale to the GG1...
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:27:19 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
The new and the old
Title:  The new and the old
Description:  An AEM-7 powered express is ready to head east
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:28:05 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  AMTK 909(AEM7) PRR 4859(GG1)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
Conrail had a nice equipment display at 4859's dedication
Title:  Conrail had a nice equipment display at 4859's dedication
Description:  The public was welcomed to visit a modern diesel cab
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:28:49 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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Locomotives:  CR 6007(C39-8)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
Amtrak also displayed various equipment at the dedication
Title:  Amtrak also displayed various equipment at the dedication
Description:  This engine is still running, almost 28 years later, in a different paint scheme.
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:29:30 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
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Locomotives:  AMTK 925(AEM7)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
4859 in its home for the last 27+ years
Title:  4859 in its home for the last 27+ years
Description:  It hauled the first electric-powered revenue passenger train to Harrisburg on January 15, 1938.
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:30:44 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4859(GG1) AMTK 909(AEM7)
Views:  632   Comments: 1
The Blue Mountain and Reading brought their E8s to the dedication
Title:  The Blue Mountain and Reading brought their E8s to the dedication
Description:  Note Amtrak "pumpkin" Geep in the background
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:31:44 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) AMTK 780(GP7)
Views:  590   Comments: 1


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