Conrail | Kearny, New Jersey | GG1 #4800 | aka “Old Rivets” | Bicentennial scheme | May 1976 | Ed McKernan photograph

Conrail | Kearny, New Jersey | GG1 #4800 | aka “Old Rivets” | Bicentennial scheme | May 1976 | Ed McKernan photograph

Photo Details

Title:

Conrail | Kearny, New Jersey | GG1 #4800 | aka “Old Rivets” | Bicentennial scheme | May 1976 | Ed McKernan photograph

Location:

Kearny, New Jersey

Date/Year:

May 1976

Rail Line:

Conrail

Collection:

Morning Sun Books

Photographer:

Ed McKernan

Description:

Conrail | Kearny, New Jersey | GG1 4800 | Meadows Yard | Old Rivets | Bicentennial scheme | Ed McKernan | Morning Sun Books collection | 35mm Kodachrome slide | Built November 1934 as PRR 4899, renumbered 4800 | First GG1 built, it had a riveted car body | to PC in 1968 | to Conrail 1976 | Retired 1979 | Displayed at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pennsylvania

Photo Categories

Engines: Electric
Era: 1970
Circa: Modern / After 1960
Location: Northeast