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Pennsylvania Railroad No. 4873 was a Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 electric locomotive that was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad themselves at their own Altoona Works in January 1939.

History[]

Pennsylvania Railroad No. 4873 was constructed January 1939 by the Pennsylvania Railroad at their own Altoona Works, and entered service the same year.

When the Pennsylvania Railroad had merged with the New York Central Railroad to form Penn Central in 1968, No. 4873 retained its number but was repainted into Penn Central's livery, but when Penn Central had filed for bankruptcy in 1970 and ceased operations in 1976, No. 4873 was sold off to New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and retained its number of 4873.

It would eventually be sold off to NJ Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO), retained its number of 4873, but was sold again, this time to New Jersey Transit (NJT) and still retained its number of 4873. It was retired from service and later donated to the Whippany Railroad Museum.

However, 4873's career in preservation came to a sudden end when it was scrapped in 1992.

References[]

GG1 Class Pennsylvania Railroad JAGRAFX

List of Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1 locomotives.
Pennsylvania Railroad: 4800480148024803480448054806480748084809481048114812481348144815481648174818481948204821482248234824482548264827482848294830483148324833483448354836483748384839484048414842484348444845484648474848484948504851485248534854485548564857485848594860486148624863486448654866486748684869487048714872487348744875487648774878487948804881488248834884488548864887488848894890489148924893489448954896489748984899490049014902490349044905490649074908490949104911491249134914491549164917491849194920492149224923492448254926492749284929493049314932493349344935493649374938
Amtrak: 4900490149024903490449054906490749084909491049114912491349144915491649174918491949204921492249234924492549264927492849294930493149324933493449354936493749384939
Conrail: 48004876
Preserved: 4800485948764877487948824890490349094913491749184919492749334935
Formerly preserved, scrapped: 4873
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