#4916 Amtrak

Monday, October 12, 2026

#4916 Amtrak, ex PRR #4918

Built 1942, the engine is an electric locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR),
by General Electric and the PRR's Altoona Works and is one of 139 GG1s built.

The GG1's entered service with the PRR in 1935 and later ran on successor railroads The last GG1 was retired by New Jersey Transit in 1983. Most have been scrapped, but 15 are in museums or on display.
It runs on 11,000 volts single phase AC power, can generate over 8,000 horsepower
4,620 hp continuous horsepower
AAR 2-C+C-2

Purchased in 1982 for the museum by Ed Boyce Jr.
Engine is complete