Pennsylvania Railroad 4859

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

Pennsylvania Railroad 4859
PRR No. 4859 at the Harrisburg Transportation Center in October 2008
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Altoona Works Build date December 1937
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR 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 pickup(s) 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 Disposition On static display U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Electric Locomotive No. 4859 Designated August 19, 1982 Reference no. 82003797[1] U.S. National Register of Historic Places Official name Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Streamlined Electric Locomotive #4859 Designated May 5, 2004 Reference no. 04000399[1]

Pennsylvania Railroad 4859 is a GG1-class electric locomotive located in the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, the capitol 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.