Pennsylvania Railroad 4876 information

Specifications
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 (24.23 m)
Width	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Height	15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) over locked-down pantographs
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Altoona Works
Serial number	4345
Build date	January 1939

Pennsylvania Railroad 4876
Pennsylvania Railroad 4876
	Reconstructed 4876 at the B&O Railroad Museum in August 2008
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Altoona Works
Serial number	4345
Build date	January 1939
Configuration:;
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 (24.23 m)
Width	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Height	15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) over locked-down pantographs
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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 mph (160 km/h) (passenger); 90 mph (140 km/h) (freight)
Power output	4,620 hp (3,450 kW)
Operators
Career
Operators	Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, New Jersey Transit
Class	GG1
Retired	1983
Current owner	B&O Railroad Museum

39°16′50.3″N 76°38′34.5″W / 39.280639°N 76.642917°W / 39.280639; -76.642917

Pennsylvania Railroad 4876 was a GG1-class electric locomotive built in January 1939 at the PRR's Altoona Works in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. It is best known for being involved in an accident on January 15, 1953, when the locomotive overran a buffer stop, crashed into the concourse of Union Station in Washington, D.C., and fell partway into the basement after the train's brakes failed. Due to the major crowds expected for the upcoming inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 4876 was lowered the rest of the way into the basement and a temporary floor was erected overhead. After the inauguration, the locomotive's frame and superstructure was essentially scrapped on site, with all the reusable components shipped back to Altoona, Pennsylvania, to reconstruct a replacement 4876, which operated for another 30 years.

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