There was a post on restoring a GG1 to service. An engineer posted the requirements it would take to restore one and it was very cost prohibative. All the traction motors would have to be replaced. even if you tried to drop in modern gear it wouldn't be cheap.
Looking at the video the switcher is defiantly slipping trying to pull the beast.
I met with the owners of the units several years ago, 2008. If you recall the Ford museum had purchased the one. had the asbestos and PCB's abated, causing the local outrage on doing an abatement out in the open. You can see the offended neighbor across the street. The loco was ready to move, the brakes had passed the COTS test and were ready to go to Dearborn.
THEN FORD found out how much it was going to cost to move it. 250K? They about died and then the economy tanked, and I think they gave up.
I went all through the one. They pulled all the goodies out so no one would steal them. The C&C had hoped to throw up some cat and run them up and down the line. Then they probably found out how much that would cost. Amtrak gave the units away to museums, delivered, back in the day. That is how they got them.
I took these from the top of 4932 with the owner. I thought 4934 was miss painted and actually 4932. I was on a speeder trip at the C&C.
