I read somewhere that the electrical gear from one of the AEM-7's would be excellent to transplant into a G to get one to operate again. And Amtrak is retiring those now. I think most of the G's were showing fatigue in the frames from all the miles they had ran at the time of thier retirement. That being said, it would be really neat to see one move either under the wire or with a couple small onboard diesel gensets powering a couple of the traction motors, maybe enough to pull a couple coaches. Mike
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