Hot Water posted:p51 posted:With all the 'that will never happen' things in RR preservation that later happened anyway, I wouldn't rule out a GG1 rolling on it's own someday.
Just not someday soon.
So, all the frame cracks and issues don't matter?
Of course they matter, but I wouldn't rule it out. Honestly it may be simmpler than steam loco revival. The welds aren't pressure parts, and there are several examples out there of basically standardized parts. Unlike steam locomotives where there is only one surviving example, there are probably a dozen or more GG1's out there to look at. Additionally, once you get through the structural items, electric locomotive equipment is in current production. once the basic engineering and part selection is completed, you can install actual new equipment, under warranty even. Honestly to me the biggest issue is finding a place to run it once you are done.
