My forum handle is pretty straight forward. I rode behind 4877 on the final run of the GG1 when I was 14 and closely followed it through photos when it was repainted into Tuscan Red in 1982. GG1s to this day remain my favorite locomotive even if I haven't added one to my collection in a while.
Well not totally true. I did track down a Weaver PC one this summer. Haven't added one for while prior to that!