post on RPN that the Henry Ford bought the 4909. They're going to tow hwer up , do a cosmitic, and park her next to the Allegheny.

Great news. It was sad to see the 4872 scrapped not too long ago after being preserved by NJT. It was the only remaining one of the three painted in the silver and red scheme.

Always a good day when a G gets to live on and the Henry Ford museum is an excellent one for preservation.

Link to story

4909 & 4917

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Link to story

4909 & 4917

Thanks for the link. That was a great article. Nothing like that to warm someones soul!

Just toured both engines last weekend speedering. Here is a link with new photo's.

4909 & 4017 updates

Looks like it is ready to move out.

I started a new post on the main line.

Jamie

G, repainted in TUSCAN. Great!

CSX Fan

Great pictures! But wow, even a cosmetic restoration will take a lot of work. I may buy stock in Bondo. She need some serious body and fender work.

I'm surprised the engines are intaked I thought the transformers were all removed. Yet this one is pretty complete. The frame and all are rock solid. The sheet metal down low is in bad shape but up on the roof is still rock solid. You maybe able to just replace the bottom foot of metal and she could look great cosmetically. The frames are the real issues why they stopped running them execpt the Hertz issue on the power side.

They did alot of welding to the bearing sets on 4909.

Jamie

Great News! Now we can take the 1 hour trip and see 2 great locos.

CSX Fan-

Fantastic photos, first time every seeing the inside guts of a GG1. Would anyone possibly have any links with some GG1 footage with sound. Ive always wanted to hear one of these bad boys moving, I would imagine that they had a very distinct sound.

John

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CSX Fan-

Fantastic photos, first time every seeing the inside guts of a GG1. Would anyone possibly have any links with some GG1 footage with sound. Ive always wanted to hear one of these bad boys moving, I would imagine that they had a very distinct sound.

John

My memory of seeing the G in action was the roaring sound of something like the F40PH minus the prime mover sounds. They were not quiet and Lionel has actually done a pretty faithful reproduction in the JLC. My first memory was a 6 year old on the platform in Newark with one "whoosing" by like a jet engine.

Of course I have not ridden behind one since October 22, 1983. It's been a few years.

Thanks GG-1 4877

Just searching around youtube for a bit and found this neat clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdnMGXCNF0&feature=related

These engines due sound awesome, now if only I could get my postwar one to due that, LOL.

John

Also, not really GG1 content but how about some E44's. Sweet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63XVnRsmSr8&feature=related

During my commuting days to NYP during the early 80's, I would always make sure to ride in the first car on my morning train. Before the conversion of New York consists to Comet 2 equipment, most coaches featured vestibules with "Dutch" doors. On nice days I would situate myself in the vestibule and listen to the traction motors of the G's as they wound up accelerating from UNION eastward toward New York.

To this day those sounds remain very fresh in mind. In hindsight, I probably should have made some recordings.

Bob