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Has a GG1 ever been restored to running order?

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In Dallas we have a GG-1 at the Age of Steam Museum. I have never been able to figure this out as to my knowledge the Standard Railway of the World never extended their tracks or catenary this far south and west. I would love to see a GG-1 running again. Without a massive electrification project it can only run on the NE Corridor as far as New York. Yes, we could put new state of the art electronic equipment and new transformers, motors, controllers, and whatever in to get a running locomotive that could be operated under a multitude of voltages and frequencies and even go as far as being compatable with a 600 volt DC trolley.. While at it why not air condition the cab? It does get hot in the northeast. At the end of the day what do you have? You have an operating electrical locomotive. Good! But is it a restored GG-1? No! You have rebuilt the locomotive in the designs of the current variety of electrical locomotives. Why not just jack up the Raymond Loewy designed outer shell and slide in an AME or whatever current day electrical locomotive sans exterior shell will fit. You will not have a GG-1, but a look alike. to save money why not buy a Lionel GG-1? It does not have the same running gear, controls, etc as in the original GG-1, but it is a GG-1 look alike, abet a little smaller. Ok, assume that you meticously restored the locomotive to original builders specifications. Now, will Amtrak or NJT permit you to run it? They are in the business of running a real railroad on a very conjested corridor. How many unhapy commuters will you have if you tie up the line with a broken GG-1. Will the restored GG-1 meet todays FRA or other regulatory agencies rules? I do not know, but I would still love to see a GG-1 run again. Anyone have a spare ten million? <br /> <br />***
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