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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Overmod There's been some discussion about whether a "G" rebuilt to modern standards would still be a "G". My own initial historic-preservation 'foam' is that as long as the exterior resembles the classic locomotive (and, to an extent, the sounds are familiar) the 'insides' could be rebuilt as needed. After all, the 'real' locomotives would have received routine upgrading (and, if rebuilt in the '70s, would have had dramatically different systems -- anyone remember those lovely blue fluorescent digital speedometers fitted to some of the Reading steel MUs?) To a more 'sane' extent, you would retain the 22-notch controller, the paired 'legacy' traction motors, etc., and provide cosmetic 'shells' for the modern electrics -- you may confidently assume, I think, that the existing systems are not worth restoring to operable condition 'in kind.' (Personally, I see little difficulty in arranging multifrequency/multivoltage operation in such a 'restoration', as cost is the only real object...) For sheer fun, it's not difficult to make a G capable of 1.5x the horsepower of an AEM-7 with little technical difficulty, or construct different underframing systems with the same 'look' that feature more modern suspension (while the G had extremely good running gear, it suffered (imho) dramatically from a lack of effective main-axle damping -- at least some versions originally had 'snubbers' but these were of somewhat outmoded technology and were removed in the '50s) Now, such a locomotive would almost certainly have welded underframes, and you have to start asking whether it's the experience of the locomotive at speed, not the technical precision or 'concours' accuracy of the restoration, that's important... and, I suppose, whether that is important enough to "people who will pay to see it" to cover the cost of rebuilding and operation... Randy, I'm with you on the Sharks -- but I'm happy they've been preserved so far, and wouldn't want to even think about moving them until 100% sure they'd be preserved again in case of operational 'surprises' -- look what happened to the PAs! However, I'd paint them in the D&H lightning-stripe scheme that *would* have been selected if the revised model had been ready in time... [/quote] I'm just a RR fan. I have no real knowledge except what I learn from this very forum and Trains Magazine. For my sake, can you just take the GG1 shell and place it on a modern electric loco? Move the cab to the middle. I do know the the GG1 had a cancer causing fluid to cool the "engine" so lets just take a modern loco and have some fun, as if I was placing a new V8 in my old mustang.
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