[PRR-talk] GG1 4909 on the move soon

[abendschein at comcast.net]

Weldon,

First, thank you very much for volunteering to contact the Henry Ford Museum.

You can add my name to the Contacts List along with Bruce's.  I was somewhat involved in the restoration of GG1 No. 4800 and, to a much lesser extent, with 4859's restoration.

I recommend that you suggest to the Henry Ford that it put out a call through lists such as this, railfan publications, etc. for information and photos of 4909.  What they get may well help with restoration and certainly will help with their interpretation of the GG1.  They probably already have this in mind, but making the suggestion may well help them find knowledgeable people quicker.

Also, having a Henry Ford contact person / focal point (e-mail, postal address, phone number) for Listers to send information to would be most helpful.

Thanks again!

Fred Abendschein
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From: "Weldon D. Greiger" <prr4800 at charter.net>
> Hi to all:   I have seen some posts which say GG1 4909 was ORIGINALLY painted 
> DGLE.   The real question is, " Was 4909 EVER painted Tuscan red?"
> 
> I live less than 60 miles from "The Henry Ford".   I would like to contact "The 
> Henry Ford"  and not make a fool out of myself, if 4909 was at one point painted 
> Tuscan.   Further, I would contact the PRRT&HS to see if they are interested in 
> assisting in the restoration.
> 
> Personally, I'd like to know why they have chosen Tuscan as most GG1's were 
> DGLE, since Tuscan was not representative (is that a word?) of the fleet as I 
> understood it to be.   
>   
> Weldon D. Greiger
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Bruce Smith 
>   To: PRR Discussion Group ; PRR-FAX Fax 
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:23 PM
>   Subject: [PRR-talk] GG1 4909 on the move soon
> 
> 
>   Folks,
> 
> 
>   As some of you know, the Henry Ford Museum purchased GG1 4909 from the 
> Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society.  The Oneonta New York Daily Star 
> reported yesterday that the loco is being readied for its journey from New York 
> to Dearborn, Michigan.  You can read about it here:
>   http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_091040024.html
> 
> 


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