Aug 28, 2008

Yorkers want to bring historic GG-1 locomotive here



(York Dispatch) - Historic GG-1 engine No. 4876 has survived decades on the rails, including a spectacular 1953 crash into Washington, D.C.'s, Union Station.
It has lasted years more in a Baltimore train yard, forgotten by all but a few as moisture corroded some of its steel plates and vandals marked it with graffiti.
Despite the wear, the steel curves of the Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 remain an inspiration, and a growing group of train lovers is putting energy toward restoring No. 4876. Continued

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