68 no doubt felt right at home in Johnsonburg, as it has a very large and odorous paper mill, which is still stinking up the place a half century later.
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Those beautiful colors of early diesels are are rare indeed.
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Great shot Doug. She's still around today as MMA 100; http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=144032&nseq=2
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My understanding, gathered from several sources, is that BAR purchased at least some of these GPs with "financial aid" from the PRR with the understanding that the two roads would share use of the power during their "peak traffic seasons" which were somewhat opposite each others'. A story has it that at least one of the BAR GPs made it all the way to California by becoming part of a PRR / SP run-through set. Supposedly, the BAR, who maintained their locomotives to high standards, was "not amused" by this turn of events. Similarly, I have seen references to New York Central having a "power sharing" arrangement involving the Boston & Maine's GP-9s.
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