BAR 76 on GMRC

BAR #76 a GP-9, one of 5 numbered 76 to 80 on BAR had arrived at the GMRC shop. Kevin Smith photos 

Kevin Smith sent me the following response and photos regarding this weeks Wordless Wednesday...George Dutka  

"GMRC acquired BAR 76 in May 1989. She went right into service after a quick paint out of number & markings. This engine was an awesome running unit and well liked on GMRC by the crews. The engine eventually received a full GMRC green & yellow paint scheme in 1993. This date was passed along by Scott Whitney as what he thought was correct. Scott remembers the engine running in spud colors for about 4 years. My own plans are to add a HO version depicting the patch-out to my roster...Kevin Smith."

Before being placed in service a quick patch-out and new numbers have been applied. As Kevin notes this makes a great modeling project.

A new coat of paint has been applied to ex-BAR 76 in 1993. Kevin's photo seen here is from March 1997. The engine was sold to Black River & Western in November 1997.