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GP9u 1593

 

 

GP9u

CP 1593

 

 

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CP 1593 AT MOOSE JAW, SK.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1958 as CP 8807

Serial Number : A 1459

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CP Rail

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 2004

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8807 at Kamloops, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 1593 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1990. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1593 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993;

4. CP 1593 at Brandon, MB., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1998.

 

Paint Data : CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" Stripes > CP Rail

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8807 (1958). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1593 (1985). Retired (9/30/2008). Sent to SRY, New Westminster B.C., for parts salvage and scrapping.

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