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GP9u 1623

 

 

GP9u

CP 1623

 

 

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CP 1623 AT ALYTH, CALGARY, AB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1955 as CP 8525

Serial Number : A 768

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CP Rail

This Photo : Mark Forseille, 2006

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8525 at Vancouver, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Claude Prutton, 1979;

2. CP 1623 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993;

3. CP 1623 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1995;

4. CP 1623 at Ogden, Calgary AB., with it's hood removed, painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Mark Johnson, 2006.

 

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

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8525 (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1623 (1986). Equipped with CANAC remote control 'beltpack' equipment. Retired.

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