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CP 1642 AT ALYTH, CALGARY AB.

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1957 as CP 8645

Serial Number : A 1101

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CPR Beaver

This Photo : Chris Davidson, 2006

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8645 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Claude Prutton, 1986;

2. CP 1642 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1987. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1642 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1994;

4. CP 1642 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CPR Beaver paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2004.

Paint Data : CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes > CP Rail no-Multimark > CPR Beaver (Beaver logo on cab).

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8645 (1957). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1642 (1987). Equipped with CANAC remote control 'beltpack' equipment. Retired (5/2013).

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