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SD40 5530

 

 

SD40

CP 5530

 

 

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CP 5530 AT SMITHS FALLS, ON.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1966

Serial Number : A 2163

Class : DRF-30a2 QES

Paint Scheme : CP Rail no-Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1998

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5530 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by D.R. Phillips, 1971. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 5530 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bob Loat, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 5530 at Moose Jaw, SK., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Stan F. Styles, 1980. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 5530 at Smiths Falls ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1984;

5. CP 5530 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 1999;

6. DM&E 6093 at Huron, SD., painted in the ex-CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Paul Wester, 2003. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Large Multimark, 5" stripes > CP Rail Large Multimark, 8" stripes, white frame stripe > CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes > CP Rail no-Multimark

 

Notes : Upgraded to SD40-2 electrical specifications. Also equipped with a Q-Tron device for increased tractive effort. Sold to Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (3/31/2000), became DME #6093.

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