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SD40 5553

 

 

SD40

CP 5553

 

 

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CP 5553 AT SMITHS FALLS, ON.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1967

Serial Number : A 2198

Class : DRF-30b2

Paint Scheme : CP Rail no-Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1991

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5553 at Vancouver, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 5553 at Windsor., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Roger Teskey, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 5553 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1980. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 5553 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1985;

5. CP 5553 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 2004.

 

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

 

Notes : Upgraded to SD40-2 electrical specifications. Retired (2001). Sold to Mandak for scrap (8/2005).

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