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SD40 5556

 

 

SD40

CP 5556

 

 

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CP 5556 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1967

Serial Number : A 2201

Class : DRF-30b2 QES

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1977

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5556 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1985;

2. CP 5556 at Calgary, AB., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1995;

3. CP 5556 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 1998;

4. DM&E 6095 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the Ex-CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by A. Ross Harrison, 2015.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Large Multimark, 5" stripes > 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 (2000), became DME #6095.

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