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HUMP BOOSTER 6800

 

 

HUMP BOOSTER

CP 6800

 

 

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CP 6800 AT ALYTH, CALGARY AB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1952 as F7B 4445

Serial Number : A 319

Class : Hump Booster HB-15

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : John C. Benson, 1986. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 4445 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Michael A. Tedesco, 1980. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 6800 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Chris Slaney, date unknown. Image first appeared on www.barp.ca , used with permission;

2. CP 1018 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1996.

 

Notes : Built by GMD as F7B #4445 (1952), renumbered to #1919 (10/1954), and renumbered back to #4445 (11/1965). Renumbered to #6800 (1983). Converted to Hump Booster #6800 (1994), renumbered to #1018 (5/1996). Sold to National Railway Equipment (1999).

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