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DEMONSTRATOR 7001:1

 

 

FP7A

CP/GMD 7001

 

 

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CP/GMD 7001 AT VANCOUVER, B.C.

 

Built by : EMD

Built in :1949

Serial Number : 11012

Class : Demonstrator

Paint Scheme : EMD Blue

This Photo : Roy Jennings, 1950. From the E.D. Motis collection.

 

Other Photos : none

 

Notes : Built by EMD as FP7A #7001 (11/1949). This unit was painted in EMD colours with GM shield logo on the nose, lettered General Motors Diesel Ltd. Tested on CP between December 4, 1949, and March 25, 1950. Sold to Wisconsin Central, and renumbered to WC #2500A. When Wisconsin Central integrated into the SOO Line, it was renumbered to SOO #2500A. Retired by SOO (3/1986) and is currently on display at theLake Superior Museum of Transportation in Duluth, MN.

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