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SW1200RS 8139

 

 

SW1200RS

CP 8139

 

 

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CP 8139 AT SMITHS FALLS, ON.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1959

Serial Number : A 1739

Class : DRS 12b

Paint Scheme : CP Rail no-Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1998

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8139 at Montreal, QC., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1970. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8139 at Windsor, NS., painted in the CP Rail Multimark paint scheme. Photo by D.F.W> Conrad, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8139 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1986;

4. RPRX 2003 at Kamloops, B.C., converted to RailPower Green Kid #2003. Photo by John Leeming, 2004;

5. RPRX 2003 at Kamloops, B.C., converted to RailPower Green Kid #2003. Photo by John Leeming, 2004;

6. RPRX 2003 at Ogcen, Calgary AB., painted in the RailPower demonstrator Green paint scheme. Photo by Doug MacKenzie, 2005.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Block" > Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Multimark, 5" stripes, Multi on cab > CP Rail Multimark, 8" stripes, Multi on hood > CP Rail no-Multimark

 

Notes : Sold to Alstom (11/2002), then sold to RailPower Technologies. Converted to RailPower Technologies battery powered "Green Kid" GK10B demonstrator RPRX #2003 (2003). Donated to the Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail), Delson, QC.

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