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GP9 8270

 

 

GP9

CP 8270

 

 

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CP 8270 AT BENSENVILLE, ILLINOIS USA

 

Built by : EMD

Built in : 1957 as Wisconsin Central 2411

Serial Number : 23123

Class : N/A

Paint Scheme : Canadian Pacific

This Photo : Tim Mayhew, 1999. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. SOO 2411 at Superior WI., painted in the SOO Red/White paint scheme. Photo by Roger Bee, 1977. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Notes : Built by EMD as Wisconsin Central #2411 (5/1957). Acquired by SOO Line and renumbered to SOO #2411 (1961). Chop-nosed (1963). Rebuilt by CP, repainted and renumbered to CP #8270 (1998) Retired (9/30/2011). Sent to SRY, New Westminster B.C., for parts salvage and scrapping.

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