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GP7 8423

 

 

GP7

CP 8423

 

 

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CP 8423 AT ALYTH, CALGARY AB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1953

Serial Number : A 510

Class : DRS-15d

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : E.D. Motis, 1978

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8423 at Ottawa, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bill Linley, 1968. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8423 at Alyth, Calgary, AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by D.W. Hately, 1969. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8423 at Nelson, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme (experimental). Photo from the Mike McMahon collection, date unknown;

4. CP 1508 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2002.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Block" > Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Small Multimark (experimental), 5" stripes > CP Rail Large Multimark, 8" stripes

 

Notes : Built by GMD (1953). Rebuilt by CP as GP7u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1508 (11/25/1982).

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