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CP 8490 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1954

Serial Number : A 688

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1981

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8490 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8490 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by P.A. Patenaude, 1975. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1550 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail System paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 2006.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1954). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1550 (5/10/1983).

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