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CP 8491 AT GOLDEN, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1954

Serial Number : A 689

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : R.A. Matthews, 1980. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8491 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8491 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme (experimental). Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1977. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1566 at Regina, SK., painted in the CP Rail System paint scheme. Photo by Wilco van Schoonhoven, 2003.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1954). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1566 (11/21/1983).

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