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CP 8494 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1954

Serial Number : A 692

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1977

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8494 at Saskatoon, SK., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Peter Cox, 1959. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8494 at Medicine Hat, AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8494 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1974. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 1540 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1997.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1954). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1540 (4/12/1982).

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