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CP 8497 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 695

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8497 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bob Loat, 1965. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8497 at Lloydminster, SK., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Stan F. Styles, 1977. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1582 at Field, B.C., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Mark Veis, 2004.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1582 (9/18/1984).

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