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CP 8539 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 782

Class : DRS-17b

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1977

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8539 at Trois Rivieres, QC., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Roger Boisvert, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8539 at Nelson, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Harry Schimm, 1974. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1518 at Edmonton, AB., painted in the CPR Beaver paint scheme. Photo by W. van Schoonhoven, 2003.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1518 (2/11/1981).

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