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CP 8653 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1957

Serial Number : A 1109

Class : DRS-17d

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1978

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8653 at Kamloops, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1962. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8653 at Waba, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1973. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8653 at Lethbridge, AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by George Horna, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 8653 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Peter Arnold, 1986. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

5. CP 1640 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Mark Boesche, 2004.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1957). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1640 (3/13/1987).

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