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CP 1404 AT VANCOUVER, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1953 as CP 4103

Serial Number : A 524

Class : DPA-15a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1978

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 4103 at Cobourg, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1953. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 1404 at Toronto, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by D.W. Hately, 1964. From the Bill Sanderson colection;

3. CP 1404 at Ottawa, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 1404 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Jean Patenaude, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

5. VIA 6553 at Carleton Place, ON., painted in the VIA Yellow/Blue paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1988;

6. AC 1756 at Squamish, B.C., painted for Algoma Central. Photo by Mark Forseille, 2002;

7. AC 1404 at Surrey, B.C., painted for Algoma Central. Photo by Mike Coles, 2004. From the Mark Forseille collction.

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

Notes : Built by GMD as #4103 (1953), renumbered to #1404 (1954). Sold to VIA Rail (1978), became VIA #1404, then renumbered to VIA #6553 (1980). Sold to Algoma Central, became AC #1756. Retired (2002). Acquired by West Coast Heritage Railway, Squamish, B.C. (2002), renumbered to #1404.

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