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GP7u 1506

 

 

GP7u

CP 1506

 

 

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CP 1506 AT WINNIPEG, MB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1952 as CP 8411

Serial Number : A 324

Class : DS-15

Paint Scheme : Canadian Pacific

This Photo : A. Ross Harrison, 2008

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8411 at Calgary, AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1978;

2. CP 1506 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1991;

3. CP 1506 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1997;

4. CP 1506 at Dryden, ON., painted in the Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2005;

5. CP 1506 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by A. Ross Harrison, 2009;

6. JLCX 1506 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the Ex-Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by A. Ross Harrison, 2009;

7. JLCX 1506 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the Ex-Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by A. Ross Harrison, 2009.

 

Paint Data : CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" Stripes > CP Rail no-Multimark > Canadian Pacific

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP7 #8411 (1952). Rebuilt by CP as GP7u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1506 (1982). Sold to CIT (2002), rebuilt at Alstom Ogden Shops, Calgary AB. Leased back to CP. Retired (9/30/2008). Sold to Rail & Motor International (RIMX) for parts (5/2009). Resold to J&L Consulting, became JLCX #1506. Waybilled to Northern Plains Railroad, Thief River Falls, MN. for repairs and repainting.

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