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GP9u 1521

 

 

GP9u

CP 1521

 

 

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CP 1521 AT MEDICINE HAT, AB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1956 as CP 8624

Serial Number : A 964

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : Canadian Pacific

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 2004

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8624 at Fort MacLeod, AB, painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1973. From the Bill sanderson collection;

2. CP 1521 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1990. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1521 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993.

 

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

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8624 (1956). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1521 (1981). Sold to CIT (2002), rebuilt at Alstom Ogden Shops, Calgary AB. Leased back to CP. Retired (2/13/2014).

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