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GP9u 1580

 

 

GP9u

CP 1580

 

 

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CP 1580 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1956 as CP 8635

Serial Number : A 975

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CP Rail System

This Photo : Mark Forseille, 2006

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8635 at Calgary, AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1978;

2. CP 1580 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Stan F. Styles, 1985. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1580 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Kevin McHugh, 1987;

4. CP 1580 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1995;

5. CP 1580 at Vancouver, B.C., painted in the CP Rail System paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2001;

6. CP 1580 at Keith, Calgary AB., painted in the Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by Cam Leonard, 2007;

7. CP 1580 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 2007.

 

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

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8635 (1956). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1580 (1984). Equipped with CANAC remote control 'beltpack' equipment. Retired (1/2014).

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